From the onset of the game, Tampa showed much more patience than Boston. The jitters were obvious early, especially on Matt Grzelcyk’s failure to corral a bouncing chip-in that immediately resulted in a goal. Ondrej Palat would tip a point shot from Victor Hedman to put Tampa up by two in under five minutes.
The energy from Boston climbed towards the end of the first, and DeBrusk’s patented zing - along with a VERY disorienting cycle from him, David Krejci and Rick Nash - drew a penalty, and Boston made sure to capitalize.