The Bolts got on the board early with their No. 1 ranked power play on a goal from Brayden Point just 1:05 into the game. The goal put Point at 36 goals on the year and 79 points. It also gave Nikita Kucherov his 101st point with his secondary assist. Anthony Cirelli followed it up seven minutes later with a deflection to give the Lightning a 2-0 lead at the end of the first period, despite being outshot by LA 10-6.
During the second period is when the noise picked up. And by noise, that is the loud clang of the iron as Steven Stamkos and J.