Giordano had actually squared up with Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, but when the official came in to break things up, tying up Bellemare, former Leafs defenseman Zach Bogosian decided to step up and oblige Giordano in a battle of veteran blueliners.
The fight was brief, but Giordano definitely helped set the tone in this one. More than anything else, Gio likely just wanted to show Tampa that they don't plan on bring pushed around in this one.