1996–97 Tampa Bay Lightning season
1996–97 Tampa Bay Lightning | |
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Division | 6th Atlantic |
Conference | 11th Eastern |
1996–97 record | 32–40–10 |
Goals for | 217 |
Goals against | 247 |
Team information | |
Coach | Terry Crisp |
Captain | Paul Ysebaert |
The 1996–97 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the Lightning's fifth season of operation.
Regular season[]
Final standings[]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 45 | 23 | 14 | 231 | 182 | 104 |
2 | 3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 274 | 217 | 103 |
3 | 4 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 221 | 201 | 89 |
4 | 5 | New York Rangers | 82 | 38 | 34 | 10 | 258 | 231 | 86 |
5 | 9 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 33 | 40 | 9 | 214 | 231 | 75 |
6 | 11 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 217 | 247 | 74 |
7 | 12 | New York Islanders | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 240 | 250 | 70 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New Jersey Devils | ATL | 82 | 45 | 23 | 14 | 231 | 182 | 104 |
2 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 237 | 208 | 92 |
3 | Philadelphia Flyers | ATL | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 274 | 217 | 103 |
4 | Florida Panthers | ATL | 82 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 221 | 201 | 89 |
5 | New York Rangers | ATL | 82 | 38 | 34 | 10 | 258 | 231 | 86 |
6 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NE | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 285 | 280 | 84 |
7 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 226 | 234 | 77 |
8 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 249 | 276 | 77 |
9 | Washington Capitals | ATL | 82 | 33 | 40 | 9 | 214 | 231 | 75 |
10 | Hartford Whalers | NE | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 226 | 256 | 75 |
11 | Tampa Bay Lightning | ATL | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 217 | 247 | 74 |
12 | New York Islanders | ATL | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 240 | 250 | 70 |
13 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 26 | 47 | 9 | 234 | 300 | 61 |
Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast
bold – Qualified for playoffs
Game log[]
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | W | October 5, 1996 | 4–3 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) | 1–0–0 |
3 | W | October 12, 1996 | 7–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) | 2–1–0 |
4 | W | October 15, 1996 | 4–0 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) | 3–1–0 |
6 | W | October 22, 1996 | 6–3 | @ New York Islanders (1996–97) | 5–1–0 |
10 | L | October 31, 1996 | 3–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) | 5–4–1 |
11 | L | November 2, 1996 | 1–2 | @ New Jersey Devils (1996–97) | 5–5–1 |
12 | W | November 4, 1996 | 5–3 | @ New York Rangers (1996–97) | 6–5–1 |
13 | L | November 6, 1996 | 1–2 | Washington Capitals (1996–97) | 6–6–1 |
14 | T | November 8, 1996 | 5–5 OT | Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) | 6–6–2 |
15 | L | November 10, 1996 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) | 6–7–2 |
16 | L | November 14, 1996 | 3–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) | 6–8–2 |
17 | L | November 16, 1996 | 3–6 | @ New Jersey Devils (1996–97) | 6–9–2 |
18 | W | November 19, 1996 | 3–0 | Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) | 7–9–2 |
19 | L | November 23, 1996 | 1–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) | 7–10–2 |
20 | L | November 25, 1996 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) | 7–11–2 |
21 | L | November 27, 1996 | 0–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) | 7–12–2 |
22 | L | November 29, 1996 | 1–2 | Dallas Stars (1996–97) | 7–13–2 |
23 | L | November 30, 1996 | 3–6 | Hartford Whalers (1996–97) | 7–14–2 |
24 | L | December 4, 1996 | 1–3 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) | 7–15–2 |
25 | W | December 5, 1996 | 2–1 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) | 8–15–2 |
26 | W | December 7, 1996 | 4–3 | @ San Jose Sharks (1996–97) | 9–15–2 |
27 | T | December 12, 1996 | 2–2 OT | Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) | 9–15–3 |
28 | W | December 14, 1996 | 4–1 | New York Islanders (1996–97) | 10–15–3 |
29 | W | December 16, 1996 | 4–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) | 11–15–3 |
30 | L | December 18, 1996 | 3–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) | 11–16–3 |
31 | L | December 19, 1996 | 0–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1996–97) | 11–17–3 |
32 | L | December 21, 1996 | 5–6 OT | @ Hartford Whalers (1996–97) | 11–18–3 |
33 | L | December 23, 1996 | 1–3 | Washington Capitals (1996–97) | 11–19–3 |
34 | T | December 26, 1996 | 3–3 OT | Florida Panthers (1996–97) | 11–19–4 |
35 | T | December 28, 1996 | 4–4 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) | 11–19–5 |
36 | W | December 31, 1996 | 4–2 | New York Rangers (1996–97) | 12–19–5 |
37 | W | January 3, 1997 | 3–2 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) | 13–19–5 |
38 | L | January 4, 1997 | 3–7 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) | 13–20–5 |
39 | W | January 6, 1997 | 4–3 | @ Ottawa Senators (1996–97) | 14–20–5 |
40 | W | January 8, 1997 | 4–3 | @ New York Rangers (1996–97) | 15–20–5 |
41 | W | January 9, 1997 | 3–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) | 16–20–5 |
42 | T | January 11, 1997 | 4–4 OT | New York Islanders (1996–97) | 16–20–6 |
43 | W | January 13, 1997 | 2–0 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) | 17–20–6 |
44 | L | January 15, 1997 | 2–4 | @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) | 17–21–6 |
45 | W | January 21, 1997 | 3–2 OT | Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) | 18–21–6 |
46 | L | January 25, 1997 | 2–3 | @ Florida Panthers (1996–97) | 18–22–6 |
47 | L | January 27, 1997 | 3–5 | @ Ottawa Senators (1996–97) | 18–23–6 |
48 | L | January 30, 1997 | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) | 18–24–6 |
49 | L | February 1, 1997 | 0–3 | Boston Bruins (1996–97) | 18–25–6 |
50 | W | February 4, 1997 | 2–0 | @ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) | 19–25–6 |
51 | L | February 5, 1997 | 0–4 | @ Dallas Stars (1996–97) | 19–26–6 |
52 | L | February 8, 1997 | 1–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) | 19–27–6 |
53 | L | February 12, 1997 | 2–5 | @ Florida Panthers (1996–97) | 19–28–6 |
54 | L | February 14, 1997 | 4–5 OT | @ Washington Capitals (1996–97) | 19–29–6 |
55 | W | February 15, 1997 | 4–1 | Washington Capitals (1996–97) | 20–29–6 |
56 | T | February 17, 1997 | 3–3 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) | 20–29–7 |
57 | W | February 20, 1997 | 5–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) | 21–29–7 |
58 | W | February 22, 1997 | 3–1 | New Jersey Devils (1996–97) | 22–29–7 |
59 | W | February 23, 1997 | 4–3 | San Jose Sharks (1996–97) | 23–29–7 |
60 | W | February 25, 1997 | 3–2 | St. Louis Blues (1996–97) | 24–29–7 |
61 | L | February 27, 1997 | 2–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1996–97) | 24–30–7 |
62 | W | March 1, 1997 | 2–0 | Florida Panthers (1996–97) | 25–30–7 |
63 | W | March 4, 1997 | 6–3 | @ New York Islanders (1996–97) | 26–30–7 |
64 | L | March 6, 1997 | 0–5 | Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) | 26–31–7 |
65 | L | March 8, 1997 | 4–6 | Boston Bruins (1996–97) | 26–32–7 |
66 | W | March 9, 1997 | 2–1 OT | Calgary Flames (1996–97) | 27–32–7 |
67 | L | March 13, 1997 | 0–3 | New York Islanders (1996–97) | 27–33–7 |
68 | L | March 15, 1997 | 2–5 | Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) | 27–34–7 |
69 | L | March 16, 1997 | 1–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) | 27–35–7 |
70 | L | March 19, 1997 | 1–3 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) | 27–36–7 |
71 | W | March 21, 1997 | 4–3 OT | @ Calgary Flames (1996–97) | 28–36–7 |
72 | L | March 22, 1997 | 2–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) | 28–37–7 |
73 | W | March 25, 1997 | 5–0 | Ottawa Senators (1996–97) | 29–37–7 |
74 | L | March 27, 1997 | 2–5 | Hartford Whalers (1996–97) | 29–38–7 |
75 | T | March 29, 1997 | 1–1 OT | @ Florida Panthers (1996–97) | 29–38–8 |
76 | T | April 1, 1997 | 1–1 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) | 29–38–9 |
77 | L | April 4, 1997 | 0–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (1996–97) | 29–39–9 |
78 | W | April 5, 1997 | 3–2 | @ New York Islanders (1996–97) | 30–39–9 |
79 | T | April 8, 1997 | 2–2 OT | New Jersey Devils (1996–97) | 30–39–10 |
80 | W | April 10, 1997 | 4–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) | 31–39–10 |
81 | W | April 11, 1997 | 4–2 | @ New York Rangers (1996–97) | 32–39–10 |
82 | L | April 13, 1997 | 1–2 | @ Hartford Whalers (1996–97) | 32–40–10 |
Playoffs[]
The Lightning were unable to qualify for the playoffs despite making their first playoff appearance the previous year and losing to the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round.
Player stats[]
Regular season[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Gratton | C | 82 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 201 | −28 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
Dino Ciccarelli | RW | 77 | 35 | 25 | 60 | 116 | −11 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
John Cullen | C | 70 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 95 | −14 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Rob Zamuner | LW | 82 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Roman Hamrlik | D | 79 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 57 | −29 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Shawn Burr | LW/C | 74 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 106 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Alex Selivanov | RW | 69 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 61 | −3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Daymond Langkow | C | 79 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Patrick Poulin | C | 73 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 56 | −16 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Bill Houlder | D | 79 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Brian Bradley | C | 35 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Mikael Andersson | LW | 70 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Paul Ysebaert | C | 39 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Drew Bannister | D | 64 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 44 | −21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Wiemer | C | 63 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 134 | −13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
David Shaw | D | 57 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Toms | C | 34 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cory Cross | D | 72 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 95 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Igor Ulanov | D | 59 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rudy Poeschek | RW/D | 60 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 120 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Norton | D | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brantt Myhres | RW | 47 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brian Bellows | LW | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aaron Gavey | C | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brent Peterson | LW | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jamie Huscroft | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Corey Schwab | G | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Tabaracci | G | 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Brousseau | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Allan Egeland | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daren Puppa | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jay Wells | D | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Derek Wilkinson | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Wolanin | D | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Tabaracci | 3012 | 55 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 138 | 2.75 | 4 | 1415 | 1277 | .902 |
Corey Schwab | 1462 | 31 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 74 | 3.04 | 2 | 719 | 645 | .897 |
Daren Puppa | 325 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2.58 | 0 | 150 | 136 | .907 |
Derek Wilkinson | 169 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4.26 | 0 | 72 | 60 | .833 |
Team: | 4968 | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 238 | 2.87 | 6 | 2356 | 2118 | .899 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Draft picks[]
Tampa Bay's draft picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 | Mario Larocque | ![]() |
Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
3 | 69 | Curtis Tipler | ![]() |
Regina Pats (WHL) |
5 | 125 | Jason Robinson | ![]() |
Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) |
6 | 152 | ![]() |
CSKA Moscow (Russia) | |
6 | 157 | Xavier Delisle | ![]() |
Granby Predateurs (QMJHL) |
7 | 179 | Pavel Kubina | ![]() |
HC Vitkovice (Czech Republic) |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "1996-1997 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ "1996-97 Tampa Bay Lightning Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- "1996–97 Tampa Bay Lightning Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1996–97 NHL season by team
- 1996–97 in American ice hockey by team
- Tampa Bay Lightning seasons
- 1996 in sports in Florida
- 1997 in sports in Florida