Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, February 20, 1997, 7:30 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 on Thursday, February 20, 1997 at home.

Final score, Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Philadelphia Flyers	2	45-24-13
at Tampa Bay Lightning	5	32-40-10

Goals by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	2	0	0	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	3	1	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	6	9	15	30
Tampa Bay Lightning	16	15	9	40

Scoring summary

Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Daymond Langkow (11)	Bill Houlder (13), Shawn Burr (16)	Power play	PHI 0, TBL 1
1st	04:57	Philadelphia Flyers	Eric Lindros (19)	Mikael Renberg (25), John LeClair (31)	Even strength	PHI 1, TBL 1
1st	05:22	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Gratton (19)	Mikael Andersson (9), Bill Houlder (14)	Even strength	PHI 1, TBL 2
1st	11:14	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli (23)	Shawn Burr (17), Daymond Langkow (9)	Even strength	PHI 1, TBL 3
1st	16:19	Philadelphia Flyers	Rod Brind'Amour (19)	Paul Coffey (18), Janne Niinimaa (30)	Power play	PHI 2, TBL 3
2nd	08:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Roman Hamrlik (9)	Chris Gratton (24), Rob Zamuner (24)	Even strength	PHI 2, TBL 4
3rd	19:36	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jason Wiemer (5)	Jeff Toms (3)	Even strength, Empty net	PHI 2, TBL 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0
Number 15 P. Falloon	R	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1
Number 19 M. Renberg	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0
Number 20 T. Klatt	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0
Number 21 D. Kordic	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0
Number 25 S. Podein	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 26 J. Druce	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Number 29 J. Otto	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
Number 32 D. Lacroix	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0
Number 6 C. Therien	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0
Number 8 M. Petit	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 23 P. Svoboda	D	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0
Number 37 E. Desjardins	D	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0
Number 77 P. Coffey	D	0	1	1	-2	2	2	0

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 27 R. Hextall	39	35	4	.897	59:28	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 7 R. Zamuner	L	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0
Number 9 J. Toms	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 11 S. Burr	L	0	2	2	+1	2	2	0
Number 17 B. Peterson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 18 D. Langkow	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	1
Number 22 D. Ciccarelli	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0
Number 24 J. Wiemer	C	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0
Number 28 P. Poulin	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 29 A. Selivanov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 34 M. Andersson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0
Number 74 B. Myhres	R	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	1	2	+2	2	3	0
Number 2 B. Houlder	D	0	2	2	+2	2	1	0
Number 4 C. Cross	D	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
Number 20 R. Poeschek	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	0
Number 27 D. Shaw	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	1	0	1	+2	0	4	0
Number 55 D. Bannister	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 R. Tabaracci	30	28	2	.933	60:00	Win

Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:33	Philadelphia Flyers	John Druce	Cross checking	2
1st	06:10	Tampa Bay Lightning	Shawn Burr	Tripping	2
1st	14:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Rudy Poeschek	Interference	2
1st	18:29	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Cross	High sticking double minor	4
2nd	02:06	Philadelphia Flyers	Paul Coffey	Hooking	2
2nd	04:34	Philadelphia Flyers	Petr Svoboda	Cross checking	2
2nd	11:06	Philadelphia Flyers	Petr Svoboda	Holding	2
2nd	12:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bill Houlder	Holding	2
2nd	18:50	Philadelphia Flyers	Joel Otto	Roughing	2
2nd	18:50	Philadelphia Flyers	Joel Otto	Roughing	2
2nd	18:50	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brantt Myhres	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	18:50	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Gratton	Roughing	2
2nd	19:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Cross	Hooking	2
3rd	05:53	Philadelphia Flyers	Pat Falloon	Slashing	2
3rd	09:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Rudy Poeschek	Charging	2

Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Terry Murray
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Terry Crisp
Referees: Michael McGeough
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Pierre Racicot
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Dale Hawerchuk, Darren Rumble, Kjell Samuelsson, Scott Daniels, Karl Dykhuis, Dominic Roussel, Craig Darby, Aris Brimanis, Jason Bowen, Vinny Prospal, Paul Healey, Colin Forbes
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Brian Bradley, John Cullen, Daren Puppa, Jay Wells, Paul Ysebaert, Igor Ulanov, Paul Brousseau, Derek Wilkinson, Allan Egeland, Tyler Moss

Every Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Oct 31, 1996
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Nov 23, 1996
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Jan 9, 1997
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Feb 20, 1997
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Apr 1, 1997

Other NHL games on Thursday, February 20, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers, Thu, Feb 20, 1997
Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Feb 20, 1997
Ottawa Senators 1 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Feb 20, 1997
Vancouver Canucks 6 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Feb 20, 1997
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Feb 20, 1997