San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning

Sunday, February 23, 1997, 3:00 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the San Jose Sharks 4–3 on Sunday, February 23, 1997 at home.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
San Jose Sharks	3	27-47-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning	4	32-40-10

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	2	1	0	3
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	3	1	4

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	11	6	9	26
Tampa Bay Lightning	7	17	9	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:10	San Jose Sharks	Owen Nolan (24)	Viktor Kozlov (18), Jeff Friesen (23)	Even strength	SJS 1, TBL 0
1st	14:53	San Jose Sharks	Chris Tancill (4)	Stephen Guolla (4), Bernie Nicholls (32)	Even strength	SJS 2, TBL 0
2nd	11:33	San Jose Sharks	Owen Nolan (25)	Viktor Kozlov (19)	Even strength	SJS 3, TBL 0
2nd	12:35	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jason Wiemer (6)	David Shaw (10), Daymond Langkow (10)	Even strength	SJS 3, TBL 1
2nd	14:43	Tampa Bay Lightning	Roman Hamrlik (10)	Shawn Burr (18), Dino Ciccarelli (19)	Even strength	SJS 3, TBL 2
2nd	17:52	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jason Wiemer (7)	John Cullen (29), Dino Ciccarelli (20)	Even strength	SJS 3, TBL 3
3rd	13:04	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brantt Myhres (2)	Rob Zamuner (26), Daymond Langkow (11)	Even strength	SJS 3, TBL 4

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

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 8 D. Turcotte	C	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 9 B. Nicholls	C	0	1	1	-3	0	0
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	2	0	2	+2	0	3
Number 12 R. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 16 D. Wood	C	0	0	0	0	5	0
Number 17 S. Guolla	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2
Number 18 C. Tancill	R	1	0	1	0	0	2
Number 21 T. Granato	R	0	0	0	-3	2	6
Number 22 B. Errey	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	2	2	+2	2	1
Number 36 T. Ewen	R	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 39 J. Friesen	L	0	1	1	+2	0	2
Number 3 D. Bodger	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2
Number 10 M. Ragnarsson	D	0	0	0	-3	0	3
Number 23 T. Gill	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3
Number 26 C. Lipuma	D	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 33 M. McSorley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0
Number 44 V. Kroupa	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Hrudey	33	29	4	.879	59:33	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 7 R. Zamuner	L	0	1	1	-1	0	5
Number 9 J. Toms	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1
Number 11 S. Burr	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1
Number 12 J. Cullen	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0
Number 18 D. Langkow	C	0	2	2	+3	2	2
Number 22 D. Ciccarelli	R	0	2	2	+3	0	5
Number 24 J. Wiemer	C	2	0	2	+2	2	5
Number 28 P. Poulin	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1
Number 29 A. Selivanov	R	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 34 M. Andersson	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1
Number 74 B. Myhres	R	1	0	1	+1	2	2
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2
Number 2 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1
Number 4 C. Cross	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2
Number 20 R. Poeschek	D	0	0	0	-2	5	0
Number 27 D. Shaw	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4
Number 55 D. Bannister	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 R. Tabaracci	11	9	2	.818	20:00
Number 32 C. Schwab	15	14	1	.933	40:00	Win

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:13	San Jose Sharks	Todd Ewen	Interference	2
1st	07:12	Tampa Bay Lightning	Daymond Langkow	Hooking	2
1st	17:34	San Jose Sharks	Viktor Kozlov	Hooking	2
1st	18:13	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jason Wiemer	Tripping	2
2nd	17:52	San Jose Sharks	Tony Granato	High sticking	2
2nd	18:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alexander Selivanov	Boarding	2
3rd	03:16	San Jose Sharks	Dody Wood	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	03:16	San Jose Sharks	Chris Lipuma	Tripping	2
3rd	03:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Rudy Poeschek	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	09:56	Tampa Bay Lightning	David Shaw	Tripping	2
3rd	13:18	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brantt Myhres	Interference	2
3rd	20:00	San Jose Sharks	Vlastimil Kroupa	Tripping	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Al Sims
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Terry Crisp
Referees: Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Bob Hodges
San Jose Sharks scratches: Ed Belfour, Greg Hawgood, Tim Hunter, Al Iafrate, Iain Fraser, Ray Whitney, Mike Rathje, Andrei Nazarov, Jan Caloun, Jason Widmer, Darrin Madeley, Shean Donovan, Ville Peltonen, Alexei Yegorov
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Brian Bradley, Daren Puppa, Jay Wells, Paul Ysebaert, Igor Ulanov, Paul Brousseau, Derek Wilkinson, Allan Egeland, Brent Peterson, Tyler Moss

Every San Jose Sharks and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 7, 1996
San Jose Sharks 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Feb 23, 1997

Other NHL games on Sunday, February 23, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Sun, Feb 23, 1997
Calgary Flames 5 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues, Sun, Feb 23, 1997
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Dallas Stars 6	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars, Sun, Feb 23, 1997
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Feb 23, 1997
New York Rangers 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sun, Feb 23, 1997
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Feb 23, 1997
Ottawa Senators 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Feb 23, 1997