St. Louis Blues at Tampa Bay Lightning

Tuesday, February 25, 1997, 7:30 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the St. Louis Blues 3–2 on Tuesday, February 25, 1997 at home.

Final score, St. Louis Blues at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
St. Louis Blues	2	36-35-11
at Tampa Bay Lightning	3	32-40-10

Goals by period, St. Louis Blues at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
St. Louis Blues	1	0	1	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period, St. Louis Blues at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
St. Louis Blues	10	13	12	35
Tampa Bay Lightning	15	11	3	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, St. Louis Blues at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:13	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mikael Andersson (4)	Rob Zamuner (27)	Even strength	STL 0, TBL 1
1st	01:50	Tampa Bay Lightning	Daymond Langkow (12)	Bill Houlder (16), Drew Bannister (11)	Even strength	STL 0, TBL 2
1st	02:21	St. Louis Blues	Brett Hull (36)	Geoff Courtnall (34), Chris Pronger (19)	Even strength	STL 1, TBL 2
2nd	17:29	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli (25)	Chris Gratton (26), John Cullen (30)	Power play	STL 1, TBL 3
3rd	00:20	St. Louis Blues	Brett Hull (37)	Geoff Courtnall (35), Pierre Turgeon (44)	Even strength	STL 2, TBL 3

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

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 10 J. Campbell	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Number 14 G. Courtnall	L	0	2	2	+1	0	4
Number 16 B. Hull	R	2	0	2	+1	0	5
Number 17 J. Murphy	R	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 20 M. Peluso	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 22 C. Conroy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3
Number 26 S. Momesso	L	0	0	0	0	0	3
Number 32 S. Matteau	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3
Number 36 R. Petrovicky	C	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 37 H. York	C	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 39 S. Pellerin	L	0	0	0	0	0	3
Number 77 P. Turgeon	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2
Number 2 A. MacInnis	D	0	0	0	-2	2	3
Number 4 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1
Number 5 I. Kravchuk	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3
Number 19 C. Mcalpine	D	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 28 R. Persson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0
Number 44 C. Pronger	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 G. Fuhr	29	26	3	.897	59:05	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	0	0	4	0
Number 9 J. Toms	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 11 S. Burr	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 12 J. Cullen	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Number 17 B. Peterson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 18 D. Langkow	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0
Number 22 D. Ciccarelli	R	1	0	1	+1	0	6	1
Number 24 J. Wiemer	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 28 P. Poulin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 29 A. Selivanov	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Number 34 M. Andersson	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	0
Number 2 B. Houlder	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0
Number 4 C. Cross	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 20 R. Poeschek	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0
Number 27 D. Shaw	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 55 D. Bannister	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 R. Tabaracci	35	33	2	.943	60:00	Win

Penalties, St. Louis Blues at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:16	St. Louis Blues	Marc Bergevin	Hooking	2
1st	07:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alexander Selivanov	Holding	2
2nd	00:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Gratton	Tripping	2
2nd	02:51	St. Louis Blues	Igor Kravchuk	Interference	2
2nd	07:33	Tampa Bay Lightning	Rudy Poeschek	Holding the stick	2
2nd	17:01	St. Louis Blues	Al MacInnis	Hooking	2

St. Louis Blues head coach: Joel Quenneville
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Terry Crisp
Referees: Dave Jackson
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Pierre Racicot
St. Louis Blues scratches: Gary Leeman, Stephen Leach, Craig MacTavish, Tony Twist, Trent Yawney, Rob Pearson, Jamie McLennan, Yuri Khmylev, Rory Fitzpatrick, Jamie Rivers, Jamal Mayers, Alexander Vasilevskii, Libor Zabransky, Konstantin Shafranov
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Brian Bradley, Daren Puppa, Jay Wells, Paul Ysebaert, Igor Ulanov, Paul Brousseau, Brantt Myhres, Derek Wilkinson, Allan Egeland, Tyler Moss

Every St. Louis Blues and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Nov 14, 1996
St. Louis Blues 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Feb 25, 1997

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Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 2 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Florida Panthers, Tue, Feb 25, 1997
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Montreal Canadiens 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Feb 25, 1997
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Feb 25, 1997