Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins

Thursday, February 27, 1997, 7:30 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2 on Thursday, February 27, 1997 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	32-40-10
at Boston Bruins	6	26-47-9

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	1	2
Boston Bruins	3	1	2	6

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	11	11	11	33
Boston Bruins	13	11	6	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:00	Boston Bruins	Sandy Moger (8)	Steve Staios (8)	Even strength	TBL 0, BOS 1
1st	04:41	Boston Bruins	Ray Bourque (13)	Adam Oates (48), Troy Mallette (7)	Even strength	TBL 0, BOS 2
1st	16:36	Boston Bruins	Jeff Odgers (7)	Anders Myrvold (1)	Power play	TBL 0, BOS 3
2nd	06:18	Tampa Bay Lightning	Daymond Langkow (13)	Jason Wiemer (3), Patrick Poulin (12)	Even strength	TBL 1, BOS 3
2nd	17:41	Boston Bruins	Jozef Stumpel (14)	Jean-Yves Roy (7)	Even strength	TBL 1, BOS 4
3rd	00:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Gratton (21)	Mikael Andersson (11), Rob Zamuner (28)	Even strength	TBL 2, BOS 4
3rd	07:23	Boston Bruins	Rob DiMaio (13)	Ray Bourque (26), Adam Oates (49)	Shorthanded	TBL 2, BOS 5
3rd	17:42	Boston Bruins	Ted Donato (24)	Adam Oates (50)	Even strength	TBL 2, BOS 6

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

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	3
Number 9 J. Toms	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1
Number 11 S. Burr	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1
Number 12 J. Cullen	C	0	0	0	-2	2	2
Number 17 B. Peterson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 18 D. Langkow	C	1	0	1	-1	0	5
Number 22 D. Ciccarelli	R	0	0	0	-4	2	2
Number 24 J. Wiemer	C	0	1	1	0	0	4
Number 28 P. Poulin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1
Number 34 M. Andersson	R	0	1	1	0	0	4
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	0	1	0	2	2
Number 2 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0
Number 4 C. Cross	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1
Number 5 I. Ulanov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2
Number 20 R. Poeschek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 27 D. Shaw	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-4	0	4
Number 55 D. Bannister	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 R. Tabaracci	13	10	3	.769	20:00	Loss
Number 32 C. Schwab	17	14	3	.824	40:00

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 12 A. Oates	C	0	3	3	+4	0	3	0
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0
Number 17 D. Payne	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 19 R. DiMaio	R	1	0	1	-1	2	1	0
Number 21 T. Donato	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0
Number 27 L. Wilson	R	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0
Number 29 T. Mallette	L	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0
Number 33 S. Kennedy	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 36 J. Odgers	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	1
Number 42 T. Sweeney	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 43 J. Roy	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0
Number 45 S. Moger	R	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0
Number 28 D. Chynoweth	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0
Number 34 B. Beers	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0
Number 41 A. Myrvold	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0
Number 48 S. Staios	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Number 77 R. Bourque	D	1	1	2	+1	0	5	0

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 B. Ranford	30	28	2	.933	56:37	Win
Number 35 R. Tallas	3	3	0	1.000	03:23

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:44	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli	Roughing	2
1st	17:31	Boston Bruins	Landon Wilson	Holding	2
2nd	08:29	Boston Bruins	Dean Chynoweth	Cross checking	2
2nd	08:29	Boston Bruins	Dean Chynoweth	Roughing	2
3rd	07:09	Boston Bruins	Troy Mallette	Holding	2
3rd	09:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	Drew Bannister	Cross checking	2
3rd	16:27	Boston Bruins	Rob DiMaio	Roughing	2
3rd	16:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Gratton	Holding stick obstruction	2
3rd	19:52	Boston Bruins	Bob Beers	Roughing	2
3rd	19:52	Tampa Bay Lightning	John Cullen	Roughing	2
3rd	19:52	Tampa Bay Lightning	Corey Schwab	Goalie leave crease	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Terry Crisp
Boston Bruins head coach: Steve Kasper
Referees: Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Stephane Provost
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Brian Bradley, Daren Puppa, Jay Wells, Paul Ysebaert, Paul Brousseau, Brantt Myhres, Derek Wilkinson, Allan Egeland, Tyler Moss, Alexander Selivanov
Boston Bruins scratches: Tim Cheveldae, Todd Elik, Rick Tocchet, David Emma, Brett Harkins, Steve Heinze, Dean Malkoc, Barry Richter, Jon Rohloff, Cameron Stewart, Scott Bailey, Mattias Timander, Trent McCleary, Clayton Beddoes, Andre Roy, Kevin Sawyer, Kyle McLaren, Paxton Schafer, Yevgeny Shaldybin, Pierre-Claude Drouin

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 19, 1996
Boston Bruins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Feb 1, 1997
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Thu, Feb 27, 1997
Boston Bruins 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 8, 1997

Other NHL games on Thursday, February 27, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Feb 27, 1997
St. Louis Blues 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Florida Panthers, Thu, Feb 27, 1997
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Feb 27, 1997
Dallas Stars 6 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Feb 27, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Feb 27, 1997
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Los Angeles Kings 6	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Feb 27, 1997