Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning

Saturday, March 1, 1997, 3:00 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 2–0 on Saturday, March 1, 1997 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Florida Panthers	0	35-28-19
at Tampa Bay Lightning	2	32-40-10

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	0	0	0	0
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	8	9	7	24
Tampa Bay Lightning	12	12	6	30

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Gratton (22)	Roman Hamrlik (22), John Cullen (31)	Power play	FLA 0, TBL 1
3rd	18:31	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli (26)	Daymond Langkow (12)	Even strength	FLA 0, TBL 2

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

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 10 D. Lowry	L	-1	0	1
Number 11 B. Lindsay	L	0	4	0
Number 12 J. Hull	R	0	0	1
Number 15 D. Nemirovsky	R	0	4	2
Number 18 M. Hough	L	0	0	1
Number 19 R. Dvorak	R	-1	0	1
Number 20 B. Skrudland	C	0	2	0
Number 26 R. Sheppard	R	-1	0	4
Number 27 S. Mellanby	R	0	0	4
Number 28 M. Straka	C	0	0	2
Number 44 R. Niedermayer	C	0	0	3
Number 2 T. Carkner	D	0	0	0
Number 3 P. Laus	D	0	2	0
Number 4 P. Gustafsson	D	-1	0	0
Number 5 G. Murphy	D	0	0	1
Number 7 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0
Number 24 R. Svehla	D	-1	6	2
Number 55 E. Jovanovski	D	0	0	2

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Fitzpatrick	30	28	2	.933	59:01	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	0	0	0	6	3	0
Number 9 J. Toms	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 11 S. Burr	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0
Number 12 J. Cullen	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Number 17 B. Peterson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 18 D. Langkow	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0
Number 22 D. Ciccarelli	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0
Number 24 J. Wiemer	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Number 28 P. Poulin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 34 M. Andersson	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	0	1	0	0	6	1
Number 2 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 4 C. Cross	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0
Number 5 I. Ulanov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0
Number 20 R. Poeschek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 27 D. Shaw	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	1	1	0	2	3	0
Number 55 D. Bannister	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 R. Tabaracci	24	24	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:42	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Cross	Slashing	2
1st	11:05	Florida Panthers	Brian Skrudland	Slashing	2
1st	14:54	Tampa Bay Lightning	Roman Hamrlik	Holding	2
1st	17:54	Florida Panthers	David Nemirovsky	Hooking	2
1st	19:31	Florida Panthers	Paul Laus	Roughing	2
1st	19:31	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jason Wiemer	Roughing	2
2nd	00:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Rob Zamuner	Holding	2
2nd	04:58	Florida Panthers	Robert Svehla	High sticking	2
2nd	05:54	Florida Panthers	Bill Lindsay	Charging	2
2nd	09:00	Florida Panthers	Bill Lindsay	High sticking	2
2nd	12:11	Tampa Bay Lightning	Drew Bannister	Slashing	2
2nd	13:45	Florida Panthers	David Nemirovsky	Cross checking	2
2nd	19:25	Tampa Bay Lightning	Rob Zamuner	Holding	2
3rd	03:48	Florida Panthers	Robert Svehla	Slashing	2
3rd	03:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Rob Zamuner	Slashing	2
3rd	10:34	Florida Panthers	Robert Svehla	Hooking	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Doug MacLean
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Terry Crisp
Referees: Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Pierre Racicot
Florida Panthers scratches: Tom Fitzgerald, Craig Fisher, Johan Garpenlov, Geoff Smith, Craig Ferguson, Craig Martin, Steve Washburn, Todd MacDonald, Chris Wells, Jason Podollan
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Brian Bradley, Daren Puppa, Jay Wells, Paul Ysebaert, Paul Brousseau, Brantt Myhres, Derek Wilkinson, Allan Egeland, Tyler Moss, Alexander Selivanov

Every Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 26, 1996
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sat, Jan 25, 1997
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Florida Panthers 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Wed, Feb 12, 1997
Florida Panthers 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 1, 1997
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Florida Panthers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 29, 1997

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 1, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 1, 1997
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Boston Bruins 5	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 1, 1997
New York Rangers 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 1, 1997
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 1, 1997
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 1, 1997
San Jose Sharks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 1, 1997
Dallas Stars 1 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 1, 1997
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 1, 1997
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Vancouver Canucks 0	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 1, 1997