New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, March 13, 1997, 7:30 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–0 on Thursday, March 13, 1997 on the road.

Final score, New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
New York Islanders	3	29-41-12
at Tampa Bay Lightning	0	32-40-10

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	1	2	0	3
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	10	10	12	32
Tampa Bay Lightning	9	10	5	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:58	New York Islanders	Travis Green (17)	Bryan Berard (33), Derek King (29)	Power play	NYI 1, TBL 0
2nd	00:43	New York Islanders	Travis Green (18)	Ziggy Palffy (36)	Even strength	NYI 2, TBL 0
2nd	01:51	New York Islanders	Niklas Andersson (9)	Bryan Smolinski (20), Bryan Berard (34)	Even strength	NYI 3, TBL 0

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

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 13 C. Lapointe	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 15 B. Smolinski	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0
Number 16 Z. Palffy	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0
Number 18 M. Mcinnis	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 20 B. Hughes	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 24 P. Kruse	L	0	0	0	0	7	2	0
Number 27 D. King	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Number 32 N. Andersson	L	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0
Number 39 T. Green	C	2	0	2	+1	0	5	1
Number 42 D. Plante	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 62 S. Webb	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
Number 2 R. Pilon	D	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
Number 3 K. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0
Number 4 B. McCabe	D	0	0	0	+1	4	2	0
Number 6 D. Houda	D	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
Number 7 S. Lachance	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	2	2	+1	2	0	0

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Salo	24	24	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 7 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	1
Number 9 J. Toms	L	0	10	1
Number 11 S. Burr	L	0	0	5
Number 12 J. Cullen	C	0	4	1
Number 15 P. Ysebaert	L	0	0	2
Number 18 D. Langkow	C	0	0	1
Number 22 D. Ciccarelli	R	-1	0	2
Number 24 J. Wiemer	C	-1	0	0
Number 34 M. Andersson	R	-1	0	3
Number 74 B. Myhres	R	0	15	0
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	-1	10	4
Number 2 B. Houlder	D	-1	2	1
Number 4 C. Cross	D	-1	2	1
Number 5 I. Ulanov	D	0	4	0
Number 20 R. Poeschek	D	0	0	0
Number 27 D. Shaw	D	0	5	0
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	-1	0	2
Number 55 D. Bannister	D	-1	0	0

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 R. Tabaracci	19	19	0	1.000	38:09
Number 32 C. Schwab	13	10	3	.769	21:51	Loss

Penalties, New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:25	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Cross	Elbowing	2
1st	03:25	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Gratton	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
1st	10:06	New York Islanders	Bryan Berard	Holding	2
1st	16:00	New York Islanders	Scott Lachance	Holding	2
1st	20:00	New York Islanders	Rich Pilon	Roughing	2
1st	20:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	John Cullen	Roughing	2
2nd	03:02	New York Islanders	Paul Kruse	Holding	2
2nd	09:13	Tampa Bay Lightning	John Cullen	Tripping	2
2nd	11:24	New York Islanders	Paul Kruse	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	11:24	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brantt Myhres	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	11:53	New York Islanders	Rich Pilon	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	11:53	New York Islanders	Bryan McCabe	Cross checking	2
2nd	11:53	New York Islanders	Bryan McCabe	Roughing	2
2nd	11:53	New York Islanders	Steve Webb	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	11:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	David Shaw	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	11:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jeff Toms	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	17:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bill Houlder	Cross checking	2
3rd	03:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Igor Ulanov	Holding	2
3rd	03:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brantt Myhres	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	09:56	New York Islanders	Doug Houda	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	09:56	Tampa Bay Lightning	Igor Ulanov	High sticking	2

New York Islanders head coach: Rick Bowness
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Terry Crisp
Referees: Michael McGeough
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Pierre Racicot
New York Islanders scratches: Dave Archibald, Mike Donnelly, Corey Foster, Dave Mcllwain, Mick Vukota, Randy Wood, Jim Dowd, Tommy Soderstrom, Chris Taylor, Nick Vachon, Dennis Vaske, Jarrett Deuling, Derek Armstrong, Ken Belanger, Andrei Vasilyev, Jason Holland
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Brian Bradley, Daren Puppa, Jay Wells, Patrick Poulin, Paul Brousseau, Derek Wilkinson, Allan Egeland, Brent Peterson, Tyler Moss, Alexander Selivanov

Every New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders, Tue, Oct 22, 1996
New York Islanders 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 14, 1996
New York Islanders 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Jan 11, 1997
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders, Tue, Mar 4, 1997
New York Islanders 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 13, 1997
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders, Sat, Apr 5, 1997

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 13, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 13, 1997
Hartford Whalers 0 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Mar 13, 1997
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 13, 1997
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Florida Panthers 5	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 13, 1997
St. Louis Blues 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 13, 1997