Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning

Sunday, March 16, 1997, 7:30 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 on Sunday, March 16, 1997 on the road.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	3	30-44-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning	1	32-40-10

Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	2	1	3
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	8	7	10	25
Tampa Bay Lightning	14	15	11	40

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	02:20	Toronto Maple Leafs	Wendel Clark (26)	Steve Sullivan (20)	Even strength	TOR 1, TBL 0
2nd	19:52	Toronto Maple Leafs	Steve Sullivan (11)	Wendel Clark (16), Mike Johnson (1)	Even strength	TOR 2, TBL 0
3rd	04:09	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mats Sundin (37)	Sergei Berezin (13), Larry Murphy (32)	Even strength	TOR 3, TBL 0
3rd	19:01	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brantt Myhres (3)	Jeff Toms (5), Roman Hamrlik (25)	Even strength	TOR 3, TBL 1

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

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 8 T. Warriner	L	0	0	0	0	0	2
Number 9 M. Craig	R	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 11 S. Sullivan	L	1	1	2	+1	0	2
Number 12 B. Convery	C	0	0	0	0	2	1
Number 13 M. Sundin	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4
Number 14 D. Hendrickson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 17 W. Clark	L	1	1	2	+1	0	4
Number 19 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	+1	2	3
Number 20 M. Johnson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2
Number 28 T. Domi	R	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 32 N. Kypreos	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1
Number 2 R. Zettler	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1
Number 3 M. Martin	D	0	0	0	0	4	0
Number 25 J. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 26 C. Wolanin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 34 J. Macoun	D	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 55 L. Murphy	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 F. Potvin	40	39	1	.975	60:00	Win

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 7 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	0	0	3
Number 9 J. Toms	L	0	1	1	0	0	1
Number 11 S. Burr	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1
Number 12 J. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2
Number 15 P. Ysebaert	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3
Number 18 D. Langkow	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5
Number 22 D. Ciccarelli	R	0	0	0	-2	2	5
Number 24 J. Wiemer	C	0	0	0	0	0	3
Number 29 A. Selivanov	R	0	0	0	0	0	3
Number 34 M. Andersson	R	0	0	0	0	0	2
Number 74 B. Myhres	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3
Number 2 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1
Number 4 C. Cross	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2
Number 20 R. Poeschek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 26 J. Wells	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Number 27 D. Shaw	D	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	1	1	0	0	4

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 R. Tabaracci	25	22	3	.880	59:26	Loss

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:10	Toronto Maple Leafs	Freddy Modin	Tripping	2
1st	14:24	Toronto Maple Leafs	Rob Zettler	Slashing	2
2nd	06:47	Toronto Maple Leafs	Brandon Convery	Holding	2
2nd	11:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bill Houlder	Holding	2
2nd	12:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli	Charging	2
2nd	12:59	Toronto Maple Leafs	Felix Potvin	Roughing	2
2nd	15:43	Tampa Bay Lightning	David Shaw	Hooking	2
3rd	08:22	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Gratton	Roughing	2
3rd	08:22	Toronto Maple Leafs	Matt Martin	Charging	2
3rd	08:22	Toronto Maple Leafs	Matt Martin	Roughing	2

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Mike Murphy
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Terry Crisp
Referees: Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Pierre Racicot
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Jamie Baker, Don Beaupre, Kirk Muller, Scott Pearson, Mathieu Schneider, Greg Smyth, Jamie Heward, Tom Pederson, Dmitry Yushkevich, Kelly Fairchild, Brian Wiseman, David Cooper, Ralph Intranuovo, Nathan Dempsey, Shayne Toporowski, Zdenek Nedved, Mark Kolesar, Jeff Ware, Denis Smith, Yannick Tremblay, John Craighead
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Brian Bradley, Daren Puppa, Patrick Poulin, Igor Ulanov, Drew Bannister, Paul Brousseau, Derek Wilkinson, Allan Egeland, Brent Peterson, Tyler Moss

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 7 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 12, 1996
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Mar 16, 1997

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 16, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Hartford Whalers 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 16, 1997
New York Islanders 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 16, 1997
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Dallas Stars 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Dallas Stars, Sun, Mar 16, 1997
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Mar 16, 1997
Calgary Flames 2 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 16, 1997