New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning

Tuesday, April 8, 1997, 7:30 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The New Jersey Devils and Tampa Bay Lightning tied 2–2 on Tuesday, April 8, 1997.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
New Jersey Devils	2	45-23-14
at Tampa Bay Lightning	2	32-40-10

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
New Jersey Devils	0	1	1	0	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	2	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
New Jersey Devils	12	11	11	2	36
Tampa Bay Lightning	10	16	9	4	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	11:43	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jason Wiemer (9)	Brian Bradley (15), Alexander Selivanov (18)	Even strength	NJD 0, TBL 1
2nd	11:58	New Jersey Devils	John MacLean (27)	Denis Pederson (19), Jay Pandolfo (7)	Even strength	NJD 1, TBL 1
2nd	16:12	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Cross (4)	Unassisted	Even strength	NJD 1, TBL 2
3rd	02:11	New Jersey Devils	Jay Pandolfo (5)	Doug Gilmour (58), Randy Mckay (18)	Even strength	NJD 2, TBL 2

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

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 10 D. Pederson	C	0	1	1	0	0	1
Number 12 B. Guerin	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5
Number 14 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	0	2	1
Number 15 J. MacLean	R	1	0	1	0	2	4
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	0	4
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	1	1	2	+1	0	2
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1
Number 23 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	0	2	2
Number 25 V. Zelepukin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 32 S. Thomas	R	0	0	0	0	0	3
Number 33 R. Simpson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	1	1	0	0	1
Number 2 D. Ellett	D	0	0	0	0	4	1
Number 3 K. Daneyko	D	0	0	0	0	4	0
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 24 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	0	0	0	0	7
Number 28 K. Dean	D	0	0	0	0	0	2

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	39	37	2	.949	65:00	T

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	0	0	0	0	2
Number 11 S. Burr	L	0	0	0	0	2	2
Number 15 P. Ysebaert	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 18 D. Langkow	C	0	0	0	0	0	3
Number 19 B. Bradley	C	0	1	1	0	2	2
Number 22 D. Ciccarelli	R	0	0	0	0	8	4
Number 24 J. Wiemer	C	1	0	1	0	0	5
Number 28 P. Poulin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1
Number 29 A. Selivanov	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	2	4
Number 2 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 4 C. Cross	D	1	0	1	+1	2	3
Number 5 I. Ulanov	D	0	0	0	+1	4	1
Number 6 J. Norton	D	0	0	0	0	2	2
Number 8 J. Huscroft	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Number 20 R. Poeschek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 R. Tabaracci	36	34	2	.944	65:00	T

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Cross	Holding	2
1st	06:21	New Jersey Devils	Dave Ellett	Roughing	2
1st	07:08	New Jersey Devils	Ken Daneyko	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	07:08	New Jersey Devils	John MacLean	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	07:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brian Bradley	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	07:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli	Roughing	2
1st	07:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Gratton	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	07:53	New Jersey Devils	Brian Rolston	Hooking	2
1st	17:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jeff Norton	Slashing	2
1st	19:49	New Jersey Devils	Scott Stevens	High sticking	2
1st	19:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli	High sticking	2
2nd	02:27	New Jersey Devils	Lyle Odelein	Roughing	2
2nd	05:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Igor Ulanov	Hooking	2
3rd	05:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Igor Ulanov	Hooking	2
3rd	07:39	New Jersey Devils	Dave Ellett	Roughing	2
3rd	07:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Shawn Burr	Roughing	2
3rd	12:33	New Jersey Devils	Ken Daneyko	Roughing	2
3rd	13:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli	Cross checking	2
3rd	13:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli	Slashing	2
3rd	15:21	New Jersey Devils	Dave Andreychuk	Hooking	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Terry Crisp
Referees: Lance Roberts
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Tim Nowak
New Jersey Devils scratches: Bobby Carpenter, Shawn Chambers, Jeff Reese, Peter Zezel, Sergei Brylin, Pascal Rheaume, Krzysztof Oliwa, Petr Sykora, Vadim Sharifijanov, Patrik Elias
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Mikael Andersson, John Cullen, Daren Puppa, David Shaw, Jay Wells, Drew Bannister, Paul Brousseau, Brantt Myhres, Derek Wilkinson, Allan Egeland, Brent Peterson, Tyler Moss

Every New Jersey Devils and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Oct 26, 1996
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Nov 2, 1996
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Nov 16, 1996
New Jersey Devils 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Feb 22, 1997
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Apr 4, 1997
New Jersey Devils 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Apr 8, 1997

Other NHL games on Tuesday, April 8, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Apr 8, 1997
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Calgary Flames 2	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Calgary Flames, Tue, Apr 8, 1997