Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, April 10, 1997, 7:30 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 on Thursday, April 10, 1997 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	38-36-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning	4	32-40-10

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	2	0	3
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	0	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	12	9	17	38
Tampa Bay Lightning	14	15	11	40

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Ysebaert (5)	Dino Ciccarelli (25), Brian Bradley (16)	Power play	PIT 0, TBL 1
1st	11:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jason Woolley (6)	Mario Lemieux (70), Fredrik Olausson (27)	Power play	PIT 1, TBL 1
1st	14:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Gratton (29)	Brian Bradley (17), Roman Hamrlik (27)	Power play	PIT 1, TBL 2
2nd	01:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Nedved (31)	Eddie Olczyk (28), Jason Woolley (30)	Even strength	PIT 2, TBL 2
2nd	19:04	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Nedved (32)	Eddie Olczyk (29), Kevin Hatcher (39)	Even strength	PIT 3, TBL 2
3rd	02:57	Tampa Bay Lightning	Rob Zamuner (16)	Jeff Norton (16), Chris Gratton (31)	Even strength	PIT 3, TBL 3
3rd	15:04	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli (33)	Igor Ulanov (7)	Even strength	PIT 3, TBL 4

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 7 J. Mullen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 8 G. Valk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0
Number 9 G. Johnson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 14 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0
Number 16 J. Dziedzic	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 20 R. Oksiuta	R	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0
Number 27 E. Olczyk	R	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0
Number 33 A. Hicks	L	0	0	0	-1	5	4	0
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	2	0	2	+2	2	4	0
Number 2 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 4 K. Hatcher	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Number 22 J. Woolley	D	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1
Number 23 F. Olausson	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Number 28 C. Muni	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 P. Lalime	40	36	4	.900	59:42	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	1	0	1	0	2	6	0
Number 9 J. Toms	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Number 11 S. Burr	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0
Number 15 P. Ysebaert	L	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1
Number 18 D. Langkow	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 19 B. Bradley	C	0	2	2	0	0	1	0
Number 22 D. Ciccarelli	R	1	1	2	+1	4	4	0
Number 24 J. Wiemer	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0
Number 28 P. Poulin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 29 A. Selivanov	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	1	2	0	2	5	1
Number 2 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 4 C. Cross	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 5 I. Ulanov	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0
Number 6 J. Norton	D	0	1	1	-1	5	1	0
Number 8 J. Huscroft	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Number 20 R. Poeschek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 C. Schwab	17	17	0	1.000	20:00	Win
Number 93 D. Puppa	21	18	3	.857	40:00

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:33	Pittsburgh Penguins	Roman Oksiuta	Cross checking	2
1st	09:44	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Gratton	Roughing	2
1st	13:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Stu Barnes	Cross checking	2
1st	15:19	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jamie Huscroft	Interference	2
3rd	12:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli	High sticking	2
3rd	13:47	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Nedved	Cross checking	2
3rd	13:47	Tampa Bay Lightning	Rob Zamuner	Roughing	2
3rd	15:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli	Illegal stick	2
3rd	17:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Holding the stick	2
3rd	17:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Hicks	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	17:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jeff Norton	Fighting (major)	5

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Craig Patrick
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Terry Crisp
Referees: Paul Devorski
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Tim Nowak
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Tom Barrasso, Francois Leroux, Dan Quinn, Neil Wilkinson, Ken Wregget, Josef Beranek, Jeffrey Christian, Ian Moran, Alek Stojanov, Tyler Wright, Andreas Johansson, Ed Patterson, Stefan Bergqvist, Domenic Pittis, Dave Roche
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Mikael Andersson, John Cullen, David Shaw, Rick Tabaracci, Jay Wells, Drew Bannister, Paul Brousseau, Brantt Myhres, Derek Wilkinson, Allan Egeland, Brent Peterson, Tyler Moss

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 5, 1996
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Nov 8, 1996
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 4, 1997
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Apr 10, 1997

Other NHL games on Thursday, April 10, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Thu, Apr 10, 1997
New York Rangers 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Apr 10, 1997
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Thu, Apr 10, 1997
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Apr 10, 1997