Tampa Bay Lightning at San Jose Sharks

Saturday, December 7, 1996, 10:30 PM ET San Jose Arena, San Jose Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the San Jose Sharks 4–3 on Saturday, December 7, 1996 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at San Jose Sharks
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	4	32-40-10
at San Jose Sharks	3	27-47-8

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	2	2	4
San Jose Sharks	1	0	2	3

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	7	15	6	28
San Jose Sharks	5	9	9	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at San Jose Sharks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:17	San Jose Sharks	Ron Sutter (2)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	TBL 0, SJS 1
2nd	05:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alexander Selivanov (7)	John Cullen (16), Roman Hamrlik (10)	Power play	TBL 1, SJS 1
2nd	13:09	Tampa Bay Lightning	Patrick Poulin (5)	Rob Zamuner (13)	Shorthanded	TBL 2, SJS 1
3rd	04:33	San Jose Sharks	Owen Nolan (12)	Darren Turcotte (7), Doug Bodger (5)	Even strength	TBL 2, SJS 2
3rd	10:28	Tampa Bay Lightning	Rob Zamuner (6)	Chris Gratton (6)	Even strength	TBL 3, SJS 2
3rd	13:07	San Jose Sharks	Ron Sutter (3)	Todd Ewen (1), Todd Gill (13)	Even strength	TBL 3, SJS 3
3rd	19:13	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Cross (1)	Patrick Poulin (7), Dino Ciccarelli (9)	Even strength	TBL 4, SJS 3

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

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	1	2	0	0	4	0
Number 11 S. Burr	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 12 J. Cullen	C	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0
Number 18 D. Langkow	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 19 B. Bradley	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
Number 22 D. Ciccarelli	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 28 P. Poulin	L	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0
Number 29 A. Selivanov	R	1	0	1	-2	0	3	1
Number 34 M. Andersson	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 74 B. Myhres	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0
Number 2 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0
Number 4 C. Cross	D	1	0	1	+3	0	1	0
Number 6 C. Wolanin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
Number 20 R. Poeschek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 27 D. Shaw	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	1	1	-1	0	6	0
Number 55 D. Bannister	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 R. Tabaracci	23	20	3	.870	60:00	Win

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 8 D. Turcotte	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2
Number 9 B. Nicholls	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	1	0	1	-1	2	2
Number 12 R. Sutter	C	2	0	2	+2	2	3
Number 16 D. Wood	C	0	0	0	+1	2	3
Number 21 T. Granato	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2
Number 22 U. Dahlen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 36 T. Ewen	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1
Number 39 J. Friesen	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1
Number 42 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	15	0
Number 3 D. Bodger	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0
Number 4 G. Hawgood	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2
Number 10 M. Ragnarsson	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0
Number 23 T. Gill	D	0	1	1	+3	0	2
Number 33 M. McSorley	D	0	0	0	-1	5	0
Number 43 A. Iafrate	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Hrudey	28	24	4	.857	59:37	Loss

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at San Jose Sharks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:21	San Jose Sharks	Andrei Nazarov	Checking from behind (major)	5
1st	08:21	San Jose Sharks	Andrei Nazarov	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
1st	13:32	San Jose Sharks	Marty McSorley	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:32	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brantt Myhres	Fighting (major)	5
1st	15:34	San Jose Sharks	Ron Sutter	Hooking	2
1st	16:12	San Jose Sharks	Bernie Nicholls	Interference	2
2nd	04:03	San Jose Sharks	Owen Nolan	Roughing	2
2nd	04:03	San Jose Sharks	Jeff Friesen	Roughing	2
2nd	04:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	David Shaw	Roughing	2
2nd	11:24	Tampa Bay Lightning	David Shaw	Tripping	2
3rd	15:50	San Jose Sharks	Dody Wood	Roughing	2
3rd	15:50	San Jose Sharks	Marcus Ragnarsson	Tripping	2
3rd	15:50	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brian Bradley	Roughing	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Terry Crisp
San Jose Sharks head coach: Al Sims
Referees: Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Jay Sharrers
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Daren Puppa, Jay Wells, Paul Ysebaert, Igor Ulanov, Paul Brousseau, Derek Wilkinson, Jeff Toms, Allan Egeland, Brent Peterson, Jason Wiemer
San Jose Sharks scratches: Tim Hunter, Yves Racine, Chris Tancill, Iain Fraser, Ray Whitney, Chris Lipuma, Mike Rathje, Jan Caloun, Michal Sykora, Jason Widmer, Darrin Madeley, Vlastimil Kroupa, Ville Peltonen, Stephen Guolla, Alexei Yegorov

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and San Jose Sharks game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 7, 1996
San Jose Sharks 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Feb 23, 1997

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 7, 1996
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 7, 1996
Calgary Flames 1 at Boston Bruins 1	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 7, 1996
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Hartford Whalers 6	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Hartford Whalers, Sat, Dec 7, 1996
Washington Capitals 0 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 7, 1996
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 7, 1996
New York Rangers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 7, 1996
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 7, 1996
Ottawa Senators 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 7, 1996
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 7, 1996