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Tampa Bay Lightning at Hartford Whalers

Hartford Civic Center, Hartford Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Hartford Whalers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6–5 in overtime on Saturday, December 21, 1996 at home.

Team Goals 1996-1997 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 32-40-10
at Hartford Whalers 6 32-39-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 1 1 0 5
Hartford Whalers 1 2 2 1 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 8 11 11 2 32
Hartford Whalers 10 11 11 3 35

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:12 Tampa Bay Lightning Dino Ciccarelli (16) Unassisted Power play TBL 1, HFD 0
1st 12:26 Tampa Bay Lightning Brian Bradley (7) Dino Ciccarelli (11), Patrick Poulin (8) Even strength TBL 2, HFD 0
1st 13:06 Hartford Whalers Steven Rice (9) Jeff O'Neill (9), Curtis Leschyshyn (10) Even strength TBL 2, HFD 1
1st 18:59 Tampa Bay Lightning John Cullen (8) Patrick Poulin (9), Dino Ciccarelli (12) Even strength TBL 3, HFD 1
2nd 01:32 Hartford Whalers Glen Wesley (2) Steven Rice (7) Power play TBL 3, HFD 2
2nd 03:22 Hartford Whalers Geoff Sanderson (20) Andrew Cassels (21), Marek Malik (3) Even strength TBL 3, HFD 3
2nd 06:14 Tampa Bay Lightning Patrick Poulin (6) Chris Gratton (9), John Cullen (20) Power play TBL 4, HFD 3
3rd 03:31 Hartford Whalers Geoff Sanderson (21) Kevin Dineen (14), Andrew Cassels (22) Power play TBL 4, HFD 4
3rd 08:21 Tampa Bay Lightning Daymond Langkow (2) Rob Zamuner (18), Chris Gratton (10) Even strength TBL 5, HFD 4
3rd 09:18 Hartford Whalers Andrew Cassels (9) Kevin Dineen (15), Glen Wesley (11) Even strength TBL 5, HFD 5
OT 02:11 Hartford Whalers Robert Kron (4) Glen Wesley (12), Paul Ranheim (5) Even strength TBL 5, HFD 6

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Hartford Whalers
Shots on goal 32 35
Power play 2 of 5 2 of 7
Penalty minutes 36 22

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
7 R. Zamuner L 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0
10 P. Brousseau R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 J. Cullen C 1 1 2 -1 0 3 0
18 D. Langkow C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0
19 B. Bradley C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0
22 D. Ciccarelli R 1 2 3 0 2 2 1
25 A. Egeland C 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
28 P. Poulin L 1 2 3 0 0 5 1
29 A. Selivanov R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
74 B. Myhres R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
77 C. Gratton C 0 2 2 0 4 2 0
2 B. Houlder D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0
4 C. Cross D 0 0 0 -1 7 1 0
6 C. Wolanin D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 R. Poeschek D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0
27 D. Shaw D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
55 D. Bannister D 0 0 0 0 14 1 0
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 R. Tabaracci 22 19 3 .864 38:49 Loss
32 C. Schwab 13 10 3 .769 23:22

Hartford Whalers

Hartford Whalers skaters
Player
8 G. Sanderson L 2 0 2 +1 2 6 1
11 K. Dineen R 0 2 2 0 7 2 0
12 S. Rice R 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0
16 N. Emerson R 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0
17 H. Domenichelli L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
18 R. Kron C 1 0 1 -1 2 3 0
21 A. Cassels C 1 2 3 +1 0 3 0
22 M. Janssens C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 P. Ranheim L 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
32 S. Grimson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 K. Primeau C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
92 J. O'Neill C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
6 A. Burt D 0 0 0 -2 5 1 0
7 C. Leschyshyn D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0
14 K. Haller D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0
20 G. Wesley D 1 2 3 +1 0 4 1
23 M. Malik D 0 1 1 +2 2 0 0
36 G. Featherstone D 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie
29 J. Muzzatti 32 27 5 .844 62:11 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:18 Tampa Bay Lightning Chris Gratton High sticking 2
1st 03:18 Tampa Bay Lightning Chris Gratton High sticking 2
1st 09:26 Hartford Whalers Glen Featherstone Roughing 2
1st 09:26 Hartford Whalers Glen Featherstone Roughing 2
1st 19:33 Hartford Whalers Geoff Sanderson Slashing 2
1st 19:33 Tampa Bay Lightning David Shaw Cross checking 2
1st 19:48 Tampa Bay Lightning Drew Bannister Interference obstruction 2
1st 20:00 Hartford Whalers Kevin Dineen Fighting (major) 5
1st 20:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Cory Cross Fighting (major) 5
2nd 05:00 Hartford Whalers Marek Malik Roughing 2
2nd 12:43 Hartford Whalers Adam Burt Fighting (major) 5
2nd 12:43 Tampa Bay Lightning Allan Egeland Fighting (major) 5
2nd 13:52 Tampa Bay Lightning Rudy Poeschek Holding 2
2nd 16:48 Tampa Bay Lightning Dino Ciccarelli Interference obstruction 2
2nd 19:12 Hartford Whalers Robert Kron Interference obstruction 2
3rd 02:04 Tampa Bay Lightning Cory Cross Interference obstruction 2
3rd 04:08 Tampa Bay Lightning Drew Bannister Tripping 2
3rd 04:08 Tampa Bay Lightning Drew Bannister Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 05:40 Hartford Whalers Kevin Dineen Interference goalkeeper 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Terry Crisp
Hartford Whalers head coach
Paul Maurice
Referees
Paul Devorski
Linesmen
Mark Pare, Ray Scapinello
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Mikael Andersson, Shawn Burr, Daren Puppa, Jay Wells, Paul Ysebaert, Igor Ulanov, Derek Wilkinson, Jeff Toms, Brent Peterson, Jason Wiemer
Hartford Whalers scratches
Jeff Brown, Sean Burke, Kelly Chase, Jeff Daniels, Gerald Diduck, Alexander Godynyuk, Brian Glynn, Kent Manderville, Jason McBain, Kevin Brown, Manny Legace, Nolan Pratt, Steve Martins, Sami Kapanen

1996-1997 season series

Matchup Status Details
Hartford Whalers 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Hartford Whalers 6 Final/OT Game page
Hartford Whalers 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Hartford Whalers 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 21

Matchup Status Details
St. Louis Blues 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final/OT Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page

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