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Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 on Monday, December 23, 1996 on the road.

Team Goals 1996-1997 record
Washington Capitals 3 33-40-9
at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 32-40-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 2 1 0 3
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 1 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 13 12 9 34
Tampa Bay Lightning 7 8 9 24

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:39 Washington Capitals Peter Bondra (16) Jason Allison (12), Dale Hunter (13) Even strength WSH 1, TBL 0
1st 17:16 Washington Capitals Joe Juneau (9) Sylvain Cote (2), Dale Hunter (14) Power play WSH 2, TBL 0
2nd 14:23 Washington Capitals Kelly Miller (3) Dale Hunter (15), Joe Reekie (3) Even strength WSH 3, TBL 0
2nd 14:47 Tampa Bay Lightning Daymond Langkow (3) Chris Gratton (11), Rob Zamuner (19) Even strength WSH 3, TBL 1

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 34 24
Power play 1 of 5 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 12

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
10 K. Miller L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0
12 P. Bondra R 1 0 1 0 0 3 0
13 A. Nikolishin C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0
18 A. Brunette L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 M. Pivonka C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
22 S. Konowalchuk L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
27 C. Berube L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
32 D. Hunter C 0 3 3 +2 0 4 0
36 M. Eagles L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
41 J. Allison C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
90 J. Juneau C 1 0 1 0 0 5 1
2 K. Klee D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 S. Cote D 0 1 1 0 2 2 0
6 C. Johansson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 M. Tinordi D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
29 J. Reekie D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0
55 S. Gonchar D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0
96 P. Housley D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
30 J. Carey 24 23 1 .958 60:00 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
7 R. Zamuner L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0
10 P. Brousseau R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 J. Cullen C 0 0 0 0 4 2 0
18 D. Langkow C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0
19 B. Bradley C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0
25 A. Egeland C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
28 P. Poulin L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0
29 A. Selivanov R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
74 B. Myhres R 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
77 C. Gratton C 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0
2 B. Houlder D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0
4 C. Cross D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 C. Wolanin D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0
20 R. Poeschek D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
26 J. Wells D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 D. Shaw D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0
44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
55 D. Bannister D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 R. Tabaracci 34 31 3 .912 58:57 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:33 Washington Capitals Sergei Gonchar Interference 2
1st 06:16 Tampa Bay Lightning John Cullen Roughing 2
1st 06:16 Washington Capitals Joe Reekie Roughing 2
1st 08:16 Washington Capitals Sylvain Cote Hooking 2
1st 11:29 Tampa Bay Lightning Rick Tabaracci Delaying game 2
1st 16:39 Tampa Bay Lightning Craig Wolanin Cross checking 2
1st 18:03 Tampa Bay Lightning John Cullen Roughing 2
2nd 03:25 Tampa Bay Lightning Brantt Myhres Interference 2
2nd 10:26 Tampa Bay Lightning Chris Gratton Tripping 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Jim Schoenfeld
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Terry Crisp
Referees
Stephen Walkom
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Pierre Racicot
Washington Capitals scratches
Kevin Kaminski, Todd Krygier, Robb Stauber, Eric Charron, Stewart Malgunas, Chris Simon, Pat Peake, Stefan Ustorf, Anson Carter, Brendan Witt, Patrick Boileau, Richard Zednik, Jaroslav Svejkovsky
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Mikael Andersson, Shawn Burr, Dino Ciccarelli, Daren Puppa, Paul Ysebaert, Igor Ulanov, Derek Wilkinson, Jeff Toms, Brent Peterson, Jason Wiemer

1996-1997 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Washington Capitals 5 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Boston Bruins 3 Final/OT Game page
Ottawa Senators 6 at Montreal Canadiens 0 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at New York Islanders 3 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 0 at New Jersey Devils 0 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Dallas Stars 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 7 at Vancouver Canucks 0 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Anaheim Ducks 1 Final Game page

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