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1996-97 Tampa Bay Lightning

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32-40-10 (74 points), Finished 6th in NHL Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 217 goals, Allowed 247 goals, SRS: -0.33 (20th of 26)
Coached by Terry Crisp (32-40-10)

1996-97 Statistics ▪ Games

Regular Season

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Sat, Oct 5, 1996 @ Pittsburgh Penguins W OT 4 3 1 0 0 W 1
2 Fri, Oct 11, 1996 @ Washington Capitals L 2 6 1 1 0 L 1
3 Sat, Oct 12, 1996 @ Toronto Maple Leafs W 7 4 2 1 0 W 1
4 Tue, Oct 15, 1996 @ Buffalo Sabres W 4 0 3 1 0 W 2
5 Sun, Oct 20, 1996 New York Rangers W 5 2 4 1 0 W 3
6 Tue, Oct 22, 1996 @ New York Islanders W 6 3 5 1 0 W 4
7 Thu, Oct 24, 1996 Ottawa Senators L 2 5 5 2 0 L 1
8 Sat, Oct 26, 1996 New Jersey Devils L 1 4 5 3 0 L 2
9 Tue, Oct 29, 1996 Chicago Blackhawks T OT 2 2 5 3 1 T 1
10 Thu, Oct 31, 1996 Philadelphia Flyers L 3 4 5 4 1 L 1
11 Sat, Nov 2, 1996 @ New Jersey Devils L 1 2 5 5 1 L 2
12 Mon, Nov 4, 1996 @ New York Rangers W 5 3 6 5 1 W 1
13 Wed, Nov 6, 1996 Washington Capitals L 1 2 6 6 1 L 1
14 Fri, Nov 8, 1996 Pittsburgh Penguins T OT 5 5 6 6 2 T 1
15 Sun, Nov 10, 1996 @ Detroit Red Wings L 2 4 6 7 2 L 1
16 Thu, Nov 14, 1996 @ St. Louis Blues L 3 5 6 8 2 L 2
17 Sat, Nov 16, 1996 @ New Jersey Devils L 3 6 6 9 2 L 3
18 Tue, Nov 19, 1996 Los Angeles Kings W 3 0 7 9 2 W 1
19 Sat, Nov 23, 1996 Philadelphia Flyers L 1 2 7 10 2 L 1
20 Mon, Nov 25, 1996 @ Montreal Canadiens L 2 4 7 11 2 L 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
21 Wed, Nov 27, 1996 Buffalo Sabres L 0 3 7 12 2 L 3
22 Fri, Nov 29, 1996 Dallas Stars L 1 2 7 13 2 L 4
23 Sat, Nov 30, 1996 Hartford Whalers L 3 6 7 14 2 L 5
24 Wed, Dec 4, 1996 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim L 1 3 7 15 2 L 6
25 Thu, Dec 5, 1996 @ Los Angeles Kings W 2 1 8 15 2 W 1
26 Sat, Dec 7, 1996 @ San Jose Sharks W 4 3 9 15 2 W 2
27 Thu, Dec 12, 1996 Edmonton Oilers T OT 2 2 9 15 3 T 1
28 Sat, Dec 14, 1996 New York Islanders W 4 1 10 15 3 W 1
29 Mon, Dec 16, 1996 @ Montreal Canadiens W 4 2 11 15 3 W 2
30 Wed, Dec 18, 1996 @ Buffalo Sabres L 3 5 11 16 3 L 1
31 Thu, Dec 19, 1996 @ Boston Bruins L 0 3 11 17 3 L 2
32 Sat, Dec 21, 1996 @ Hartford Whalers L OT 5 6 11 18 3 L 3
33 Mon, Dec 23, 1996 Washington Capitals L 1 3 11 19 3 L 4
34 Thu, Dec 26, 1996 Florida Panthers T OT 3 3 11 19 4 T 1
35 Sat, Dec 28, 1996 Montreal Canadiens T OT 4 4 11 19 5 T 2
36 Tue, Dec 31, 1996 New York Rangers W 4 2 12 19 5 W 1
37 Fri, Jan 3, 1997 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim W 3 2 13 19 5 W 2
38 Sat, Jan 4, 1997 @ Pittsburgh Penguins L 3 7 13 20 5 L 1
39 Mon, Jan 6, 1997 @ Ottawa Senators W 4 3 14 20 5 W 1
40 Wed, Jan 8, 1997 @ New York Rangers W 4 3 15 20 5 W 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
41 Thu, Jan 9, 1997 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 3 1 16 20 5 W 3
42 Sat, Jan 11, 1997 New York Islanders T OT 4 4 16 20 6 T 1
43 Mon, Jan 13, 1997 @ Chicago Blackhawks W 2 0 17 20 6 W 1
44 Wed, Jan 15, 1997 @ Colorado Avalanche L 2 4 17 21 6 L 1
45 Tue, Jan 21, 1997 Colorado Avalanche W OT 3 2 18 21 6 W 1
46 Sat, Jan 25, 1997 @ Florida Panthers L 2 3 18 22 6 L 1
47 Mon, Jan 27, 1997 @ Ottawa Senators L 3 5 18 23 6 L 2
48 Thu, Jan 30, 1997 Montreal Canadiens L 1 4 18 24 6 L 3
49 Sat, Feb 1, 1997 Boston Bruins L 0 3 18 25 6 L 4
50 Tue, Feb 4, 1997 @ Phoenix Coyotes W 2 0 19 25 6 W 1
51 Wed, Feb 5, 1997 @ Dallas Stars L 0 4 19 26 6 L 1
52 Sat, Feb 8, 1997 Buffalo Sabres L 1 3 19 27 6 L 2
53 Wed, Feb 12, 1997 @ Florida Panthers L 2 5 19 28 6 L 3
54 Fri, Feb 14, 1997 @ Washington Capitals L OT 4 5 19 29 6 L 4
55 Sat, Feb 15, 1997 Washington Capitals W 4 1 20 29 6 W 1
56 Mon, Feb 17, 1997 Detroit Red Wings T OT 3 3 20 29 7 T 1
57 Thu, Feb 20, 1997 Philadelphia Flyers W 5 2 21 29 7 W 1
58 Sat, Feb 22, 1997 New Jersey Devils W 3 1 22 29 7 W 2
59 Sun, Feb 23, 1997 San Jose Sharks W 4 3 23 29 7 W 3
60 Tue, Feb 25, 1997 St. Louis Blues W 3 2 24 29 7 W 4
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
61 Thu, Feb 27, 1997 @ Boston Bruins L 2 6 24 30 7 L 1
62 Sat, Mar 1, 1997 Florida Panthers W 2 0 25 30 7 W 1
63 Tue, Mar 4, 1997 @ New York Islanders W 6 3 26 30 7 W 2
64 Thu, Mar 6, 1997 Phoenix Coyotes L 0 5 26 31 7 L 1
65 Sat, Mar 8, 1997 Boston Bruins L 4 6 26 32 7 L 2
66 Sun, Mar 9, 1997 Calgary Flames W OT 2 1 27 32 7 W 1
67 Thu, Mar 13, 1997 New York Islanders L 0 3 27 33 7 L 1
68 Sat, Mar 15, 1997 Vancouver Canucks L 2 5 27 34 7 L 2
69 Sun, Mar 16, 1997 Toronto Maple Leafs L 1 3 27 35 7 L 3
70 Wed, Mar 19, 1997 @ Edmonton Oilers L 1 3 27 36 7 L 4
71 Fri, Mar 21, 1997 @ Calgary Flames W OT 4 3 28 36 7 W 1
72 Sat, Mar 22, 1997 @ Vancouver Canucks L 2 3 28 37 7 L 1
73 Tue, Mar 25, 1997 Ottawa Senators W 5 0 29 37 7 W 1
74 Thu, Mar 27, 1997 Hartford Whalers L 2 5 29 38 7 L 1
75 Sat, Mar 29, 1997 @ Florida Panthers T OT 1 1 29 38 8 T 1
76 Tue, Apr 1, 1997 @ Philadelphia Flyers T OT 1 1 29 38 9 T 2
77 Fri, Apr 4, 1997 @ New Jersey Devils L 0 3 29 39 9 L 1
78 Sat, Apr 5, 1997 @ New York Islanders W 3 2 30 39 9 W 1
79 Tue, Apr 8, 1997 New Jersey Devils T OT 2 2 30 39 10 T 1
80 Thu, Apr 10, 1997 Pittsburgh Penguins W 4 3 31 39 10 W 1
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
81 Fri, Apr 11, 1997 @ New York Rangers W 4 2 32 39 10 W 2
82 Sun, Apr 13, 1997 @ Hartford Whalers L 1 2 32 40 10 L 1