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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres Box Score: December 18, 1996

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Tampa Bay Lightning

3

11-16-3

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5

16-14-2

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December 18, 1996

Arena: Marine Midland Arena

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
09:42	BUF		Derek Plante (13)	Michal Grošek, Mike Wilson
16:27	BUF		Dixon Ward (5)	Anatoli Semenov, Rob Ray
2nd Period
03:33	BUF		Jason Dawe (8)	Alexei Zhitnik
07:32	TBL		Roman Hamrlík (5)	Brian Bradley, Brantt Myhres
12:01	TBL		Dino Ciccarelli (15)	Daymond Langkow
3rd Period
01:38	BUF		Derek Plante (14)	Mike Wilson, Michal Grošek
15:10	TBL		Drew Bannister (3)	Chris Gratton, John Cullen
19:05	BUF	EN	Matthew Barnaby (8)	Dominik Hašek

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
16:42	TBL	Cory Cross	Holding	2 min
2nd Period
08:54	TBL	Cory Cross	Holding the stick	2 min
15:03	BUF	Richard Šmehlík	Holding - Obstruction	2 min
3rd Period
05:35	BUF	Bob Boughner	Holding	2 min
13:06	BUF	Donald Audette	Hooking	2 min

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Drew Bannister	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
2	Brian Bradley	0	1	1	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Paul Brousseau	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Shawn Burr	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Dino Ciccarelli	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
6	Cory Cross	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
7	John Cullen	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
8	Chris Gratton	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
9	Roman Hamrlík	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	4	25.0
10	Bill Houlder	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
11	Daymond Langkow	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
12	Brantt Myhres	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Rudy Poeschek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
14	Patrick Poulin	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
15	Alexander Selivanov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
16	Igor Ulanov	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Craig Wolanin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
18	Rob Zamuner	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
19	Rick Tabaracci	0	0	0		0	0	0	0					59:55
	TOTAL	3	5	8		4	3	0	0		32	9.4

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Rick Tabaracci	L	4	24	20	.833	0	0	59:55
2	Empty Net		1	1	0	.000	0	0

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Donald Audette	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
2	Matthew Barnaby	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
3	Bob Boughner	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	Randy Burridge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
5	Jason Dawe	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
6	Garry Galley	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Michal Grošek	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
8	Brian Holzinger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Brad May	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
10	Michael Peca	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
11	Derek Plante	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	1	3	66.7
12	Rob Ray	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Anatoli Semenov	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	Darryl Shannon	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
15	Richard Šmehlík	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
16	Dixon Ward	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
17	Mike Wilson	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
18	Alexei Zhitnik	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
19	Dominik Hašek	0	1	1		0	0	0	0					59:58
	TOTAL	5	8	13		6	5	0	0		25	20.0

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Dominik Hašek	W	3	32	29	.906	0	0	59:58

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