Tampa Bay Lightning
at
Hartford Whalers
Dec 21, 1996 · Hartford Civic Center
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 32 | |
| 6 | 35 |
Decided in overtime.
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 10:12 | TBL | Dino Ciccarelli (16) PP | Unassisted | 1 - 0 |
| 12:26 | TBL | Brian Bradley (7) | Dino Ciccarelli (11), Patrick Poulin (8) | 2 - 0 |
| 13:06 | HFD | Steven Rice (9) | Jeff O'Neill (9), Curtis Leschyshyn (10) | 2 - 1 |
| 18:59 | TBL | John Cullen (8) | Patrick Poulin (9), Dino Ciccarelli (12) | 3 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:32 | HFD | Glen Wesley (2) PP | Steven Rice (7) | 3 - 2 |
| 03:22 | HFD | Geoff Sanderson (20) | Andrew Cassels (21), Marek Malik (3) | 3 - 3 |
| 06:14 | TBL | Patrick Poulin (6) PP | Chris Gratton (9), John Cullen (20) | 4 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 03:31 | HFD | Geoff Sanderson (21) PP | Kevin Dineen (14), Andrew Cassels (22) | 4 - 4 |
| 08:21 | TBL | Daymond Langkow (2) | Rob Zamuner (18), Chris Gratton (10) | 5 - 4 |
| 09:18 | HFD | Andrew Cassels (9) | Kevin Dineen (15), Glen Wesley (11) | 5 - 5 |
| Overtime | ||||
| 02:11 | HFD | Robert Kron (4) | Glen Wesley (12), Paul Ranheim (5) | 5 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:18 | TBL | Chris Gratton | High sticking | 2 |
| 03:18 | TBL | Chris Gratton | High sticking | 2 |
| 09:26 | HFD | Glen Featherstone | Roughing | 2 |
| 09:26 | HFD | Glen Featherstone | Roughing | 2 |
| 19:33 | HFD | Geoff Sanderson | Slashing | 2 |
| 19:33 | TBL | David Shaw | Cross checking | 2 |
| 19:48 | TBL | Drew Bannister | Interference obstruction | 2 |
| 20:00 | HFD | Kevin Dineen | Fighting | 5 |
| 20:00 | TBL | Cory Cross | Fighting | 5 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 05:00 | HFD | Marek Malik | Roughing | 2 |
| 12:43 | HFD | Adam Burt | Fighting | 5 |
| 12:43 | TBL | Allan Egeland | Fighting | 5 |
| 13:52 | TBL | Rudy Poeschek | Holding | 2 |
| 16:48 | TBL | Dino Ciccarelli | Interference obstruction | 2 |
| 19:12 | HFD | Robert Kron | Interference obstruction | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:04 | TBL | Cory Cross | Interference obstruction | 2 |
| 04:08 | TBL | Drew Bannister | Tripping | 2 |
| 04:08 | TBL | Drew Bannister | Misconduct | 10 |
| 05:40 | HFD | Kevin Dineen | Interference goalkeeper | 2 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 37 | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 77 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 17 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 29 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 36 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 40 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 43 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 55 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | L | 22 | 19 | 3 | 38:49 | |
| 35 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 23:22 |
Hartford Whalers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 92 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | W | 32 | 27 | 5 | 62:11 |