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Tampa Bay Lightning, 1997-98
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Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference
1997-98 record
| League rank | GP | Record | Points | Points % | Goals for | Goals against | Diff | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 82 | 17-55-10 | 44 | 0.268 | 151 | 269 | -118 | 11-23-7 | 6-32-3 |
Records are wins, then losses, then ties.
Roster
Everyone who played for the team this season, with their stats in those games.
| Skater | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | 82 | 13 | 27 | 40 | -43 | 32 | 145 | 41 | |
| R | 68 | 16 | 22 | 38 | -37 | 34 | 175 | 24 | |
| R | 70 | 16 | 19 | 35 | -38 | 85 | 206 | 37 | |
| L | 77 | 14 | 12 | 26 | -31 | 41 | 126 | 62 | |
| C | 69 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -9 | 62 | 156 | 55 | |
| R | 26 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -7 | 36 | 71 | 3 | |
| R | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 42 | 104 | 13 | |
| C | 67 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 132 | 106 | 83 | |
| R | 72 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 29 | 105 | 24 | |
| D | 37 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -18 | 22 | 86 | 46 | |
| R | 35 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 89 | 44 | 47 | |
| D | 78 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 110 | 91 | 81 | |
| C | 35 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -11 | 22 | 29 | 26 | |
| D | 37 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -25 | 26 | 41 | 15 | |
| D | 74 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -24 | 77 | 72 | 119 | |
| D | 45 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 85 | 32 | 92 | |
| L | 44 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 19 | 49 | 34 | |
| D | 60 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -23 | 41 | 76 | 125 | |
| C | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 6 | 24 | 10 | |
| D | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 43 | 20 | 38 | |
| D | 29 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -21 | 17 | 46 | 40 | |
| R | 28 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 13 | |
| L | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 16 | 44 | 14 | |
| L | 19 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 2 | 15 | 18 | |
| R | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 71 | 26 | 31 | |
| D | 44 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 122 | 21 | 91 | |
| D | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 22 | 17 | 45 | |
| L | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 7 | 14 | 8 | |
| L | 54 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 166 | 14 | 53 | |
| D | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 22 | 8 | 24 | |
| C | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 15 | 17 | 13 | |
| L | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -9 | 58 | 19 | 16 | |
| D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 12 | 12 | 15 | |
| R | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 8 | |
| C | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 10 | 12 | 16 | |
| R | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 15 | 47 | |
| D | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -10 | 8 | 17 | 20 | |
| C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 12 | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 45 | 7 | 22 | |
| L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 975 | 873 | 102 | 0.895 | |
| 26 | 660 | 594 | 66 | 0.900 | |
| 16 | 370 | 330 | 40 | 0.892 | |
| 13 | 210 | 180 | 30 | 0.857 | |
| 8 | 148 | 131 | 17 | 0.885 |
Results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Shots for | Shots against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 1998 | vs FLA | T 2-2 (OT) | 35 | 21 |
| Apr 16, 1998 | @ NYI | L 0-4 | 25 | 24 |
| Apr 15, 1998 | @ PIT | L 1-5 | 18 | 30 |
| Apr 13, 1998 | vs OTT | L 2-3 | 29 | 24 |
| Apr 11, 1998 | vs DAL | L 1-5 | 25 | 27 |
| Apr 8, 1998 | vs PHI | L 1-6 | 16 | 37 |
| Apr 6, 1998 | vs NYI | L 0-3 | 26 | 25 |
| Apr 4, 1998 | vs PIT | L 1-4 | 21 | 27 |
| Apr 2, 1998 | @ WSH | L 1-4 | 25 | 28 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | @ NYI | L 0-4 | 25 | 28 |
| Mar 30, 1998 | @ NYR | W 3-1 | 20 | 24 |
| Mar 28, 1998 | @ MTL | L 2-8 | 18 | 29 |
| Mar 26, 1998 | @ STL | L 2-3 | 19 | 23 |
| Mar 25, 1998 | vs MTL | L 1-2 (OT) | 21 | 35 |
| Mar 21, 1998 | vs FLA | W 5-1 | 30 | 36 |
| Mar 18, 1998 | vs VAN | W 4-2 | 23 | 35 |
| Mar 16, 1998 | @ BOS | L 3-4 (OT) | 22 | 27 |
| Mar 14, 1998 | vs CHI | W 1-0 | 21 | 37 |
| Mar 11, 1998 | vs EDM | L 0-2 | 20 | 32 |
| Mar 9, 1998 | @ COL | W 2-1 | 21 | 19 |
| Mar 7, 1998 | @ VAN | L 2-5 | 30 | 25 |
| Mar 4, 1998 | @ EDM | L 2-4 | 28 | 24 |
| Mar 3, 1998 | @ CGY | L 1-2 | 26 | 23 |
| Feb 28, 1998 | vs WSH | W 5-2 | 22 | 37 |
| Feb 26, 1998 | vs NJD | L 1-4 | 22 | 34 |
| Feb 25, 1998 | @ WSH | W 4-3 | 18 | 33 |
| Feb 7, 1998 | @ WSH | W 4-3 | 22 | 34 |
| Feb 5, 1998 | vs DET | L 4-5 | 28 | 31 |
| Feb 4, 1998 | @ CAR | T 3-3 (OT) | 24 | 44 |
| Feb 2, 1998 | vs BUF | L 3-7 | 38 | 32 |
| Jan 31, 1998 | @ FLA | L 0-2 | 27 | 33 |
| Jan 28, 1998 | vs CAR | L 2-3 | 30 | 35 |
| Jan 26, 1998 | @ OTT | L 1-2 | 27 | 32 |
| Jan 24, 1998 | @ TOR | L 2-5 | 17 | 32 |
| Jan 23, 1998 | @ BUF | L 1-4 | 36 | 36 |
| Jan 21, 1998 | vs WSH | L 2-3 (OT) | 26 | 30 |
| Jan 14, 1998 | vs NYI | L 1-7 | 22 | 34 |
| Jan 12, 1998 | vs MTL | L 3-6 | 25 | 31 |
| Jan 11, 1998 | vs PHI | L 2-5 | 37 | 34 |
| Jan 9, 1998 | @ NJD | L 1-4 | 18 | 27 |
| Jan 7, 1998 | vs TOR | L 2-5 | 36 | 27 |
| Jan 3, 1998 | vs ANA | L 1-4 | 25 | 37 |
| Jan 2, 1998 | vs FLA | T 2-2 (OT) | 28 | 27 |
| Dec 31, 1997 | vs NYR | W 2-0 | 24 | 23 |
| Dec 29, 1997 | vs SJS | W 2-1 | 20 | 30 |
| Dec 27, 1997 | vs BOS | L 1-3 | 25 | 22 |
| Dec 23, 1997 | @ NYR | L 1-4 | 30 | 33 |
| Dec 22, 1997 | vs STL | T 2-2 (OT) | 30 | 22 |
| Dec 20, 1997 | vs NYR | T 2-2 (OT) | 32 | 41 |
| Dec 17, 1997 | vs BOS | W 2-0 | 16 | 31 |
| Dec 16, 1997 | @ PIT | T 1-1 (OT) | 36 | 20 |
| Dec 14, 1997 | @ PHI | L 0-3 | 20 | 31 |
| Dec 13, 1997 | @ OTT | W 3-1 | 22 | 23 |
| Dec 10, 1997 | @ DAL | L 0-3 | 12 | 27 |
| Dec 6, 1997 | @ NJD | L 2-4 | 22 | 40 |
| Dec 5, 1997 | @ BUF | L 0-4 | 38 | 18 |
| Dec 3, 1997 | vs PHX | W 2-1 | 19 | 27 |
| Nov 29, 1997 | vs PHI | T 3-3 (OT) | 26 | 35 |
| Nov 28, 1997 | @ CAR | L 0-2 | 27 | 17 |
| Nov 26, 1997 | vs COL | T 3-3 (OT) | 30 | 38 |
| Nov 22, 1997 | vs CGY | W 4-3 | 21 | 23 |
| Nov 19, 1997 | vs NYR | W 6-3 | 31 | 24 |
| Nov 17, 1997 | @ MTL | L 1-4 | 26 | 27 |
| Nov 16, 1997 | @ PHI | L 2-3 | 21 | 27 |
| Nov 14, 1997 | vs NYI | L 1-4 | 34 | 18 |
| Nov 11, 1997 | @ PHX | L 2-5 | 23 | 28 |
| Nov 8, 1997 | @ SJS | L 1-3 | 37 | 25 |
| Nov 6, 1997 | @ LAK | L 2-5 | 36 | 30 |
| Nov 5, 1997 | @ ANA | L 2-5 | 34 | 20 |
| Oct 29, 1997 | vs OTT | L 2-5 | 25 | 31 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | vs LAK | L 1-3 | 31 | 23 |
| Oct 24, 1997 | @ NYR | L 3-4 | 27 | 31 |
| Oct 23, 1997 | @ BOS | T 2-2 (OT) | 27 | 26 |
| Oct 21, 1997 | @ PHI | L 1-7 | 18 | 29 |
| Oct 18, 1997 | @ NJD | L 0-5 | 27 | 29 |
| Oct 17, 1997 | vs PIT | L 1-4 | 22 | 27 |
| Oct 15, 1997 | @ FLA | L 1-2 | 26 | 27 |
| Oct 10, 1997 | @ DET | L 0-3 | 29 | 36 |
| Oct 9, 1997 | @ CHI | W 4-1 | 25 | 25 |
| Oct 5, 1997 | vs BUF | T 1-1 (OT) | 31 | 37 |
| Oct 3, 1997 | vs NJD | L 3-4 | 21 | 27 |
| Oct 1, 1997 | vs CAR | W 4-2 | 27 | 29 |