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1995–96 Tampa Bay Lightning season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1995–96 |
| year | 1995 |
| Team | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Record | 38–32–12 |
| HomeRecord | 22–14–5 |
| RoadRecord | 16–18–7 |
| Conference | Eastern |
| ConferenceRank | 8th |
| Division | Atlantic |
| DivisionRank | 5th |
| GoalsFor | 238 |
| GoalsAgainst | 248 |
| GeneralManager | Phil Esposito |
| Coach | Terry Crisp |
| Captain | Paul Ysebaert |
| Arena | ThunderDome |
| Attendance | 18,880 |
| MinorLeague | Atlanta Knights |
| Nashville Knights | |
| GoalsLeader | Alexander Selivanov (31) |
| AssistsLeader | Brian Bradley (56) |
| PointsLeader | Brian Bradley (79) |
| PIMLeader | Enrico Ciccone (258) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Rob Zamuner (+11) |
| WinsLeader | Daren Puppa (29) |
| GAALeader | Daren Puppa (2.46) |
Nashville Knights The 1995–96 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the Lightning fourth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Lightning finished with a record of 38-32-12 and qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
It would also be the Lightning's third and final season in the ThunderDome before moving into their next and current home, the Ice Palace.
Regular season
The Lightning tied the New York Rangers and the Ottawa Senators for fewest short-handed goals scored (6).
Final standings
Playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
(1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (8) Tampa Bay Lightning
The series opened up in Philadelphia. The Flyers won Game 1 7–3, but the Lightning rebounded in Game 2 by a 2–1 overtime win. Games 3 and 4 were in Tampa Bay. The Lightning won again in overtime in Game 3, but this time, by a score of 5–4. However, the series was tied up at 2-2 thanks to Philadelphia's 4–1 win in Game 4. The series shifted back to Philadelphia, where the Flyers won 4-1 again in Game 5. In Game 6, Philadelphia won 6-1 and won the series 4–2.
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||October 7, 1995||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1995–96) ||0–0–1 || |- |2||October 12, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||1–0–1 || |- |3||October 14, 1995||0–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||1–1–1 || |- |4||October 15, 1995||4–7 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||1–2–1 || |- |5||October 17, 1995||2–5 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) ||1–3–1 || |- |6||October 19, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) ||2–3–1 || |- |7||October 21, 1995||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||2–3–2 || |- |8||October 26, 1995||4–4 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1995–96) ||2–3–3 || |- |9||October 28, 1995||2–4 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||2–4–3 || |- |10||October 31, 1995||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||2–4–4 ||
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Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 16, 1996 || 3–7 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers || Flyers lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 18, 1996 || 2–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers || Series tied 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 21, 1996 || 5–4 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers || Lightning lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 23, 1996 || 1–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers || Series tied 2–2 || |- | 5 || April 25, 1996 || 1–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers || Flyers lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || April 27, 1996 || 1–6 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers || Flyers win 4–2 ||
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.*
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | C | 75 | 23 | 56 | 79 | −11 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −5 | 6 | |||
| 44 | D | 82 | 16 | 49 | 65 | −24 | 103 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | |||
| 29 | RW | 79 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 3 | 93 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 85 | W | 67 | 22 | 30 | 52 | −25 | 68 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |||
| 12 | C | 76 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 1 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 23 | LW | 79 | 23 | 26 | 49 | −14 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 4 | |||
| 77 | C | 82 | 17 | 21 | 38 | −13 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 27 | |||
| 7 | LW | 72 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −1 | 10 | |||
| 15 | C | 55 | 16 | 15 | 31 | −19 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 0 | |||
| 11 | LW | 81 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 119 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 2 | D | 61 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 34 | LW | 64 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | C | 66 | 9 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 81 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 28 | |||
| 4 | D | 75 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 22 | |||
| 22 | C | 73 | 8 | 4 | 12 | −6 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 | |||
| 27 | D | 66 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 4 | |||
| 95 | D | 45 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −10 | 108 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 20 | |||
| 14 | C | 63 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | |||
| 39 | D | 55 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −4 | 258 | |||||||||
| 20 | RW | 57 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −2 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| 5 | D | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 15 | |||
| 6 | D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
| 5 | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 18 | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 28 | C | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 93 | G | 57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 30 | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 18 | |||||||||
| 25 | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 28 | D | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 24 | |||||||||
| 21 | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 7 | |||||||||
| 26 | D | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | 13 | |||||||||
| 1 | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 35 | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goaltending
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.*
| No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | Daren Puppa | 57 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 1605 | 131 | 2.46 | .918 | 5 | 3189 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 86 | 14 | 4.85 | .837 | 0 | 173 | ||
| 1 | Jeff Reese | 19 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 464 | 54 | 3.26 | .884 | 0 | 994 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 12 | 3.64 | .880 | 0 | 198 | ||
| 30 | Jean-Claude Bergeron | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 250 | 42 | 4.23 | .832 | 0 | 595 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 35 | Derek Wilkinson | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 105 | 15 | 4.50 | .857 | 0 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in-season) | ||||
| [NHL All-Star Game](1996-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection | Roman Hamrlik |
Records
The Tampa Bay Lightning tied its team record worst defeat from 1993, 2–9 against the Vancouver Canucks.
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game | 1,000th game played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gavey | October 7, 1995 | ||||
| Daymond Langkow | |||||
| Derek Wilkinson | November 8, 1995 | ||||
| Drew Bannister | November 12, 1995 | ||||
| Allan Egeland | January 22, 1996 | ||||
| Jeff Toms | February 13, 1996 | ||||
| Brian Bellows | January 31, 1996 |
Draft picks
Tampa Bay's draft picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| 1 | 5 | Daymond Langkow | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | |
| 2 | 30 | Mike McBain | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | |
| 3 | 56 | Shane Willis | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | |
| 5 | 108 | Konstantin Golokhvastov | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) | |
| 6 | 134 | Eduard Pershin | Moscow Dynamo (Russia) | |
| 7 | 160 | Cory Murphy | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | |
| 8 | 186 | Joe Cardarelli | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | |
| 9 | 212 | Zac Bierk | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
References
References
- "1995-96 NHL Summary".
- "1995-96 Tampa Bay Lightning Schedule".
- "1996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
- "1995-96 NHL Debuts".
- (January 31, 1996). "TONIGHT: LIGHTNING VS. PENGUINS".
- "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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