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1996–97 Tampa Bay Lightning season

National Hockey League team season

National Hockey League team season

FieldValue
LeagueNHL
Season1996–97
year1996
TeamTampa Bay Lightning
Record32–40–10
HomeRecord15–18–8
RoadRecord17–22–2
ConferenceEastern
ConferenceRank11th
DivisionAtlantic
DivisionRank6th
GoalsFor217
GoalsAgainst247
GeneralManagerPhil Esposito
CoachTerry Crisp
CaptainPaul Ysebaert
ArenaIce Palace
Attendance17,442
MinorLeagueAdirondack Red Wings
GoalsLeaderDino Ciccarelli (35)
AssistsLeaderJohn Cullen (37)
PointsLeaderChris Gratton (62)
PIMLeaderChris Gratton (201)
PlusMinusLeaderBill Houlder (+16)
WinsLeaderRick Tabaracci (20)
GAALeaderRick Tabaracci (2.75)

The 1996–97 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the Lightning's fifth season of operation. The Lightning were unable to qualify for the playoffs despite making their first playoff appearance the previous year and losing to the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round.

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||October 5, 1996||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) ||1–0–0 || |- |2||October 11, 1996||2–6 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1996–97) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 12, 1996||7–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) ||2–1–0 || |- |4||October 15, 1996||4–0 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) ||3–1–0 || |- |5||October 20, 1996||5–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1996–97) ||4–1–0 || |- |6||October 22, 1996||6–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1996–97) ||5–1–0 || |- |7||October 24, 1996||2–5 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1996–97) ||5–2–0 || |- |8||October 26, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1996–97) ||5–3–0 || |- |9||October 29, 1996||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) ||5–3–1 || |- |10||October 31, 1996||3–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) ||5–4–1 ||

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Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
    • = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.*
    • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.*
No.PlayerPosRegular seasonGPGAPts+/-PIM
77C82303262−28201
22RW77352560−11116
12C70183755−1495
7LW82173350356
44D79122840−2957
11LW741421355106
29RW69151833−361
18C79151328135
28C73121426−1656
2D79421251630
19C3571724216
34LW705141918
15C395121714
55D6441317−2144
24C639514−13134
27D5711011172
9C342810210
4D72459695
5D591782108
20RW60066−3120
6D13055016
74RW473141136
23LW7123−40
92C16123−112
17LW17202−44
8D13011−434
32G3101110
31G5501112
10RW6000−40
25C4000−35
93G60002
26D21000−313
35G50000
6D15000−98

Goaltending

    • = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.*
No.PlayerRegular seasonGPWLTSAGAGAASV%SOTOI
31Rick Tabaracci552025614151382.75.90243012
32Corey Schwab3111121719743.04.89721462
93Daren Puppa6112150142.59.9070325
35Derek Wilkinson502172124.26.8330169

Awards and records

Awards

TypeAward/honorRecipientRefLeague
(in-season)
[NHL All-Star Game](1997-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selectionDino Ciccarelli
NHL Rookie of the MonthDaymond Langkow (February)

Milestones

MilestonePlayerDateRefFirst game
Brent PetersonNovember 2, 1996

Draft picks

Tampa Bay's draft picks at the 1996 NHL entry draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Round#PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
116Mario LarocqueHull Olympiques (QMJHL)
369Curtis TiplerRegina Pats (WHL)
5125Jason RobinsonNiagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
6152Nikolai IgnatovCSKA Moscow (Russia)
6157Xavier DelisleGranby Predateurs (QMJHL)
7179Pavel KubinaHC Vitkovice (Czech Republic)

Notes

References

References

  1. "1996-97 Tampa Bay Lightning Schedule".
  2. "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)".
  3. "1997 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
  4. (March 2, 1997). "Bruins Let Oates Have His Way {{!}} The Spokesman-Review".
  5. "1996-97 NHL Debuts".
  6. "1996 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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