Tampa Bay Lightning vs San Jose Sharks
Regular season · Friday, March 1, 1996 · San Jose Arena
Game summary
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the San Jose Sharks 7–3 on Friday, March 1, 1996 at San Jose Arena. The Lightning outshot the Sharks 34–23.
Brian Bellows scored a hat trick and Jason Wiemer scored a hat trick. Kevin Miller, Owen Nolan, Jeff Odgers and John Tucker also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Brian Bellows (16)Unassisted1–003:32 TBL- Brian Bellows (17)Roman Hamrlik (40), Bill Houlder (17)2–005:24 TBL ·
Jason Wiemer (5)Brian Bellows (20), Brian Bradley (47)3–015:19 TBL · 
Kevin Miller (22)Tom Pederson (3), Owen Nolan (30)3–116:20 SJS ·
2nd period
Owen Nolan (25)Chris Tancill (13), Kevin Miller (17)3–203:10 SJS · 
Jeff Odgers (9)Ray Sheppard (19), Jayson More (6)3–307:51 SJS- Jason Wiemer (6)Chris Gratton (12)4–308:21 TBL
- Jason Wiemer (7)Unassisted5–312:09 TBL
3rd period
- Brian Bellows (18)Chris Gratton (13)6–308:23 TBL
John Tucker (2)Adrian Plavsic (2), Cory Cross (12)7–311:22 TBL
Team stats
TBLSJS
3423
0%0%
2/31/3
1536
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:19 into the first period
Shean Donovan · interference goalkeeper2 min - 15:00 into the first periodJim Kyte · fighting5 min
- 15:00 into the first periodJim Kyte · game misconduct10 min
- 15:00 into the first periodJeff Odgers · fighting5 min
- 15:00 into the first period
Chris Gratton · fighting5 min - 18:45 into the first periodRoman Hamrlik · throwing equipment2 min
- 1:33 into the second periodBrian Bellows · hooking obstruction2 min
- 16:55 into the second periodShean Donovan · roughing2 min
- 16:55 into the second periodJason Wiemer · roughing2 min
- 10:49 into the third periodOwen Nolan · misconduct10 min
- 10:49 into the third periodJeff Friesen · slashing2 min
- 10:49 into the third periodChris Gratton · cross checking2 min
- 17:11 into the third periodAdrian Plavsic · cross checking2 min
Season series
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