Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Thursday, December 19, 1996 · FleetCenter
Game summary
The Boston Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–0 on Thursday, December 19, 1996 at FleetCenter. The Lightning outshot the Bruins 34–25.
Goals came from Troy Mallette, Sheldon Kennedy and Trent McCleary.
Bill Ranford made 34 saves on 34 shots for the win; Rick Tabaracci stopped 22 of 25.
Scoring
2nd period
Troy Mallette (3)Don Sweeney (10)0–103:54 BOS
Sheldon Kennedy (2)Brett Harkins (8), Troy Mallette (4)0–207:30 BOS
3rd period
Trent McCleary (2)Andre Roy (2)0–311:11 BOS
Team stats
TBLBOS
3425
0%0%
0/40/5
4222
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:47 into the first period
Shawn Burr · tripping2 min - 8:59 into the first period
Trent McCleary · holding2 min - 11:20 into the second periodTrent McCleary · holding2 min
- 1:10 into the third periodRob DiMaio · slashing2 min
- 1:10 into the third periodRob DiMaio · fighting5 min
- 1:10 into the third periodDaymond Langkow · fighting5 min
- 3:57 into the third periodCory Cross · hooking2 min
- 5:48 into the third periodRudy Poeschek · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 8:50 into the third periodJeff Odgers · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 15:12 into the third periodBrantt Myhres · attempt to injure10 min
- 16:30 into the third periodTodd Elik · roughing2 min
- 16:30 into the third periodTodd Elik · roughing2 min
- 16:30 into the third periodRob Zamuner · roughing2 min
- 16:30 into the third periodRob Zamuner · roughing2 min
- 17:21 into the third periodRob DiMaio · fighting5 min
- 17:21 into the third periodRudy Poeschek · instigator2 min
- 17:21 into the third periodRudy Poeschek · fighting5 min
- 17:31 into the third periodRudy Poeschek · misconduct10 min
Season series
Tampa Bay Lightning
| 7Rob ZamunerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 10Paul BrousseauR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 11Shawn BurrL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12John CullenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 18Daymond LangkowC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Brian BradleyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 22Dino CiccarelliR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 25Allan EgelandC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 28Patrick PoulinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 29Alexander SelivanovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 74Brantt MyhresR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 77Chris GrattonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 2Bill HoulderD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 4Cory CrossD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Rudy PoeschekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27David ShawD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 44Roman HamrlikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 55Drew BannisterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Rick TabaracciG | L | 25 | 3 | .880 |
| 32Corey SchwabG | 0 | 0 | – |
Boston Bruins
| 29Troy MalletteL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 25Trent McClearyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 33Sheldon KennedyR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 49Andre RoyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 65Brett HarkinsL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 32Don SweeneyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 12Adam OatesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Jozef StumpelL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 19Rob DiMaioR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 20Todd ElikL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21Ted DonatoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 36Jeff OdgersR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 18Kyle McLarenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 38Jon RohloffD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 41Anders MyrvoldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 46Barry RichterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 47Mattias TimanderD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 48Steve StaiosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Bill RanfordG | W | 34 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 35Robbie TallasG | 0 | 0 | – |