Tampa Bay Lightning

The Tampa Bay Lightning were 32-40-10 in 1996-97. They finished 6th in the Atlantic Division and 11th in the Eastern Conference.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sun 4/13	@	HFD	L 1-2
Fri 4/11	@	NYR	W 4-2
Thu 4/10	vs	PIT	W 4-3
Tue 4/8	vs	NJD	T 2-2
Sat 4/5	@	NYI	W 3-2

Team Leaders

See roster

GOALS

Ciccarelli

ASSISTS

Cullen

+/-

+16

Houlder

1996-97 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PTS	DIFF
Devils	45	23	14	104	49
Flyers	45	24	13	103	57
Panthers	35	28	19	89	20
Rangers	38	34	10	86	27
Capitals	33	40	9	75	-17
Lightning	32	40	10	74	-30
Islanders	29	41	12	70	-10

Latest Tampa Bay Lightning News

Lightning beat the Capitals 3-1 in home opener

Oct 4, 2026
Igor Shesterkin becomes first Rangers goalie to score in 5-1 win over Lightning in home opener

Oct 2, 2026
Lightning captain Victor Hedman feels energized as he resumes his NHL career

Oct 1, 2026

1996-97 Stats

See stats

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
Team	82	32	40	10	74	.451	217	247	-30	13.8	84.8	31.39	8.4	28.84	.896
Team Rank		17th	18th	14th	20th	20th	22nd	16th	21st	24th	8th	5th	25th	17th	20th

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NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

4

Bouchard

4

Schmaltz

4

Cotter

Assists Leaders

7

McDavid

5

Hronek

5

Eichel

Points Leaders

9

McDavid

8

Bouchard

6

Pettersson

Hits Leaders

19

Pettersson

16

Pospisil

15

Weegar

Blocks Leaders

17

Hronek

13

Gavrikov

12

Murphy

Wins Leaders

2

Shesterkin

2

Askarov

2

Dostal

Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Hofer

1.00

Cossa

1.00

Daccord

Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Hofer

.968

Sorokin

.966

Daccord

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

7.00

6.50

5.67

Goals Against Rankings

1.00

1.50

Power Play Rankings

66.7

57.1

50.0

Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

1-0

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

0-3

0-2

0-3

0-2

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	2	1	0	4	1
Panthers	1	0	2	4	-1
Canadiens	1	0	1	3	0
Senators	1	0	0	2	1
Sabres	1	1	0	2	-2
Lightning	1	1	0	2	-2
Maple Leafs	1	2	0	2	-1
Red Wings	0	2	0	0	-3
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Rangers	3	1	0	6	5
Penguins	2	0	0	4	8
Hurricanes	1	1	1	3	-3
Islanders	1	1	0	2	5
Capitals	1	1	0	2	1
Blue Jackets	1	1	0	2	0
Devils	1	1	0	2	-5
Flyers	0	1	2	2	-9

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	2	0	0	4	9
Wild	2	0	0	4	5
Mammoth	2	1	0	4	7
Jets	1	0	1	3	0
Blues	1	1	0	2	-1
Predators	1	1	0	2	-1
Stars	0	2	0	0	-5
Blackhawks	0	3	0	0	-10
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	2	0	1	5	3
Ducks	2	0	0	4	2
Sharks	2	0	0	4	2
Kraken	2	1	0	4	8
Golden Knights	2	1	0	4	3
Canucks	2	2	0	4	1
Kings	0	1	1	1	-5
Flames	0	3	0	0	-13