⚡ Away Lightning 11-17-3 before this game

5–6

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
TBL	3	1	1	0	5
HFD	1	2	2	1	6

Lightning at Whalers

Whalers beat Lightning 6–5 in overtime on December 21, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Dec 21, 1996 · 18:00 CST 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Glen Wesley

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Andrew Cassels

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Patrick Poulin

1 G, 2 A

5 shots

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Dino Ciccarelli PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:12

Unassisted

1–0

⚡ Brian Bradley 1st · 12:26

Assists: Dino Ciccarelli, Patrick Poulin

2–0

🐳 Steven Rice 1st · 13:06

Assists: Jeff O'Neill, Curtis Leschyshyn

2–1

⚡ John Cullen 1st · 18:59

Assists: Patrick Poulin, Dino Ciccarelli

3–1

2nd period

🐳 Glen Wesley PP 2nd · 01:32

Assists: Steven Rice

3–2

🐳 Geoff Sanderson Tying 2nd · 03:22

Assists: Andrew Cassels, Marek Malik

3–3

⚡ Patrick Poulin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:14

Assists: Chris Gratton, John Cullen

4–3

3rd period

🐳 Geoff Sanderson PP Tying 3rd · 03:31

Assists: Kevin Dineen, Andrew Cassels

4–4

⚡ Daymond Langkow Go-ahead 3rd · 08:21

Assists: Rob Zamuner, Chris Gratton

5–4

🐳 Andrew Cassels Tying 3rd · 09:18

Assists: Kevin Dineen, Glen Wesley

5–5

Overtime

🐳 Robert Kron Go-ahead OT · 02:11

Assists: Glen Wesley, Paul Ranheim

5–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL HFD🐳

32 Shots on goal 35

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

36 Penalty minutes 22

TBL shooting 15.6% (5/32) HFD shooting 17.1% (6/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Rick Tabaracci

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 38:49 TOI

Corey Schwab

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 23:22 TOI

🐳Whalers

Jason Muzzatti

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 62:11 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–3

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Whalers lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Whalers won

❓ TBL vs HFD, answered

Who won Lightning vs Whalers on December 21, 1996?

Whalers won 6–5 in overtime.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Whalers?

The final score was Lightning 5, Whalers 6, in overtime.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brian Bradley, Daymond Langkow, Dino Ciccarelli, John Cullen, Patrick Poulin.

Who scored for Whalers?

Geoff Sanderson (2), Andrew Cassels, Glen Wesley, Robert Kron, Steven Rice.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Rick Tabaracci made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Jason Muzzatti made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Lightning vs Whalers season series?

Whalers lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 19

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Dec 20

Also on December 21, 1996

Lightning season page Whalers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule