3–4

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 22-27-9 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
SJS	2	1	0	3
TBL	0	3	1	4

Sharks at Lightning

Lightning beat Sharks 4–3 at AMALIE Arena on February 23, 1997.

🗓 Sun, Feb 23, 1997 · 14:00 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Jason Wiemer

2 G

5 shots · +2

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Dino Ciccarelli

2 A

5 shots · +3

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Daymond Langkow

2 A

2 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Owen Nolan Go-ahead 1st · 06:10

Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Jeff Friesen

1–0

🦈 Chris Tancill 1st · 14:53

Assists: Stephen Guolla, Bernie Nicholls

2–0

2nd period

🦈 Owen Nolan 2nd · 11:33

Assists: Viktor Kozlov

3–0

⚡ Jason Wiemer 2nd · 12:35

Assists: David Shaw, Daymond Langkow

3–1

⚡ Roman Hamrlik 2nd · 14:43

Assists: Shawn Burr, Dino Ciccarelli

3–2

⚡ Jason Wiemer Tying 2nd · 17:52

Assists: John Cullen, Dino Ciccarelli

3–3

3rd period

⚡ Brantt Myhres Go-ahead 3rd · 13:04

Assists: Rob Zamuner, Daymond Langkow

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS TBL⚡

26 Shots on goal 33

15 Penalty minutes 15

SJS shooting 11.5% (3/26) TBL shooting 12.1% (4/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Kelly Hrudey

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:33 TOI

⚡Lightning

Rick Tabaracci

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 20:00 TOI

Corey Schwab

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 40:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 24-32-3 (41% win rate, 59 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 22-27-9 (38% win rate, 58 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ SJS vs TBL, answered

Who won Sharks vs Lightning on February 23, 1997?

Lightning won 4–3.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Lightning?

The final score was Sharks 3, Lightning 4.

Who scored for Sharks?

Owen Nolan (2), Chris Tancill.

Who scored for Lightning?

Jason Wiemer (2), Brantt Myhres, Roman Hamrlik.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Rick Tabaracci made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Lightning season series?

Lightning 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

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Feb 20

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Feb 22

Also on February 23, 1997

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