5–2

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 29-35-9 before this game

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

Whalers at Lightning

Whalers beat Lightning 5–2 at AMALIE Arena on March 27, 1997.

🗓 Thu, Mar 27, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Steven Rice

2 G

5 shots · +2

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Andrew Cassels

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +3

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Kevin Dineen

1 G

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Steven Rice Go-ahead 1st · 01:00

Assists: Andrew Cassels

1–0

🐳 Steven Rice PP 1st · 07:48

Assists: Steve Chiasson, Nelson Emerson

2–0

🐳 Andrew Cassels 1st · 08:12

Assists: Geoff Sanderson, Curtis Leschyshyn

3–0

⚡ John Cullen PP 1st · 16:18

Assists: Dino Ciccarelli, Roman Hamrlik

3–1

3rd period

⚡ Mikael Andersson SH 3rd · 10:20

Assists: Bill Houlder, Jason Wiemer

3–2

🐳 Keith Primeau 3rd · 11:48

Assists: Robert Kron

4–2

🐳 Kevin Dineen Empty net 3rd · 18:49

Unassisted

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD TBL⚡

36 Shots on goal 42

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

26 Penalty minutes 36

HFD shooting 13.9% (5/36) TBL shooting 4.8% (2/42)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Rick Tabaracci

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:15 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Whalers lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

Dec 21, 1996

⚡TBL @ 🐳HFD

5–6 (OT) · Whalers won

❓ HFD vs TBL, answered

Who won Whalers vs Lightning on March 27, 1997?

Whalers won 5–2.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Lightning?

The final score was Whalers 5, Lightning 2.

Who scored for Whalers?

Steven Rice (2), Andrew Cassels, Keith Primeau, Kevin Dineen.

Who scored for Lightning?

John Cullen, Mikael Andersson.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Rick Tabaracci made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Lightning season series?

Whalers lead the season series 3–0 after 3 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Mar 25

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Mar 25

Also on March 27, 1997

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