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Tampa Bay Lightning @ New York Islanders
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
TB
26-28-2
, 14-16-2 Away
6
26-28-2
, 14-16-2 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Lightning
TB
2
3
1
6
Islanders
NYI
1
1
1
3
New York Islanders
Islanders
NYI
21-31-2
, 14-15-1 Home
3
21-31-2
, 14-15-1 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
TB
NYI
Shots
28
31
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
15
15
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6:00 AM, 5 March 1997
Uniondale, NY
Attendance: 10,253
Referees:
Don Koharski
Linesmen:
Brian Murphy
Tim Nowak
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
TB leads 3-0-1
Lightning
6
Islanders
3
Game 1
23/10
Islanders
1
Lightning
4
Game 2
15/12
Islanders
4
Lightning
4
Game 3
12/1
Lightning
6
Islanders
3
Game 4
5/3
Islanders
3
Lightning
0
Game 5
14/3
Lightning
3
Islanders
2
Game 6
6/4
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