1995–96 Tampa Bay Lightning season
The 1995–96 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the Lightning fourth season of operation in the National Hockey League. The Lightning finished with a record of 38-32-12 and qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
1995–96 Tampa Bay Lightning | |
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Division | 5th Atlantic |
1995–96 record | 38–32–12 |
Goals for | 238 |
Goals against | 248 |
Team information | |
Coach | Terry Crisp |
Captain | Paul Ysebaert |
It would also be the Lightning's third and final season in the Thunderdome before moving into their next and current home, the Ice Palace.
Regular season
The Lightning tied the New York Rangers and the Ottawa Senators for fewest short-handed goals scored (6).[1]
Final standings
No. | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 282 | 208 | 103 |
2 | New York Rangers | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 272 | 237 | 96 |
3 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 254 | 234 | 92 |
4 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 234 | 204 | 89 |
5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 238 | 248 | 88 |
6 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 215 | 202 | 86 |
7 | New York Islanders | 82 | 22 | 50 | 10 | 229 | 315 | 54 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philadelphia Flyers | ATL | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 282 | 208 | 103 |
2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NE | 82 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 362 | 284 | 102 |
3 | New York Rangers | ATL | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 272 | 237 | 96 |
4 | Florida Panthers | ATL | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 254 | 234 | 92 |
5 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 282 | 269 | 91 |
6 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 265 | 248 | 90 |
7 | Washington Capitals | ATL | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 234 | 204 | 89 |
8 | Tampa Bay Lightning | ATL | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 238 | 248 | 88 |
9 | New Jersey Devils | ATL | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 215 | 202 | 86 |
10 | Hartford Whalers | NE | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 237 | 259 | 77 |
11 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 247 | 262 | 73 |
12 | New York Islanders | ATL | 82 | 22 | 50 | 10 | 229 | 315 | 54 |
13 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 18 | 59 | 5 | 191 | 291 | 41 |
Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast
bold – Qualified for playoffs
Game log
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | T | October 7, 1995 | 3–3 OT | Calgary Flames (1995–96) | 0–0–1 |
2 | W | October 12, 1995 | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) | 1–0–1 |
3 | L | October 14, 1995 | 0–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) | 1–1–1 |
4 | L | October 15, 1995 | 4–7 | Ottawa Senators (1995–96) | 1–2–1 |
5 | L | October 17, 1995 | 2–5 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) | 1–3–1 |
6 | W | October 19, 1995 | 4–1 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) | 2–3–1 |
7 | T | October 21, 1995 | 3–3 OT | @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) | 2–3–2 |
8 | T | October 26, 1995 | 4–4 OT | New York Rangers (1995–96) | 2–3–3 |
9 | L | October 28, 1995 | 2–4 | Washington Capitals (1995–96) | 2–4–3 |
10 | T | October 31, 1995 | 2–2 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) | 2–4–4 |
11 | L | November 1, 1995 | 0–10 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) | 2–5–4 |
12 | W | November 3, 1995 | 5–3 | New York Islanders (1995–96) | 3–5–4 |
13 | L | November 5, 1995 | 1–4 | @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) | 3–6–4 |
14 | L | November 8, 1995 | 4–5 | @ New York Rangers (1995–96) | 3–7–4 |
15 | L | November 10, 1995 | 3–4 OT | Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) | 3–8–4 |
16 | L | November 12, 1995 | 4–6 | Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) | 3–9–4 |
17 | W | November 14, 1995 | 5–3 | Boston Bruins (1995–96) | 4–9–4 |
18 | L | November 16, 1995 | 4–5 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) | 4–10–4 |
19 | W | November 18, 1995 | 5–4 OT | Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) | 5–10–4 |
20 | W | November 22, 1995 | 3–1 | New Jersey Devils (1995–96) | 6–10–4 |
21 | W | November 24, 1995 | 2–1 | @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) | 7–10–4 |
22 | W | November 25, 1995 | 2–1 | @ New York Islanders (1995–96) | 8–10–4 |
23 | W | November 27, 1995 | 2–0 | Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) | 9–10–4 |
24 | T | November 29, 1995 | 2–2 OT | Hartford Whalers (1995–96) | 9–10–5 |
25 | L | December 1, 1995 | 1–5 | @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) | 9–11–5 |
26 | L | December 3, 1995 | 4–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) | 9–12–5 |
27 | W | December 6, 1995 | 2–1 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) | 10–12–5 |
28 | W | December 8, 1995 | 3–1 | Boston Bruins (1995–96) | 11–12–5 |
29 | W | December 11, 1995 | 6–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) | 12–12–5 |
30 | W | December 13, 1995 | 3–2 | @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) | 13–12–5 |
31 | L | December 14, 1995 | 0–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) | 13–13–5 |
32 | L | December 16, 1995 | 2–7 | Florida Panthers (1995–96) | 13–14–5 |
33 | W | December 19, 1995 | 6–3 | Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) | 14–14–5 |
34 | T | December 21, 1995 | 2–2 OT | New Jersey Devils (1995–96) | 14–14–6 |
35 | L | December 23, 1995 | 5–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) | 14–15–6 |
36 | W | December 28, 1995 | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) | 15–15–6 |
37 | W | December 31, 1995 | 3–0 | @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) | 16–15–6 |
38 | L | January 2, 1996 | 0–10 | @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) | 16–16–6 |
39 | W | January 3, 1996 | 5–0 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) | 17–16–6 |
40 | L | January 6, 1996 | 2–9 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) | 17–17–6 |
41 | T | January 8, 1996 | 3–3 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) | 17–17–7 |
42 | W | January 13, 1996 | 4–1 | Ottawa Senators (1995–96) | 18–17–7 |
43 | L | January 15, 1996 | 2–3 | @ New York Islanders (1995–96) | 18–18–7 |
44 | W | January 17, 1996 | 6–4 | San Jose Sharks (1995–96) | 19–18–7 |
45 | W | January 22, 1996 | 4–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) | 20–18–7 |
46 | L | January 25, 1996 | 3–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) | 20–19–7 |
47 | L | January 27, 1996 | 1–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) | 20–20–7 |
48 | W | January 31, 1996 | 4–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) | 21–20–7 |
49 | L | February 3, 1996 | 3–5 | Florida Panthers (1995–96) | 21–21–7 |
50 | W | February 4, 1996 | 5–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) | 22–21–7 |
51 | T | February 7, 1996 | 4–4 OT | @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) | 22–21–8 |
52 | L | February 10, 1996 | 2–3 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) | 22–22–8 |
53 | L | February 11, 1996 | 2–6 | New York Rangers (1995–96) | 22–23–8 |
54 | L | February 13, 1996 | 2–3 | St. Louis Blues (1995–96) | 22–24–8 |
55 | W | February 15, 1996 | 4–2 | Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) | 23–24–8 |
56 | W | February 17, 1996 | 5–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) | 24–24–8 |
57 | W | February 19, 1996 | 4–2 | Dallas Stars (1995–96) | 25–24–8 |
58 | W | February 21, 1996 | 3–2 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) | 26–24–8 |
59 | W | February 23, 1996 | 3–2 OT | @ New York Islanders (1995–96) | 27–24–8 |
60 | L | February 24, 1996 | 0–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) | 27–25–8 |
61 | W | February 28, 1996 | 5–1 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) | 28–25–8 |
62 | W | March 1, 1996 | 7–3 | @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) | 29–25–8 |
63 | T | March 3, 1996 | 2–2 OT | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) | 29–25–9 |
64 | W | March 5, 1996 | 2–0 | Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) | 30–25–9 |
65 | W | March 7, 1996 | 5–2 | New York Rangers (1995–96) | 31–25–9 |
66 | W | March 10, 1996 | 1–0 | Washington Capitals (1995–96) | 32–25–9 |
67 | T | March 13, 1996 | 1–1 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) | 32–25–10 |
68 | L | March 15, 1996 | 0–5 | @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) | 32–26–10 |
69 | L | March 17, 1996 | 0–5 | @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) | 32–27–10 |
70 | L | March 18, 1996 | 3–6 | @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) | 32–28–10 |
71 | T | March 21, 1996 | 3–3 OT | Washington Capitals (1995–96) | 32–28–11 |
72 | W | March 23, 1996 | 4–2 | Florida Panthers (1995–96) | 33–28–11 |
73 | L | March 26, 1996 | 4–6 | New Jersey Devils (1995–96) | 33–29–11 |
74 | W | March 30, 1996 | 2–1 | @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) | 34–29–11 |
75 | T | March 31, 1996 | 1–1 OT | @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) | 34–29–12 |
76 | W | April 3, 1996 | 4–2 | Hartford Whalers (1995–96) | 35–29–12 |
77 | L | April 5, 1996 | 3–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) | 35–30–12 |
78 | L | April 6, 1996 | 1–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) | 35–31–12 |
79 | W | April 8, 1996 | 4–3 | New York Islanders (1995–96) | 36–31–12 |
80 | W | April 10, 1996 | 2–1 | @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) | 37–31–12 |
81 | W | April 12, 1996 | 3–2 | @ New York Rangers (1995–96) | 38–31–12 |
82 | L | April 14, 1996 | 1–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) | 38–32–12 |
Playoffs
(1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (8) Tampa Bay Lightning
The series opened up in Philadelphia. The Flyers won Game 1 7-3, but the Lightning rebounded in Game 2 by a 2-1 overtime win. Games 3 and 4 were in Tampa Bay. The Lightning won again in overtime in Game 3, but this time, by a score of 5-4. However, the series was tied up at 2-2 thanks to Philadelphia's 4-1 win in Game 4. The series shifted back to Philadelphia, where the Flyers won 4-1 again in Game 5. In Game 6, Philadelphia won 6-1 and won the series 4-2.
Player stats
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Bradley | C | 75 | 23 | 56 | 79 | 77 | -11 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
Roman Hamrlik | D | 82 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 103 | -24 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
Alex Selivanov | RW | 79 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 93 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 5 |
Petr Klima | W | 67 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 68 | -25 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
John Cullen | C | 76 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 65 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
Brian Bellows | LW | 79 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 39 | -14 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
Chris Gratton | C | 82 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 105 | -13 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
Rob Zamuner | LW | 72 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Paul Ysebaert | C | 55 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 16 | -19 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Shawn Burr | LW/C | 81 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 119 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Bill Houlder | D | 61 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Mikael Andersson | LW | 64 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jason Wiemer | C | 66 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 81 | -9 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Cory Cross | D | 75 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aaron Gavey | C | 73 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 56 | -6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
David Shaw | D | 66 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michel Petit | D | 45 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 108 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
John Tucker | C | 63 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Enrico Ciccone | D | 55 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 258 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rudy Poeschek | RW/D | 57 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 88 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Igor Ulanov | D | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Adrien Plavsic | D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Drew Bannister | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daymond Langkow | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patrick Poulin | C | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daren Puppa | G | 57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jean-Claude Bergeron | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Charron | D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Allan Egeland | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steven Finn | D | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Halkidis | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris LiPuma | D | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Reese | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Toms | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Derek Wilkinson | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daren Puppa | 3189 | 57 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 131 | 2.46 | 5 | 1605 | 1474 | .918 |
Jeff Reese | 994 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 3.26 | 0 | 464 | 410 | .884 |
Jean-Claude Bergeron | 595 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 4.24 | 0 | 250 | 208 | .832 |
Derek Wilkinson | 200 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4.50 | 0 | 105 | 90 | .857 |
Team: | 4978 | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 242 | 2.92 | 5 | 2424 | 2182 | .900 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Cullen | C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rob Zamuner | LW | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Alex Selivanov | RW | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brian Bradley | C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Bellows | LW | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Petr Klima | W | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mikael Andersson | LW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shawn Burr | LW/C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Gratton | C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Wiemer | C | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Roman Hamrlik | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Houlder | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Shaw | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cory Cross | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aaron Gavey | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michel Petit | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rudy Poeschek | RW/D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patrick Poulin | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daren Puppa | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Reese | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Tucker | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Igor Ulanov | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Ysebaert | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daren Puppa | 173 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.86 | 0 | 86 | 72 | .837 |
Jeff Reese | 198 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3.64 | 0 | 100 | 88 | .880 |
Team: | 371 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 4.20 | 0 | 186 | 160 | .860 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Draft picks
Tampa Bay's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | Daymond Langkow | Canada | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
2 | 30 | Mike McBain | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
3 | 56 | Shane Willis | Canada | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
5 | 108 | Konstantin Golokhvastov | Russia | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) |
6 | 134 | Eduard Pershin | Russia | Moscow Dynamo (Russia) |
7 | 160 | Cory Murphy | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
8 | 186 | Joe Cardarelli | Canada | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
9 | 212 | Zac Bierk | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
See also
References
- https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1996.html
- "1995–1996 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- "1995-96 Tampa Bay Lightning Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- "1995–96 Tampa Bay Lightning Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.