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Tampa Bay Lightning @ Washington Capitals
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
TB
1-1-0
, 1-1-0 Away
2
1-1-0
, 1-1-0 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Lightning
TB
0
1
1
2
Capitals
WSH
1
2
3
6
Washington Capitals
Capitals
WSH
1-2-0
, 1-1-0 Home
6
1-2-0
, 1-1-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
TB
WSH
Shots
23
31
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
16
16
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
USAir Arena
7:30 AM, 12 October 1996
Attendance: 11,196
Referees:
Terry Gregson
Linesmen:
Mark Pare
Ray Scapinello
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
WSH leads 1-0
Lightning
2
Capitals
6
Game 1
12/10
Capitals
2
Lightning
1
Game 2
7/11
Capitals
3
Lightning
1
Game 3
24/12
Lightning
4
Capitals
5
Game 4
15/2
Capitals
1
Lightning
4
Game 5
16/2
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