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Tampa Bay Lightning @ San Jose Sharks
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
TB
9-15-0
, 7-7-0 Away
4
9-15-0
, 7-7-0 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Lightning
TB
0
2
2
4
Sharks
SJ
1
0
2
3
San Jose Sharks
Sharks
SJ
10-14-0
, 4-7-0 Home
3
10-14-0
, 4-7-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
TB
SJ
Shots
28
23
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
11
32
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
SAP Center at San Jose
10:30 PM, December 7, 1996
San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,442
Referees:
Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen:
Shane Heyer
Jay Sharrers
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
TB leads 1-0
Lightning
4
Sharks
3
Game 1
12/7
Sharks
3
Lightning
4
Game 2
2/23
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