1997-98 Tampa Bay Lightning Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 17-55-10 - 44 points
Finishing 7th in the NHL's Atlantic Division
Coach: Terry Crisp (2-7-2)
Coach: Rick Paterson (0-6)
Coach: Jacques Demers (15-42-8)
Location: Tampa, Florida
1997-98 Tampa Bay Lightning Statistics
1997-98 Tampa Bay Lightning Roster

The Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 17 wins and 55 losses and 10 ties for 44 points, finishing seventh in the NHL's Atlantic Division.

The Bay Lightning scored 151 goals, worst in the league and gave up 269. Alex Selivanov and Mikael Renberg netted 16 goals for Tampa each, and Paul Ysebaert contributed 27 assists. Mark Fitzpatrick topped the squad with 7 wins and a team-best 3.16 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.

Terry Crisp, Rick Paterson and Jacques Demers coached the team.

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Regular Season Goals For: 151
Regular Season Goals Against: 269

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 1, 1997 Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
October 3, 1997 New Jersey Devils 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 L 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0
October 5, 1997 Buffalo Sabres 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 T 1-1-1 0-0-0 1-1-1 OT
October 9, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 W 1-1-1 1-0-0 2-1-1
October 10, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 L 1-1-1 1-1-0 2-2-1
October 15, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Florida Panthers 2 L 1-1-1 1-2-0 2-3-1
October 17, 1997 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 L 1-2-1 1-2-0 2-4-1
October 18, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at New Jersey Devils 5 L 1-2-1 1-3-0 2-5-1
October 21, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 7 L 1-2-1 1-4-0 2-6-1
October 23, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 1-2-1 1-4-1 2-6-2 OT
October 24, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at New York Rangers 4 L 1-2-1 1-5-1 2-7-2
October 26, 1997 Los Angeles Kings 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 L 1-3-1 1-5-1 2-8-2
October 29, 1997 Ottawa Senators 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 L 1-4-1 1-5-1 2-9-2
November 5, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 5 L 1-4-1 1-6-1 2-10-2
November 6, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5 L 1-4-1 1-7-1 2-11-2
November 8, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at San Jose Sharks 3 L 1-4-1 1-8-1 2-12-2
November 11, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 5 L 1-4-1 1-9-1 2-13-2
November 14, 1997 New York Islanders 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 L 1-5-1 1-9-1 2-14-2
November 16, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 L 1-5-1 1-10-1 2-15-2
November 17, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 1-5-1 1-11-1 2-16-2
November 19, 1997 New York Rangers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 W 2-5-1 1-11-1 3-16-2
November 22, 1997 Calgary Flames 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 W 3-5-1 1-11-1 4-16-2
November 26, 1997 Colorado Avalanche 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 T 3-5-2 1-11-1 4-16-3 OT
November 28, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 L 3-5-2 1-12-1 4-17-3
November 29, 1997 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 T 3-5-3 1-12-1 4-17-4 OT
December 3, 1997 Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 W 4-5-3 1-12-1 5-17-4
December 5, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Buffalo Sabres 4 L 4-5-3 1-13-1 5-18-4
December 6, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at New Jersey Devils 4 L 4-5-3 1-14-1 5-19-4
December 10, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Dallas Stars 3 L 4-5-3 1-15-1 5-20-4
December 13, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Ottawa Senators 1 W 4-5-3 2-15-1 6-20-4
December 14, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 L 4-5-3 2-16-1 6-21-4
December 16, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 T 4-5-3 2-16-2 6-21-5 OT
December 17, 1997 Boston Bruins 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 W 5-5-3 2-16-2 7-21-5
December 20, 1997 New York Rangers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 T 5-5-4 2-16-2 7-21-6 OT
December 22, 1997 St. Louis Blues 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 T 5-5-5 2-16-2 7-21-7 OT
December 23, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New York Rangers 4 L 5-5-5 2-17-2 7-22-7
December 27, 1997 Boston Bruins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 L 5-6-5 2-17-2 7-23-7
December 29, 1997 San Jose Sharks 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 W 6-6-5 2-17-2 8-23-7
December 31, 1997 New York Rangers 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 W 7-6-5 2-17-2 9-23-7
January 2, 1998 Florida Panthers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 T 7-6-6 2-17-2 9-23-8 OT
January 3, 1998 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 L 7-7-6 2-17-2 9-24-8
January 7, 1998 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 L 7-8-6 2-17-2 9-25-8
January 9, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New Jersey Devils 4 L 7-8-6 2-18-2 9-26-8
January 11, 1998 Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 L 7-9-6 2-18-2 9-27-8
January 12, 1998 Montreal Canadiens 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 L 7-10-6 2-18-2 9-28-8
January 14, 1998 New York Islanders 7 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 L 7-11-6 2-18-2 9-29-8
January 21, 1998 Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 L 7-12-6 2-18-2 9-30-8 OT
January 23, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4 L 7-12-6 2-19-2 9-31-8
January 24, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 L 7-12-6 2-20-2 9-32-8
January 26, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Ottawa Senators 2 L 7-12-6 2-21-2 9-33-8
January 28, 1998 Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 L 7-13-6 2-21-2 9-34-8
January 31, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Florida Panthers 2 L 7-13-6 2-22-2 9-35-8
February 2, 1998 Buffalo Sabres 7 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 L 7-14-6 2-22-2 9-36-8
February 4, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 T 7-14-6 2-22-3 9-36-9 OT
February 5, 1998 Detroit Red Wings 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 L 7-15-6 2-22-3 9-37-9
February 7, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Washington Capitals 3 W 7-15-6 3-22-3 10-37-9
February 25, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Washington Capitals 3 W 7-15-6 4-22-3 11-37-9
February 26, 1998 New Jersey Devils 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 L 7-16-6 4-22-3 11-38-9
February 28, 1998 Washington Capitals 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 W 8-16-6 4-22-3 12-38-9
March 3, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Calgary Flames 2 L 8-16-6 4-23-3 12-39-9
March 4, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Edmonton Oilers 4 L 8-16-6 4-24-3 12-40-9
March 7, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5 L 8-16-6 4-25-3 12-41-9
March 9, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1 W 8-16-6 5-25-3 13-41-9
March 11, 1998 Edmonton Oilers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0 L 8-17-6 5-25-3 13-42-9
March 14, 1998 Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 W 9-17-6 5-25-3 14-42-9
March 16, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Boston Bruins 4 L 9-17-6 5-26-3 14-43-9 OT
March 18, 1998 Vancouver Canucks 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 W 10-17-6 5-26-3 15-43-9
March 21, 1998 Florida Panthers 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 W 11-17-6 5-26-3 16-43-9
March 25, 1998 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 L 11-18-6 5-26-3 16-44-9 OT
March 26, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at St. Louis Blues 3 L 11-18-6 5-27-3 16-45-9
March 28, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 8 L 11-18-6 5-28-3 16-46-9
March 30, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at New York Rangers 1 W 11-18-6 6-28-3 17-46-9
April 1, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at New York Islanders 4 L 11-18-6 6-29-3 17-47-9
April 2, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Washington Capitals 4 L 11-18-6 6-30-3 17-48-9
April 4, 1998 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 L 11-19-6 6-30-3 17-49-9
April 6, 1998 New York Islanders 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0 L 11-20-6 6-30-3 17-50-9
April 8, 1998 Philadelphia Flyers 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 L 11-21-6 6-30-3 17-51-9
April 11, 1998 Dallas Stars 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 L 11-22-6 6-30-3 17-52-9
April 13, 1998 Ottawa Senators 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 L 11-23-6 6-30-3 17-53-9
April 15, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 L 11-23-6 6-31-3 17-54-9
April 16, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at New York Islanders 4 L 11-23-6 6-32-3 17-55-9
April 18, 1998 Florida Panthers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 T 11-23-7 6-32-3 17-55-10 OT