Lightning 4, Penguins 3
Final/OT · Mellon Arena
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TB | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 PIT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Oct 5, 1996 at Mellon Arena.
Top performers
Dino Ciccarelli had 1 goal and 1 assist for the Lightning.
Daren Puppa made 21 saves on 24 shots for the Lightning.
Mario Lemieux had 1 goal and 1 assist for the Penguins.
Tom Barrasso made 39 saves on 43 shots for the Penguins.
Before and after
- Lightning · 1996-97 season · Previous Apr 27, 1996: PHI 6, TB 1 · Next Oct 11, 1996: TB 2, WSH 6
- Penguins · 1996-97 season · Previous Jun 1, 1996: FLA 3, PIT 1 · Next Oct 8, 1996: PIT 3, CAR 7
Other Lightning vs Penguins games
| Apr 10, 1997 | PIT at TB | 3-4 | Regular |
| Jan 4, 1997 | TB at PIT | 3-7 | Regular |
| Nov 8, 1996 | PIT at TB | 5-5 | Regular |
| Apr 2, 2026 | PIT at TB | 3-6 | Regular |
| Jan 13, 2026 | TB at PIT | 2-1 | Regular |
| Dec 4, 2025 | PIT at TB | 4-3 | Regular |
