Lightning 3, Penguins 7
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-3 on Jan 4, 1997 at Mellon Arena.
Top performers
Daymond Langkow had 1 goal for the Lightning.
Corey Schwab made 15 saves on 20 shots for the Lightning.
Mario Lemieux had 2 goals and 3 assists for the Penguins.
Patrick Lalime made 28 saves on 31 shots for the Penguins.
Before and after
- Lightning · 1996-97 season · Previous Jan 3, 1997: ANA 2, TB 3 · Next Jan 6, 1997: TB 4, OTT 3
- Penguins · 1996-97 season · Previous Jan 2, 1997: PIT 6, NJ 1 · Next Jan 7, 1997: PIT 5, NYI 3
Other Lightning vs Penguins games
| Apr 10, 1997 |  PIT at  TB | 3-4 | Regular |
| Nov 8, 1996 | PIT at TB | 5-5 | Regular |
| Oct 5, 1996 | TB at PIT | 4-3 | 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 |
