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Rick Tabaracci's 1996-1997 season

Wins
22
NHL#14
Save pct
.903
NHL#32
GAA
2.70
NHL#26
Shutouts
5
NHL#6
Games
62
72%
72% of 86

Goaltender Rick Tabaracci was 27 years old when the 1996-1997 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Calgary Flames och Tampa Bay Lightning. He played 62 games and won 22 of them, at .903. He moved from Calgary Flames to Tampa Bay Lightning in November. Tampa Bay Lightning did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1996-1997
  1. Season opener

    Rick Tabaracci opens the 1996-1997 season with Calgary Flames

    CGYCalgary Flames

    Rick was 27 years old when the 1996-1997 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BUF0–3CGY
      W
      game 2/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      19SV19SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–1CGY
      L
      game 3/821
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA58:19TOIL
      .885
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    • The game
      CGY4–5NYR
      L
      game 6/824
      His night
      in relief
      0SV0SA0GA01:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–4MTL
      L
      game 7/823
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA58:35TOIL
      .852
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY4–1ANA
      W
      game 12/823
      His night
      .971SV%
      33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
      View the game
    • November 1996
    • The game
      PHX3–2CGY
      L
      game 14/822
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA64:08TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–2CGY
      L
      game 16/822
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA58:44TOIL
      .880
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 826 of 21 started
      2
      wins
      .910
      SV%
      2.3
      GAA
      1
      shutouts
      CGY
      9-10-0W-L-OT20Points
      4th in the Pacific·8th in the Western Conference·13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TBL2–4MTL
      L
      game 20/821
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .867
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–0TBL
      L
      game 21/821
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA59:31TOIL
      .895
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 828 of 21 started
      2
      wins
      NHL#32
      .902
      SV%
      NHL#21
      2.5
      GAA
      NHL#11
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#9
      TBL
      7-12-0W-L-OT16Points
      7th in the Atlantic·12th in the Eastern Conference·23rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DAL2–1TBL
      L
      game 22/821
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA59:24TOIL
      .909
      View the game
    • December 1996
    • The game
      TBL1–3ANA
      L
      game 24/821
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA59:46TOIL
      .913
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL2–1LAK
      W
      game 25/822
      His night
      .966SV%
      28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .966
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL4–3SJS
      W
      game 26/823
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .870
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–2TBL
      game 27/822
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA64:55TOI
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–4TBL
      W
      game 28/824
      His night
      .944SV%
      17SV18SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL4–2MTL
      W
      game 29/822
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL3–5BUF
      L
      game 30/82
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA59:55TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL0–3BOS
      L
      game 31/821
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL5–6HFD
      L
      game 32/82
      His night
      .864SV%in relief
      19SV22SA3GA38:49TOIL
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–1TBL
      L
      game 33/821
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA58:57TOIL
      .912
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA3–3TBL
      game 34/822
      His night
      .921SV%
      35SV38SA3GA65:00TOI
      .921
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–4TBL
      game 35/821
      His night
      .879SV%
      29SV33SA4GA65:00TOI
      .879
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–4TBL
      W
      game 36/823
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA2–3TBL
      W
      game 37/821
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL3–7PIT
      L
      game 38/823
      His night
      .500SV%
      2SV4SA2GA07:59TOI
      .500
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL4–3OTT
      W
      game 39/823
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL4–3NYR
      W
      game 40/823
      His night
      .917SV%
      33SV36SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8225 of 41 started
      10
      wins
      NHL#17
      .903
      SV%
      NHL#17
      2.6
      GAA
      NHL#9
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#19
      TBL
      16-20-0W-L-OT37Points
      6th in the Atlantic·11th in the Eastern Conference·19th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI4–4TBL
      game 42/824
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA65:00TOI
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL2–0CHI
      W
      game 43/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      27SV27SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL2–4COL
      L
      game 44/821
      His night
      .879SV%
      29SV33SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .879
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–3TBL
      W
      game 45/821
      His night
      .882SV%
      15SV17SA2GA62:02TOIW
      .882
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL2–3FLA
      L
      game 46/823
      His night
      .750SV%
      9SV12SA3GA29:26TOIL
      .750
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL3–5OTT
      L
      game 47/824
      His night
      .839SV%
      26SV31SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .839
      View the game
    • February 1997
    • The game
      BOS3–0TBL
      L
      game 49/821
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA59:29TOIL
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL2–0PHX
      W
      game 50/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      21SV21SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL0–4DAL
      L
      game 51/821
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .871
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–1TBL
      L
      game 52/821
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA58:54TOIL
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL2–5FLA
      L
      game 53/823
      His night
      .853SV%
      29SV34SA5GA59:20TOIL
      .853
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL4–5WSH
      L
      game 54/822
      His night
      .833SV%in relief
      5SV6SA1GA29:05TOIL
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–4TBL
      W
      game 55/821
      His night
      .974SV%
      38SV39SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .974
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3TBL
      game 56/823
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA64:23TOI
      .914
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–5TBL
      W
      game 57/822
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–3TBL
      W
      game 58/821
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS3–4TBL
      W
      game 59/822
      His night
      .818SV%
      9SV11SA2GA20:00TOI
      .818
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–3TBL
      W
      game 60/822
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .943
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL2–6BOS
      L
      game 61/821
      His night
      .769SV%
      10SV13SA3GA20:00TOIL
      .769
      View the game
    • March 1997
    • The game
      FLA0–2TBL
      W
      game 62/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      24SV24SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8244 of 62 started
      18
      wins
      NHL#14
      .905
      SV%
      NHL#18
      2.6
      GAA
      NHL#9
      4
      shutouts
      NHL#6
      TBL
      25-30-0W-L-OT57Points
      5th in the Atlantic·8th in the Eastern Conference·18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TBL6–3NYI
      W
      game 63/824
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .903
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX5–0TBL
      L
      game 64/821
      His night
      .818SV%
      18SV22SA4GA40:00TOIL
      .818
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–4TBL
      L
      game 65/821
      His night
      .778SV%
      21SV27SA6GA59:06TOIL
      .778
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–0TBL
      L
      game 67/824
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      19SV19SA0GA38:09TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–2TBL
      L
      game 68/822
      His night
      .896SV%
      43SV48SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .896
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–1TBL
      L
      game 69/823
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA59:26TOIL
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL1–3EDM
      L
      game 70/822
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA59:11TOIL
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL4–3CGY
      W
      game 71/823
      His night
      .824SV%
      14SV17SA3GA29:26TOI
      .824
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL2–3VAN
      L
      game 72/822
      His night
      .938SV%in relief
      15SV16SA1GA36:17TOIL
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT0–5TBL
      W
      game 73/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      28SV28SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD5–2TBL
      L
      game 74/821
      His night
      .886SV%
      31SV35SA4GA59:15TOIL
      .886
      View the game
    • April 1997
    • The game
      TBL3–2NYI
      W
      game 78/824
      His night
      .889SV%
      16SV18SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–2TBL
      game 79/82
      His night
      .944SV%
      34SV36SA2GA65:00TOI
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL4–2NYR
      W
      game 81/822
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL1–2HFD
      L
      game 82/82
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA59:25TOIL
      .913
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Rick Tabaracci closes the 1996-1997 season with 22 wins

    CGYCalgary FlamesTBLTampa Bay Lightning
    Calgary Flames did not reach the playoffs
    Wins
    22
    Games
    62of 82
    76%
    Shutouts
    5
    SV%
    .903
    GAA
    2.70
    Starts
    57
    Events
    22
    career best in wins
    5
    career best in shutouts
    10
    career shutouts