⚡ Away Lightning 13-18-6 before this game

3–7

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 21-13-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TBL	1	1	1	3
PIT	3	2	2	7

Lightning at Penguins

Penguins beat Lightning 7–3 at PPG Paints Arena on January 4, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Jan 4, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

2 G, 3 A

5 shots · +3

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Ron Francis

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +3

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Petr Nedved Go-ahead 1st · 06:54

Assists: Joe Mullen, Tomas Sandstrom

0–1

🐧 Jaromir Jagr 1st · 07:59

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Fredrik Olausson

0–2

⚡ Chris Gratton 1st · 10:22

Assists: Cory Cross

1–2

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP 1st · 11:45

Assists: Jason Woolley

1–3

2nd period

🐧 Alex Hicks 2nd · 07:34

Assists: Joe Dziedzic, Stu Barnes

1–4

⚡ Daymond Langkow 2nd · 14:51

Unassisted

2–4

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP 2nd · 17:40

Assists: Fredrik Olausson, Ron Francis

2–5

3rd period

🐧 Ron Francis 3rd · 07:44

Assists: Mario Lemieux

2–6

⚡ Drew Bannister PP 3rd · 09:38

Assists: Dino Ciccarelli, Brian Bradley

3–6

🐧 Ron Francis 3rd · 11:21

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr

3–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL PIT🐧

31 Shots on goal 24

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

14 Penalty minutes 23

TBL shooting 9.7% (3/31) PIT shooting 29.2% (7/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Rick Tabaracci

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 07:59 TOI

Corey Schwab

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 52:01 TOI

🐧Penguins

Patrick Lalime

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–5

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Nov 8, 1996

🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL

5–5 (OT) · Penguins won

Oct 5, 1996

⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT

4–3 (OT) · Lightning won

❓ TBL vs PIT, answered

Who won Lightning vs Penguins on January 4, 1997?

Penguins won 7–3.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Penguins?

The final score was Lightning 3, Penguins 7.

Who scored for Lightning?

Chris Gratton, Daymond Langkow, Drew Bannister.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mario Lemieux (2), Ron Francis (2), Alex Hicks, Jaromir Jagr, Petr Nedved.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Rick Tabaracci made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Jan 3

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 2

Also on January 4, 1997

Lightning season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule