🐆 Away Panthers 37-14-7 before this game
2–4
Final
🐧 Home Penguins 32-18-7 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
FLA 0202
PIT 1034

Panthers at Penguins

Penguins beat Panthers 4–2 at PPG Paints Arena on February 18, 1997.

🗓 Tue, Feb 18, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Mario Lemieux
2 G, 1 A
6 shots · +3
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Petr Nedved
2 A
5 shots · +2
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Glen Murray
1 G
1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Joe Mullen PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:52
Assists: Petr Nedved, Ian Moran
0–1
2nd period
🐆 Gord Murphy PP Tying 2nd · 12:30
Assists: Radek Dvorak, Robert Svehla
1–1
🐆 Mike Hough Go-ahead 2nd · 17:31
Assists: Tom Fitzgerald, Paul Laus
2–1
3rd period
🐧 Glen Murray Tying 3rd · 07:56
Assists: Greg Johnson, Mario Lemieux
2–2
🐧 Mario Lemieux Go-ahead 3rd · 13:33
Assists: Jason Woolley, Kevin Hatcher
2–3
🐧 Mario Lemieux Empty net 3rd · 19:02
Assists: Petr Nedved, Chris Tamer
2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐆FLA PIT🐧
28 Shots on goal 32
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
8 Penalty minutes 8
FLA shooting 7.1% (2/28) PIT shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐆Panthers
John Vanbiesbrouck
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:53 TOI
🐧Penguins
Ken Wregget
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Panthers
Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–1
Panthers
Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 9, 1996
🐧PIT @ 🐆FLA
2–4 · Panthers won
Jun 1, 1996
🐆FLA @ 🐧PIT
3–1 · Panthers won
May 30, 1996
🐧PIT @ 🐆FLA
3–4 · Panthers won
May 28, 1996
🐆FLA @ 🐧PIT
0–3 · Penguins won
May 26, 1996
🐧PIT @ 🐆FLA
2–1 · Penguins won

❓ FLA vs PIT, answered

Who won Panthers vs Penguins on February 18, 1997?

Penguins won 4–2.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Penguins?

The final score was Panthers 2, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Panthers?

Gord Murphy, Mike Hough.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mario Lemieux (2), Glen Murray, Joe Mullen.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ken Wregget made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Panthers vs Penguins season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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
🐆Panthers
Previous game · Feb 16
🐙DET @ 🐆FLA
4–2 · DET won
Next game · Feb 20
😈NJD @ 🐆FLA
2–2 · NJD won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Feb 16
🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT
6–2 · PHI won
Next game · Feb 22
🪶CHI @ 🐧PIT
5–2 · CHI won
Also on February 18, 1997
🔥CGY @ ⚔️BUF
5–5 final
🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH
6–1 final
🐻BOS @ 🏔️COL
2–3 final
👑LAK @ 🌵PHX
1–6 final
🍁TOR @ 🐋VAN
6–5 final
⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS
1–3 final
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