5–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
FLA	0	2	3	5
PIT	0	2	1	3

Panthers at Penguins

Panthers beat Penguins 5–3 at PPG Paints Arena on October 4, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Oct 4, 1997 · 18:00 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Dave Gagner

3 G

3 shots · 27:20 TOI · +3

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Gord Murphy

2 A

2 shots · 17:34 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Paul Laus

2 A

2 shots · 15:04 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

2nd period

🐧 Chris Ferraro Go-ahead 2nd · 01:11

Assists: Peter Ferraro, Martin Straka · beat John Vanbiesbrouck

0–1

🐆 Jody Hull SH Tying 2nd · 03:48

Assists: Kirk Muller · beat Ken Wregget

1–1

🐧 Jaromir Jagr PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:22

Assists: Kevin Hatcher, Rob Brown · beat John Vanbiesbrouck

1–2

🐆 Dave Gagner SH Tying 2nd · 07:44

Assists: Paul Laus · beat Ken Wregget

2–2

3rd period

🐧 Martin Straka Go-ahead 3rd · 12:38

Assists: Fredrik Olausson, Darius Kasparaitis · beat John Vanbiesbrouck

2–3

🐆 Dave Gagner Tying 3rd · 17:31

Assists: Gord Murphy, Radek Dvorak · beat Ken Wregget

3–3

🐆 Bill Lindsay Go-ahead 3rd · 19:42

Assists: Paul Laus · beat Ken Wregget

4–3

🐆 Dave Gagner Empty net 3rd · 19:58

Assists: Gord Murphy

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA PIT🐧

23 Shots on goal 30

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

6 Hits 11

4 Blocked shots 11

3 Takeaways 5

5 Giveaways 13

12 Penalty minutes 10

FLA shooting 21.7% (5/23) PIT shooting 10.0% (3/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Ken Wregget

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:44 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Muller · Tikkanen · Gagner 18:23

L2 Lindsay · Mellanby · Sheppard 15:51

L3 Garpenlov · Washburn · Fitzgerald 13:47

L4 Wells · Dvorak · Nemirovsky 10:44

L5 Hull 5:01

D1 Svehla · Jovanovski 25:26

D2 Warrener · Murphy 19:51

D3 Laus 15:04

🐧Penguins

L1 Francis · Straka · Jagr 17:56

L2 Barnes · Ferraro · Ferraro 13:18

L3 Johansson · Hicks · Brown 12:18

L4 Wright · Morozov · Olczyk 7:55

D1 Werenka · Olausson 20:38

D2 Hatcher · Tamer 18:22

D3 Kasparaitis · Slegr 15:48

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ FLA vs PIT, answered

Who won Panthers vs Penguins on October 4, 1997?

Panthers won 5–3.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Penguins?

The final score was Panthers 5, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Panthers?

Dave Gagner (3), Bill Lindsay, Jody Hull.

Who scored for Penguins?

Chris Ferraro, Jaromir Jagr, Martin Straka.

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 4 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?

Panthers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Oct 1

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Oct 3

Also on October 4, 1997

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