1–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TBL	0	1	0	1
FLA	0	2	0	2

Lightning at Panthers

Panthers beat Lightning 2–1 at Amerant Bank Arena on October 15, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Oct 15, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

David Nemirovsky

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 12:06 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Dave Gagner

1 G

5 shots · 20:47 TOI

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Esa Tikkanen

1 A

1 shots · 18:10 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

⚡ Karl Dykhuis Go-ahead 2nd · 10:14

Assists: Patrick Poulin, Jeff Toms · beat John Vanbiesbrouck

1–0

🐆 David Nemirovsky PP Tying 2nd · 11:49

Assists: Esa Tikkanen, Steve Washburn · beat Daren Puppa

1–1

🐆 Dave Gagner Go-ahead 2nd · 19:27

Assists: David Nemirovsky · beat Daren Puppa

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL FLA🐆

26 Shots on goal 27

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

15 Hits 13

4 Blocked shots 3

0 Takeaways 5

12 Giveaways 14

14 Penalty minutes 10

TBL shooting 3.8% (1/26) FLA shooting 7.4% (2/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Daren Puppa

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 58:51 TOI

🐆Panthers

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 2-2-1 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Zamuner · Wiemer · Bradley 18:48

L2 Ysebaert · Poulin · Langkow 16:30

L3 Vujtek · Toms · Andersson 14:23

L4 Mallette · Selivanov · Vukota 3:50

D1 Hamrlik · Cross 23:46

D2 Dykhuis · Racine 18:43

D3 Ulanov · Huscroft 16:58

🐆Panthers

L1 Gagner · Fitzgerald · Mellanby 19:05

L2 Tikkanen · Garpenlov · Lindsay 17:35

L3 Muller · Wells · Nemirovsky 13:07

L4 Washburn · Hull · Dvorak 8:35

D1 Svehla · Murphy 22:38

D2 Carkner · Jovanovski 18:53

D3 Laus · Warrener 14:07

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Mar 29, 1997

⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA

1–1 (OT) · Lightning won

3–3 (OT) · Panthers won

❓ TBL vs FLA, answered

Who won Lightning vs Panthers on October 15, 1997?

Panthers won 2–1.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Panthers?

The final score was Lightning 1, Panthers 2.

Who scored for Lightning?

Karl Dykhuis.

Who scored for Panthers?

Dave Gagner, David Nemirovsky.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Daren Puppa made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Panthers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Panthers 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Oct 10

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Oct 13

Also on October 15, 1997

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