4–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	0	3	1	4
TBL	1	0	0	1

Penguins at Lightning

Penguins beat Lightning 4–1 at AMALIE Arena on October 17, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Oct 17, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 21:07 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Ron Francis

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:17 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Martin Straka

1 G

3 shots · 20:46 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Jeff Norton PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:54

Assists: Mikael Renberg, Roman Hamrlik · beat Tom Barrasso

0–1

2nd period

🐧 Martin Straka PP Tying 2nd · 03:06

Assists: Jiri Slegr, Darius Kasparaitis · beat Daren Puppa

1–1

🐧 Ron Francis PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:07

Assists: Fredrik Olausson, Brad Werenka · beat Daren Puppa

2–1

🐧 Jaromir Jagr 2nd · 10:27

Assists: Andreas Johansson, Ron Francis · beat Daren Puppa

3–1

3rd period

🐧 Greg Johnson Empty net 3rd · 19:28

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Kevin Hatcher

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT TBL⚡

27 Shots on goal 22

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

12 Hits 19

5 Blocked shots 3

0 Takeaways 1

1 Giveaways 4

31 Penalty minutes 33

PIT shooting 14.8% (4/27) TBL shooting 4.5% (1/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Tom Barrasso

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 59:41 TOI

⚡Lightning

Daren Puppa

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:31 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Straka · Francis · Jagr 20:46

L2 Johansson · Barnes · Brown 17:00

L3 Hicks · Johnson · Wright 10:33

L4 Valk · Ferraro · Morozov 8:35

D1 Hatcher · Werenka 24:08

D2 Kasparaitis · Olausson 21:25

D3 Slegr · Tamer 17:19

⚡Lightning

L1 Bradley · Ciccarelli · Renberg 19:18

L2 Zamuner · Wiemer · Langkow 14:37

L3 Toms · Vujtek · Poulin 11:30

L4 Ysebaert · Selivanov · Andersson 9:02

D1 Hamrlik · Cross 26:34

D2 Ulanov · Norton 19:32

D3 Dykhuis · Huscroft 11:53

⚔️ Last meetings

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

5–5 (OT) · Penguins won

Oct 5, 1996

⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT

4–3 (OT) · Lightning won

Apr 6, 1996

⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT

1–2 · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs TBL, answered

Who won Penguins vs Lightning on October 17, 1997?

Penguins won 4–1.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Lightning?

The final score was Penguins 4, Lightning 1.

Who scored for Penguins?

Greg Johnson, Jaromir Jagr, Martin Straka, Ron Francis.

Who scored for Lightning?

Jeff Norton.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Daren Puppa made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Lightning season series?

Penguins 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Oct 15

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Oct 15

Also on October 17, 1997

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