⚡ Away Lightning 7-21-3 before this game

1–1

Final / OT

🐧 Home Penguins 21-10-3 before this game

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

Lightning at Penguins

Lightning beat Penguins 1–1 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on December 16, 1997.

🗓 Tue, Dec 16, 1997 · 18:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Rob Zamuner

1 G

2 shots · 23:03 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Mikael Andersson

1 A

4 shots · 14:21 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

1 G

4 shots · 27:21 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL PIT🐧

36 Shots on goal 20

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

19 Hits 22

15 Blocked shots 16

11 Takeaways 14

11 Giveaways 19

23 Penalty minutes 11

TBL shooting 2.8% (1/36) PIT shooting 5.0% (1/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Daren Puppa

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 64:58 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tom Barrasso

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 7-21-3 (23% win rate, 31 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 21-10-3 (62% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 7-21-3 (23% win rate, 31 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 21-10-3 (62% win rate, 34 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Ysebaert · Zamuner · Langkow 23:03

L2 Wiemer · Ciccarelli · Selivanov 18:33

L3 Poulin · Andersson · Vukota 12:46

L4 Vujtek · Debrusk · Egeland 7:56

D1 Racine · Dykhuis 28:06

D2 Hamrlik · Ulanov 22:04

D3 Cross · Norton 14:40

🐧Penguins

L1 Francis · Barnes · Jagr 27:21

L2 Straka · Lang · Brown 19:10

L3 Dome · Johansson · Morozov 11:10

L4 Valk · Wright 5:56

D1 Hatcher · Werenka 26:25

D2 Olausson · Kasparaitis 20:56

D3 Tamer · Wilkinson 15:38

D4 Moran 7:07

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

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 December 16, 1997?

Lightning won 1–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Penguins?

The final score was Lightning 1, Penguins 1, in overtime.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Daren Puppa made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 1 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?

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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 14

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 12

Also on December 16, 1997

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