🗽 Away Rangers 15-13-8 before this game
2–2
Final / OT
⚡ Home Lightning 9-21-3 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Rangers at Lightning

Rangers beat Lightning 2–2 in overtime at AMALIE Arena on December 20, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Dec 20, 1997 · 12:30 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🗽 NYR
Tim Sweeney
1 G
6 shots · 17:13 TOI · +1
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Kevin Stevens
1 G
4 shots · 16:32 TOI
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Wayne Gretzky
1 A
7 shots · 20:44 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR TBL⚡
41 Shots on goal 32
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
11 Hits 17
5 Blocked shots 3
1 Takeaways 8
1 Giveaways 4
18 Penalty minutes 29
NYR shooting 4.9% (2/41) TBL shooting 6.2% (2/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Mike Richter
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI
⚡Lightning
Daren Puppa
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 15-13-8 (42% win rate, 36 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 9-21-3 (27% win rate, 33 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 15-13-8 (42% win rate, 36 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 9-21-3 (27% win rate, 33 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🗽Rangers
L1 Lindbom · Gretzky · Kovalev 20:44
L2 Graves · LaFontaine · Keane 19:54
L3 Stevens · Skrudland · Sweeney 17:13
L4 Langdon · Eastwood · Stock 4:30
D1 Leetch · Samuelsson 28:14
D2 Karpovtsev · Driver 21:57
D3 Finley · Cairns 13:10
⚡Lightning
L1 Ysebaert · Zamuner · Selivanov 24:12
L2 Langkow · Ciccarelli · Andersson 19:23
L3 Poulin · Vujtek · Brousseau 14:37
L4 Debrusk · Wiemer · Vukota 3:09
D1 Racine · Dykhuis 26:18
D2 Hamrlik · Ulanov 20:17
D3 Norton · Cross 15:16

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 19, 1997
🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL
3–6 · Lightning won
Oct 24, 1997
⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR
3–4 · Rangers won
Apr 11, 1997
⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR
4–2 · Lightning won
Jan 8, 1997
⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR
4–3 · Lightning won
Dec 31, 1996
🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL
2–4 · Lightning won

❓ NYR vs TBL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Lightning on December 20, 1997?

Rangers won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Lightning?

The final score was Rangers 2, Lightning 2, in overtime.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

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

Where is Rangers vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Lightning season series?

Rangers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Dec 17
🗽NYR @ 🐆FLA
4–2 · NYR won
Next game · Dec 21
⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR
2–0 · BUF won
⚡Lightning
Previous game · Dec 17
🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL
0–2 · TBL won
Next game · Dec 22
🎵STL @ ⚡TBL
2–2 · STL won
Also on December 20, 1997
🐆FLA @ 🔔PHI
0–2 final
👑LAK @ 🔥CGY
4–1 final
🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS
4–3 final
🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR
2–1 final
🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–4 final
⭐DAL @ 🛢️EDM
2–1 final
🐧PIT @ 🎵STL
1–4 final
🍁TOR @ 🌵PHX
3–2 final
Rangers season page Lightning season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule