🐆 Away Panthers 15-18-5 before this game

6–2

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 19-17-1 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
FLA	0	0	0	6
NYI	0	0	0	2

Panthers at Islanders

Panthers beat Islanders 6–2 at UBS Arena on December 27, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Dec 27, 1997 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Radek Dvorak

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:27 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Tom Fitzgerald

2 G

6 shots · 13:11 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Chris Wells

2 A

1 shots · 10:38 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA NYI🏝️

27 Shots on goal 22

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

29 Hits 26

8 Blocked shots 14

12 Takeaways 21

12 Giveaways 14

47 Penalty minutes 49

FLA shooting 22.2% (6/27) NYI shooting 9.1% (2/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:55 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Eric Fichaud

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 06:24 TOI

Tommy Salo

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 53:36 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 15-18-5 (39% win rate, 38 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 19-17-1 (51% win rate, 37 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 2nd: 15-18-5 (39% win rate, 38 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 19-17-1 (51% win rate, 37 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Whitney · Niedermayer · Kozlov 17:00

L2 Gagner · Mellanby · Sheppard 15:52

L3 Lindsay · Dvorak · Fitzgerald 13:11

L4 Washburn · Wells · Nemirovsky 10:39

D1 Svehla · Murphy 26:37

D2 Carkner · Jovanovski 19:50

D3 Laus · Warrener 10:26

🏝️Islanders

L1 Nemchinov · Reichel · Palffy 21:03

L2 Smolinski · Green · Chorske 15:40

L3 Hough · Lapointe · Bertuzzi 11:44

L4 Kruse · Belanger · Czerkawski 6:40

D1 McCabe · Lachance 25:25

D2 Jonsson · Berard 23:50

D3 Pilon · Houda 10:44

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Islanders won

Oct 13, 1997

🏝️NYI @ 🐆FLA

2–2 (OT) · Islanders won

Mar 19, 1997

🐆FLA @ 🏝️NYI

4–7 · Islanders won

❓ FLA vs NYI, answered

Who won Panthers vs Islanders on December 27, 1997?

Panthers won 6–2.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Islanders?

The final score was Panthers 6, Islanders 2.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Eric Fichaud made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Islanders season series?

Islanders lead the season series 3–2 after 5 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

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Dec 26

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 27, 1997

Panthers season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule