🦈 Away Sharks 15-17-5 before this game
1–2
Final
⚡ Home Lightning 9-23-5 before this game
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Sharks at Lightning

Lightning beat Sharks 2–1 at AMALIE Arena on December 29, 1997.

🗓 Mon, Dec 29, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Dino Ciccarelli
1 G
2 shots · 17:14 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Mikael Andersson
1 G
1 shots · 16:33 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Roman Hamrlik
1 A
4 shots · 23:22 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS TBL⚡
30 Shots on goal 20
0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
17 Hits 19
4 Blocked shots 9
3 Takeaways 5
3 Giveaways 4
25 Penalty minutes 19
SJS shooting 3.3% (1/30) TBL shooting 10.0% (2/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Mike Vernon
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 58:58 TOI
⚡Lightning
Derek Wilkinson
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 15-18-5 (39% win rate, 38 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 9-23-5 (24% win rate, 37 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 15-18-5 (39% win rate, 38 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 9-23-5 (24% win rate, 37 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Craven · Nolan · MacLean 18:34
L2 Friesen · Sturm · Ricci 14:45
L3 Matteau · Marleau · Granato 12:47
L4 Lowry · Skalde · Sutter 10:42
D1 Houlder · Zyuzin 25:05
D2 Ragnarsson · Gill 19:53
D3 Rathje · McSorley 13:10
⚡Lightning
L1 Zamuner · Langkow · Selivanov 19:36
L2 Poulin · Ciccarelli · Andersson 16:33
L3 Ysebaert · Wiemer · Vukota 11:42
L4 Vujtek · Debrusk 7:18
D1 Norton · Hamrlik 23:39
D2 Racine · Dykhuis 18:32
D3 Ulanov · Cross 14:59
D4 Huscroft 5:37

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 8, 1997
⚡TBL @ 🦈SJS
1–3 · Sharks won
Feb 23, 1997
🦈SJS @ ⚡TBL
3–4 · Lightning won
Dec 7, 1996
⚡TBL @ 🦈SJS
4–3 · Lightning won
Mar 1, 1996
⚡TBL @ 🦈SJS
7–3 · Lightning won
Jan 17, 1996
🦈SJS @ ⚡TBL
4–6 · Lightning won

❓ SJS vs TBL, answered

Who won Sharks vs Lightning on December 29, 1997?

Lightning won 2–1.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Lightning?

The final score was Sharks 1, Lightning 2.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

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

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Derek Wilkinson made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Lightning 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
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Dec 26
🌵PHX @ 🦈SJS
4–0 · PHX won
Next game · Dec 30
🦈SJS @ 🐆FLA
2–2 · SJS won
⚡Lightning
Previous game · Dec 27
🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL
3–1 · BOS won
Next game · Dec 31
🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL
0–2 · TBL won
Also on December 29, 1997
🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT
1–5 final
😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF
3–1 final
🎵STL @ 🦅WSH
2–4 final
⭐DAL @ 🐙DET
2–2 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏔️COL
1–1 final
🌵PHX @ 🔥CGY
5–3 final
🐋VAN @ 👑LAK
2–5 final
Sharks season page Lightning season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule