2–2

Final / OT

🐆 Home Panthers 16-18-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
SJS	0	0	0	0	2
FLA	0	0	0	0	2

Sharks at Panthers

Sharks beat Panthers 2–2 in overtime at Amerant Bank Arena on December 30, 1997.

🗓 Tue, Dec 30, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Ray Whitney

2 G

4 shots · 15:13 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Todd Gill

1 G

5 shots · 26:54 TOI

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Stephane Matteau

1 G

2 shots · 17:43 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS FLA🐆

29 Shots on goal 21

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

3 Hits 8

2 Blocked shots 2

7 Takeaways 5

3 Giveaways 9

14 Penalty minutes 12

SJS shooting 6.9% (2/29) FLA shooting 9.5% (2/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Mike Vernon

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🐆Panthers

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 15-19-5 (38% win rate, 39 games)

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 16-18-5 (41% win rate, 39 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 15-19-5 (38% win rate, 39 games)

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 2nd: 16-18-5 (41% win rate, 39 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Matteau · Nicholls · Nolan 17:43

L2 Craven · Friesen · Marleau 16:39

L3 Sturm · Ricci · Sutter 12:48

L4 Lowry · Granato · MacLean 11:20

D1 Ragnarsson · Gill 28:26

D2 Houlder · Rathje 21:58

D3 Zyuzin · McSorley 14:51

🐆Panthers

L1 Niedermayer · Mellanby · Dvorak 20:47

L2 Wells · Sheppard · Fitzgerald 17:26

L3 Whitney · Lindsay · Kozlov 14:02

L4 Gagner · Washburn · Nemirovsky 9:56

D1 Svehla · Carkner 26:44

D2 Jovanovski · Warrener 19:24

D3 Murphy · Laus 16:22

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Feb 25, 1997

🦈SJS @ 🐆FLA

2–2 (OT) · Sharks won

Oct 16, 1996

🐆FLA @ 🦈SJS

3–3 (OT) · Panthers won

3–3 (OT) · Sharks won

❓ SJS vs FLA, answered

Who won Sharks vs Panthers on December 30, 1997?

Sharks won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Panthers?

The final score was Sharks 2, Panthers 2, in overtime.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

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

How did the Panthers goalie play?

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

Where is Sharks vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Panthers season series?

Sharks 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

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Dec 29

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Dec 27

Also on December 30, 1997

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