🗽 Away Rangers 18-15-8 before this game
0–2
Final
⚡ Home Lightning 10-23-5 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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Rangers at Lightning

Lightning beat Rangers 2–0 at AMALIE Arena on December 31, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Dec 31, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Karl Dykhuis
1 G
6 shots · 22:57 TOI · +1
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Rob Zamuner
1 G
2 shots · 18:13 TOI · +2
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Alexander Selivanov
1 A
5 shots · 17:31 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR TBL⚡
23 Shots on goal 24
16 Hits 10
4 Blocked shots 8
1 Takeaways 11
2 Giveaways 4
10 Penalty minutes 10
NYR shooting 0.0% (0/23) TBL shooting 8.3% (2/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Mike Richter
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 59:40 TOI
⚡Lightning
Corey Schwab
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 33:00 TOI
Derek Wilkinson
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 27:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 18-15-8 (44% win rate, 41 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 10-23-5 (26% win rate, 38 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 18-15-8 (44% win rate, 41 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 10-23-5 (26% win rate, 38 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🗽Rangers
L1 Graves · Gretzky · Keane 21:21
L2 LaFontaine · Skrudland · Sweeney 16:07
L3 Stevens · Berg · Lindbom 14:18
L4 Langdon · Eastwood · Kovalev 6:52
D1 Leetch · Karpovtsev 26:38
D2 Driver · Samuelsson 20:31
D3 Finley · Cairns 12:28
⚡Lightning
L1 Ysebaert · Zamuner · Langkow 18:52
L2 Andersson · Ciccarelli · Selivanov 17:35
L3 Poulin · Kelly · Bonsignore 14:39
L4 Debrusk · Wiemer · Vukota 3:36
D1 Norton · Dykhuis 23:00
D2 Ulanov · Racine 19:51
D3 Marchment · Cross 14:28

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →
Dec 23, 1997
⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR
1–4 · Rangers won
Dec 20, 1997
🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL
2–2 (OT) · Rangers won
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

❓ NYR vs TBL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Lightning on December 31, 1997?

Lightning won 2–0.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Lightning?

The final score was Rangers 0, Lightning 2.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Corey Schwab made 0 saves on 0 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 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
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Dec 28
🐻BOS @ 🗽NYR
3–4 · NYR won
Next game · Jan 3
🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH
3–2 · NYR won
⚡Lightning
Previous game · Dec 29
🦈SJS @ ⚡TBL
1–2 · TBL won
Next game · Jan 2
🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL
2–2 · FLA won
Also on December 31, 1997
🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT
2–3 final
🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF
0–3 final
🐻BOS @ 🍁TOR
2–2 final
🎵STL @ 🐙DET
2–5 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🔥CGY
3–2 final
👑LAK @ ⭐DAL
2–2 final
🏝️NYI @ 🏔️COL
1–3 final
🔔PHI @ 🐋VAN
8–0 final
Rangers season page Lightning season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule