🐆 Away Panthers 17-18-6 before this game

2–2

Final / OT

⚡ Home Lightning 11-23-5 before this game

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

Panthers at Lightning

Panthers beat Lightning 2–2 in overtime at AMALIE Arena on January 2, 1998.

🗓 Fri, Jan 2, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Rob Niedermayer

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:56 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Daymond Langkow

2 A

4 shots · 23:23 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Ray Whitney

1 G

3 shots · 18:30 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA TBL⚡

27 Shots on goal 28

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

21 Hits 11

7 Blocked shots 3

1 Takeaways 7

3 Giveaways 6

6 Penalty minutes 10

FLA shooting 7.4% (2/27) TBL shooting 7.1% (2/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Mark Fitzpatrick

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 64:57 TOI

⚡Lightning

Derek Wilkinson

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 17-18-6 (41% win rate, 41 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 11-23-5 (28% win rate, 39 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 2nd: 17-18-6 (41% win rate, 41 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 11-23-5 (28% win rate, 39 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Whitney · Niedermayer · Mellanby 19:56

L2 Kozlov · Gagner · Dvorak 16:45

L3 Lindsay · Sheppard · Fitzgerald 15:39

L4 Tikkanen · Wells · Washburn 14:26

D1 Svehla · Murphy 23:22

D2 Jovanovski · Carkner 19:42

D3 Laus · Warrener 18:10

⚡Lightning

L1 Zamuner · Ysebaert · Langkow 23:23

L2 Wiemer · Andersson · Selivanov 17:56

L3 Poulin · Bonsignore · Ciccarelli 15:30

L4 Debrusk · Kelly · Vukota 3:24

D1 Dykhuis · Ulanov 24:32

D2 Racine · Marchment 22:00

D3 Norton · Cross 17:22

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Lightning won

❓ FLA vs TBL, answered

Who won Panthers vs Lightning on January 2, 1998?

Panthers won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Lightning?

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

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Mark Fitzpatrick made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Derek Wilkinson made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Lightning season series?

Panthers lead the season series 2–0 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

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Jan 1

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 31

Also on January 2, 1998

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