2–4

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 41-17-9 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
EDM	0	0	0	2
PIT	0	0	0	4

Oilers at Penguins

Penguins beat Oilers 4–2 at PPG Paints Arena on March 18, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Mar 18, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Stu Barnes

1 G, 2 A

6 shots · 22:25 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 25:12 TOI · +3

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Ron Francis

2 A

1 shots · 22:32 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM PIT🐧

22 Shots on goal 35

17 Hits 13

7 Blocked shots 10

5 Takeaways 10

9 Giveaways 8

12 Penalty minutes 8

EDM shooting 9.1% (2/22) PIT shooting 11.4% (4/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Curtis Joseph

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tom Barrasso

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 31-30-7 (46% win rate, 68 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 41-17-9 (61% win rate, 67 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 31-30-7 (46% win rate, 68 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 41-17-9 (61% win rate, 67 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Marchant · McAmmond · Guerin 18:40

L2 Smyth · Lindgren · Buchberger 15:11

L3 Zelepukin · Hrkac · Fraser 11:59

L4 Huard · Devereaux · Grier 9:09

D1 Hamrlik · Mironov 25:48

D2 De Vries · Berehowsky 18:50

D3 Musil · Sandwith 15:30

🐧Penguins

L1 Francis · Barnes · Jagr 22:32

L2 Straka · Lang · Brown 15:45

L3 Dome · Morozov · Olczyk 12:56

L4 Wright 4:14

D1 Hatcher · Olausson 21:50

D2 Gronman · Kasparaitis 17:06

D3 Werenka · Moran 15:22

D4 Slegr · Tamer 13:06

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ EDM vs PIT, answered

Who won Oilers vs Penguins on March 18, 1998?

Penguins won 4–2.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Penguins?

The final score was Oilers 2, Penguins 4.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Penguins 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Mar 17

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 15

Also on March 18, 1998

Oilers season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule