⚡ Away Lightning 20-50-9 before this game

1–5

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 45-22-12 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TBL	0	0	0	1
PIT	0	0	0	5

Lightning at Penguins

Penguins beat Lightning 5–1 at PPG Paints Arena on April 15, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Apr 15, 1998 · 18:00 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 22:47 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Ron Francis

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 19:49 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Stu Barnes

1 G

4 shots · 20:33 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL PIT🐧

18 Shots on goal 30

8 Hits 11

14 Blocked shots 14

2 Takeaways 7

9 Giveaways 11

7 Penalty minutes 11

TBL shooting 5.6% (1/18) PIT shooting 16.7% (5/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Mark Fitzpatrick

25/30

.833 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tom Barrasso

17/18

.944 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 20-50-9 (25% win rate, 79 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 45-22-12 (57% win rate, 79 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 20-50-9 (25% win rate, 79 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 45-22-12 (57% win rate, 79 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Zamuner · Andersson · Renberg 17:58

L2 Langkow · McCarthy · Tucker 17:38

L3 Ysebaert · Peterson · Hull 15:49

L4 Nazarov · Debrusk · Bonsignore 7:07

D1 Cross · Racine 22:21

D2 Kubina · Dykhuis 20:24

D3 McBain · Wilkie 17:14

🐧Penguins

L1 Barnes · Francis · Jagr 20:33

L2 Straka · Lang · Brown 15:48

L3 Hicks · Morozov · Olczyk 11:52

L4 Wright 6:38

D1 Olausson · Hatcher 21:26

D2 Kasparaitis · Slegr 20:03

D3 Werenka · Tamer 18:18

D4 Moran · Gronman 8:29

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Lightning won

❓ TBL vs PIT, answered

Who won Lightning vs Penguins on April 15, 1998?

Penguins won 5–1.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Penguins?

The final score was Lightning 1, Penguins 5.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mark Fitzpatrick made 25 saves on 30 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 17 saves on 18 shots (.944 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Lightning vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Apr 13

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Apr 11

Also on April 15, 1998

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