🐆 Away Panthers 32-41-8 before this game

2–2

Final / OT

⚡ Home Lightning 20-52-9 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 April 18, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Apr 18, 1998 · 14:00 CDT 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Radek Dvorak

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:51 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Kirk Muller

1 G

3 shots · 16:36 TOI

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Viktor Kozlov

1 A

1 shots · 22:31 TOI · +1

4rd star 🐆 FLA

John Vanbiesbrouck

33 saves

0.943 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA TBL⚡

21 Shots on goal 35

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

16 Hits 19

5 Blocked shots 4

2 Takeaways 13

3 Giveaways 10

34 Penalty minutes 52

FLA shooting 9.5% (2/21) TBL shooting 5.7% (2/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

John Vanbiesbrouck

33/35

.943 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Mark Fitzpatrick

13/14

.929 SV% · 1 GA · 47:47 TOI

Zac Bierk

6/7

.857 SV% · 1 GA · 17:13 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 32-41-8 (40% win rate, 81 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 20-52-9 (25% win rate, 81 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 2nd: 32-41-8 (40% win rate, 81 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 20-52-9 (25% win rate, 81 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Whitney · Kozlov · Dvorak 21:13

L2 Gagner · Nemirovsky · Mellanby 19:05

L3 Muller · Lindsay · Garpenlov 13:28

L4 Worrell 4:50

D1 Svehla · Jovanovski 24:00

D2 Murphy · Warrener 21:30

D3 Allen · Carkner 16:55

D4 Laus · Eakins 7:24

⚡Lightning

L1 Zamuner · Langkow · Hull 20:00

L2 Peterson · Bonsignore · Renberg 18:04

L3 Ysebaert · Andersson · McCarthy 13:39

L4 Nazarov · Debrusk · Tucker 6:43

D1 Cross · Dykhuis 32:12

D2 Racine · Wilkie 22:08

D3 Kubina · Ciccone 10:06

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Panthers won

1–1 (OT) · Lightning won

❓ FLA vs TBL, answered

Who won Panthers vs Lightning on April 18, 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?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mark Fitzpatrick made 13 saves on 14 shots (.929 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 4–1 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

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Apr 16

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Apr 16

Also on April 18, 1998

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