5–2

Final

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

Flyers at Lightning

Flyers beat Lightning 5–2 at AMALIE Arena on October 16, 1998.

🗓 Fri, Oct 16, 1998 · 18:00 CDT 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Flyers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

John LeClair

3 G

6 shots · 18:37 TOI · +2

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Eric Lindros

1 G, 2 A

6 shots · 20:34 TOI · +2

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Eric Desjardins

2 A

5 shots · 23:46 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Colin Forbes Go-ahead 1st · 02:13

Assists: Alexandre Daigle, Chris Gratton

1–0

🔔 Eric Lindros PP 1st · 08:08

Assists: Rod Brind'Amour, Eric Desjardins

2–0

⚡ Wendel Clark 1st · 08:51

Assists: Mikael Renberg, Craig Janney

2–1

2nd period

🔔 John LeClair 2nd · 00:44

Assists: Eric Lindros, Eric Desjardins

3–1

🔔 John LeClair 2nd · 04:08

Assists: Eric Lindros

4–1

3rd period

🔔 John LeClair PP 3rd · 12:54

Assists: Rod Brind'Amour, Dan Mcgillis

5–1

⚡ Stephane Richer 3rd · 19:04

Assists: Craig Janney, David Wilkie

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI TBL⚡

36 Shots on goal 26

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

12 Hits 23

6 Blocked shots 4

6 Takeaways 5

6 Giveaways 3

10 Penalty minutes 10

PHI shooting 13.9% (5/36) TBL shooting 7.7% (2/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Ron Hextall

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 59:43 TOI

⚡Lightning

Daren Puppa

31/36

.861 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–1

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🔔Flyers

L1 LeClair · Lindros · Brind'Amour 18:37

L2 Zubrus · Maneluk · Hull 15:26

L3 Forbes · Sillinger · Daigle 13:08

L4 Podein · Kordic · Gratton 10:57

D1 Desjardins · Mcgillis 23:14

D2 Tertyshny · Babych 18:54

D3 Svoboda · Richardson 17:52

⚡Lightning

L1 Janney · Renberg · Richer 19:22

L2 Clark · Zamuner · Tucker 16:15

L3 Hogue · Ysebaert · Selivanov 14:13

L4 Nazarov · Lecavalier · McCarthy 10:50

D1 Cross · Kubina 23:02

D2 Samuelsson · Dykhuis 19:36

D3 Wilkie · Ciccone 14:20

⚔️ Last meetings

Flyers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Flyers won

Nov 16, 1997

⚡TBL @ 🔔PHI

2–3 · Flyers won

❓ PHI vs TBL, answered

Who won Flyers vs Lightning on October 16, 1998?

Flyers won 5–2.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Lightning?

The final score was Flyers 5, Lightning 2.

Who scored for Flyers?

John LeClair (3), Colin Forbes, Eric Lindros.

Who scored for Lightning?

Stephane Richer, Wendel Clark.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Ron Hextall made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Daren Puppa made 31 saves on 36 shots (.861 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Flyers vs Lightning season series?

Flyers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Oct 11

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Oct 14

Also on October 16, 1998

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