2–1

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 7-12-1 before this game

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

Panthers at Lightning

Panthers beat Lightning 2–1 at AMALIE Arena on November 27, 1998.

🗓 Fri, Nov 27, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Scott Mellanby

2 G

4 shots · 18:40 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Rob Niedermayer

2 A

1 shots · 23:56 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Radek Dvorak

1 A

2 shots · 19:24 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🐆 Scott Mellanby Go-ahead 2nd · 08:38

Assists: Radek Dvorak, Rob Niedermayer

1–0

3rd period

🐆 Scott Mellanby 3rd · 06:39

Assists: Rob Niedermayer, Ed Jovanovski

2–0

⚡ Stephane Richer PP 3rd · 10:22

Assists: Craig Janney, Darcy Tucker

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA TBL⚡

28 Shots on goal 24

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

17 Hits 22

7 Blocked shots 6

2 Takeaways 4

10 Giveaways 8

12 Penalty minutes 6

FLA shooting 7.1% (2/28) TBL shooting 4.2% (1/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Sean Burke

23/24

.958 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Bill Ranford

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 59:26 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 10-7-2 (53% win rate, 19 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 7-12-1 (35% win rate, 20 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Niedermayer · Dvorak · Mellanby 19:24

L2 Muller · Whitney · Kozlov 14:52

L3 Lindsay · Hicks · Parrish 12:38

L4 Worrell · Kvasha · Gagner 7:01

D1 Svehla · Carkner 23:11

D2 Jovanovski · Murphy 22:22

D3 Spacek · Laus 12:23

⚡Lightning

L1 Langkow · Tucker · Richer 21:46

L2 Janney · Selivanov · McCarthy 17:36

L3 Hogue · Kelly · Lecavalier 13:30

L4 Peterson · Andersson 9:24

D1 Kubina · Dykhuis 23:22

D2 Cross · Cullimore 18:08

D3 Skopintsev · McBain 14:49

D4 Ciccone 6:43

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Panthers won

2–2 (OT) · Panthers won

❓ FLA vs TBL, answered

Who won Panthers vs Lightning on November 27, 1998?

Panthers won 2–1.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Lightning?

The final score was Panthers 2, Lightning 1.

Who scored for Panthers?

Scott Mellanby (2).

Who scored for Lightning?

Stephane Richer.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 26 saves on 28 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 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 · Nov 25

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Nov 24

Also on November 27, 1998

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