⚡ Away Lightning 9-18-1 before this game
2–3
Final / OT
🐧 Home Penguins 13-7-5 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
TBL 01102
PIT 11013

Lightning at Penguins

Penguins beat Lightning 3–2 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on December 15, 1998.

🗓 Tue, Dec 15, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Kevin Hatcher
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 25:48 TOI · +2
2nd star 🐧 PIT
German Titov
2 A
1 shots · 16:00 TOI · +2
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Robert Lang
1 G
5 shots · 22:18 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Aleksey Morozov Go-ahead 1st · 17:54
Assists: Jan Hrdina, German Titov
0–1
2nd period
🐧 Robert Lang 2nd · 03:43
Assists: Kevin Hatcher, Martin Straka
0–2
⚡ Craig Janney PP 2nd · 19:10
Assists: Alexander Selivanov, Darcy Tucker
1–2
3rd period
⚡ Wendel Clark Tying 3rd · 17:37
Unassisted
2–2
Overtime
🐧 Kevin Hatcher Go-ahead OT · 03:17
Assists: Alex Kovalev, German Titov
2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL PIT🐧
20 Shots on goal 32
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
4 Hits 10
10 Blocked shots 13
1 Takeaways 4
9 Giveaways 15
6 Penalty minutes 4
TBL shooting 10.0% (2/20) PIT shooting 9.4% (3/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Corey Schwab
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 63:17 TOI
🐧Penguins
Tom Barrasso
18/20
.900 SV% · 2 GA · 63:16 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Lightning
Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–2
Lightning
Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Hogue · Tucker · Selivanov 22:49
L2 Gratton · Sillinger · Janney 17:17
L3 Clark · Lecavalier · Richer 16:01
L4 Peterson · Kelly · Andersson 6:13
D1 Dykhuis · Cullimore 24:26
D2 Cross · Samuelsson 21:56
D3 Kubina · Bannister 15:53
🐧Penguins
L1 Straka · Lang · Jagr 25:32
L2 Titov · Kovalev · Morozov 16:00
L3 Hrdina · Barnes · Brown 14:23
L4 Miller · Wright 6:35
D1 Hatcher · Werenka 24:20
D2 Galanov · Kasparaitis 20:08
D3 Dollas · Moran 16:24
D4 Slegr 6:37

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 21, 1998
⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT
2–5 · Penguins won
Nov 19, 1998
🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL
5–1 · Penguins won
Oct 21, 1998
🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL
0–5 · Lightning won
Apr 15, 1998
⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT
1–5 · Penguins won
Apr 4, 1998
🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL
4–1 · Penguins won

❓ TBL vs PIT, answered

Who won Lightning vs Penguins on December 15, 1998?

Penguins won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Penguins?

The final score was Lightning 2, Penguins 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Lightning?

Craig Janney, Wendel Clark.

Who scored for Penguins?

Aleksey Morozov, Kevin Hatcher, Robert Lang.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Corey Schwab made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 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 · Dec 12
⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI
2–1 · TBL won
Next game · Dec 18
🛢️EDM @ ⚡TBL
4–1 · EDM won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Dec 12
🐧PIT @ 🎵STL
4–3 · PIT won
Next game · Dec 16
🐧PIT @ 🐆FLA
1–4 · FLA won
Also on December 15, 1998
🛢️EDM @ 🌪️CAR
0–3 final
🎵STL @ ⭐DAL
3–7 final
🏝️NYI @ 🦈SJS
1–0 final
Lightning season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule