4–1

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 9-18-2 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
EDM	1	2	1	4
TBL	1	0	0	1

Oilers at Lightning

Oilers beat Lightning 4–1 at AMALIE Arena on December 18, 1998.

🗓 Fri, Dec 18, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Bill Guerin

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 18:43 TOI · +2

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Todd Marchant

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 14:15 TOI · +2

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Ryan Smyth

1 G

5 shots · 17:49 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Bill Guerin Go-ahead 1st · 19:11

Assists: Josef Beranek

1–0

⚡ Karl Dykhuis Tying 1st · 19:56

Assists: Kjell Samuelsson, Chris Gratton

1–1

2nd period

🛢️ Ryan Smyth Go-ahead 2nd · 00:47

Assists: Todd Marchant, Bill Guerin

2–1

🛢️ Todd Marchant 2nd · 04:48

Assists: Mike Grier

3–1

3rd period

🛢️ Pat Falloon 3rd · 12:04

Assists: Mats Lindgren, Andrei Kovalenko

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM TBL⚡

38 Shots on goal 23

17 Hits 19

7 Blocked shots 4

9 Takeaways 10

17 Giveaways 15

14 Penalty minutes 12

EDM shooting 10.5% (4/38) TBL shooting 4.3% (1/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Bob Essensa

22/23

.957 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Corey Schwab

34/38

.895 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 16-13-1 (53% win rate, 30 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 9-18-2 (31% win rate, 29 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Smyth · Beranek · Guerin 17:49

L2 Lindgren · Marchant · Kovalenko 14:49

L3 Grier · Falloon · Buchberger 13:51

L4 Murray · Huard · McAmmond 12:45

D1 Mironov · Hamrlik 24:16

D2 Poti · Niinimaa 19:50

D3 McSorley · Brown 15:56

⚡Lightning

L1 Hogue · Tucker · Selivanov 16:41

L2 Clark · Janney · Richer 14:54

L3 Sillinger · McCarthy · Andersson 13:28

L4 Peterson · Lecavalier · Gratton 10:21

D1 Cross · Dykhuis 21:50

D2 Samuelsson · Bannister 19:48

D3 Cullimore · Wilkie 17:06

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Oilers won

❓ EDM vs TBL, answered

Who won Oilers vs Lightning on December 18, 1998?

Oilers won 4–1.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Lightning?

The final score was Oilers 4, Lightning 1.

Who scored for Oilers?

Bill Guerin, Pat Falloon, Ryan Smyth, Todd Marchant.

Who scored for Lightning?

Karl Dykhuis.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Bob Essensa made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Corey Schwab made 34 saves on 38 shots (.895 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Lightning season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Dec 15

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 15

Also on December 18, 1998

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