3–2

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 11-18-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PHI	2	0	1	3
CHI	0	1	1	2

Flyers at Blackhawks

Flyers beat Blackhawks 3–2 at United Center on December 26, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Dec 26, 1998 · 19:00 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Flyers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Rod Brind'Amour

2 A

6 shots · 22:43 TOI

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Keith Jones

2 A

17:24 TOI · +1

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Doug Gilmour

2 G

5 shots · 29:41 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Eric Lindros Go-ahead 1st · 00:36

Assists: Keith Jones

1–0

🔔 Eric Desjardins PP 1st · 03:26

Assists: Rod Brind'Amour

2–0

2nd period

🪶 Doug Gilmour PP 2nd · 00:58

Assists: Bob Probert, Chris Chelios

2–1

3rd period

🔔 Valeri Zelepukin 3rd · 08:32

Assists: Keith Jones, Rod Brind'Amour

3–1

🪶 Doug Gilmour 3rd · 16:09

Assists: Bob Probert

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI CHI🪶

28 Shots on goal 20

1/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

16 Hits 28

15 Blocked shots 12

2 Takeaways 2

16 Giveaways 8

17 Penalty minutes 22

PHI shooting 10.7% (3/28) CHI shooting 10.0% (2/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

John Vanbiesbrouck

18/20

.900 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Jocelyn Thibault

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 58:25 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🔔Flyers

L1 LeClair · Brind'Amour · Jones 21:28

L2 Zelepukin · Forbes · Langkow 15:11

L3 Zubrus · Bureau · Lindros 13:18

L4 Vopat · Hull · Daigle 4:34

D1 Desjardins · Mcgillis 23:55

D2 Tertyshny · Babych 18:06

D3 Therien · Richardson 15:54

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Probert · Gilmour · Amonte 29:41

L2 Daze · White · Olczyk 14:24

L3 Moreau · Kilger · Mills 9:58

L4 Simpson · Janssens · Maneluk 3:45

D1 Chelios · Manson 25:43

D2 Laflamme · Coffey 19:58

D3 Zmolek · Brown 14:22

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Flyers won

Nov 9, 1996

🪶CHI @ 🔔PHI

4–1 · Blackhawks won

❓ PHI vs CHI, answered

Who won Flyers vs Blackhawks on December 26, 1998?

Flyers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Flyers 3, Blackhawks 2.

Who scored for Flyers?

Eric Desjardins, Eric Lindros, Valeri Zelepukin.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Doug Gilmour (2).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Flyers vs Blackhawks season series?

Flyers 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

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Dec 23

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 26, 1998

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