🐆 Away Panthers 17-10-4 before this game

4–7

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 16-10-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
FLA	1	0	3	4
PIT	1	4	2	7

Panthers at Penguins

Penguins beat Panthers 7–4 at PPG Paints Arena on December 30, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Dec 30, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Martin Straka

2 G, 2 A

6 shots · 20:13 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Robert Lang

2 G

3 shots · 17:27 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Kip Miller

2 G

3 shots · 13:17 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🐆 Radek Dvorak Go-ahead 1st · 08:28

Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Bill Lindsay

1–0

🐧 Kip Miller Tying 1st · 11:13

Assists: Jan Hrdina, Jiri Slegr

1–1

2nd period

🐧 Kip Miller Go-ahead 2nd · 10:46

Assists: Martin Straka, Jaromir Jagr

1–2

🐧 Robert Lang 2nd · 10:59

Assists: Alex Kovalev

1–3

🐧 Martin Straka 2nd · 15:32

Assists: Jiri Slegr

1–4

🐧 Robert Lang 2nd · 16:47

Assists: Stu Barnes

1–5

3rd period

🐆 Radek Dvorak SH 3rd · 02:07

Unassisted

2–5

🐆 Viktor Kozlov SH 3rd · 02:47

Assists: Robert Svehla

3–5

🐧 Martin Straka 3rd · 04:04

Assists: German Titov, Kevin Hatcher

3–6

🐧 Jaromir Jagr PP 3rd · 06:08

Assists: Kevin Hatcher, Martin Straka

3–7

🐆 Mark Parrish PP 3rd · 17:59

Assists: Kirk Muller, Rhett Warrener

4–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA PIT🐧

30 Shots on goal 37

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

14 Hits 21

9 Blocked shots 18

6 Takeaways 4

10 Giveaways 12

82 Penalty minutes 82

FLA shooting 13.3% (4/30) PIT shooting 18.9% (7/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Kirk McLean

30/37

.811 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Peter Skudra

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 17-10-4 (55% win rate, 31 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 16-10-5 (52% win rate, 31 games)

After 2nd — 1–5

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Whitney · Kozlov · Niedermayer 22:21

L2 Lindsay · Muller · Dvorak 17:38

L3 Garpenlov · Mellanby · Parrish 14:24

L4 Hicks · Worrell · Kvasha 5:45

D1 Svehla · Warrener 25:18

D2 Carkner · Jovanovski 18:52

D3 Ratchuk · Laus 13:08

🐧Penguins

L1 Titov · Straka · Jagr 22:39

L2 Barnes · Hrdina · Lang 18:13

L3 Miller · Kesa · Kovalev 13:17

L4 Sonnenberg · Wright 5:55

D1 Hatcher · Slegr 23:50

D2 Galanov · Kasparaitis 20:40

D3 Werenka · Moran 13:49

D4 Serowik 2:03

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Panthers won

❓ FLA vs PIT, answered

Who won Panthers vs Penguins on December 30, 1998?

Penguins won 7–4.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Penguins?

The final score was Panthers 4, Penguins 7.

Who scored for Panthers?

Radek Dvorak (2), Mark Parrish, Viktor Kozlov.

Who scored for Penguins?

Kip Miller (2), Martin Straka (2), Robert Lang (2), Jaromir Jagr.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Kirk McLean made 30 saves on 37 shots (.811 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Peter Skudra made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 · Dec 28

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 30, 1998

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