⚡ Away Lightning 11-22-2 before this game

3–4

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 17-12-6 before this game

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

Lightning at Hurricanes

Hurricanes beat Lightning 4–3 at PNC Arena on December 30, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Dec 30, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Wendel Clark

3 G

5 shots · 15:01 TOI · -1

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Kevin Dineen

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 13:55 TOI · +2

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Martin Gelinas

2 A

4 shots · 14:40 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Glen Wesley Go-ahead 1st · 02:42

Assists: Martin Gelinas, Kevin Dineen

0–1

⚡ Wendel Clark PP Tying 1st · 19:37

Assists: Alexander Selivanov, Drew Bannister

1–1

2nd period

⚡ Wendel Clark PP Go-ahead 2nd · 01:04

Assists: Craig Janney, Petr Svoboda

2–1

3rd period

🌪️ Kevin Dineen Tying 3rd · 04:57

Assists: Martin Gelinas, Robert Kron

2–2

🌪️ Gary Roberts Go-ahead 3rd · 05:50

Assists: Ray Sheppard

2–3

🌪️ Ron Francis PP 3rd · 18:53

Unassisted

2–4

⚡ Wendel Clark 3rd · 19:24

Assists: Jassen Cullimore

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL CAR🌪️

27 Shots on goal 38

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/9

18 Hits 20

11 Blocked shots 10

8 Takeaways 12

0 Giveaways 19

18 Penalty minutes 8

TBL shooting 11.1% (3/27) CAR shooting 10.5% (4/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Bill Ranford

34/38

.895 SV% · 4 GA · 59:15 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 59:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 11-22-2 (31% win rate, 35 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 17-12-6 (49% win rate, 35 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Hogue · Richer · Tucker 17:55

L2 Zamuner · Clark · Sillinger 15:27

L3 Janney · Lecavalier · Andersson 13:43

L4 Nazarov · Selivanov · McCarthy 8:29

D1 Svoboda · Cullimore 25:06

D2 Samuelsson · Bannister 19:46

D3 Cross · McBain 14:22

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Roberts · Francis · Primeau 21:42

L2 Kron · Sheppard · Kapanen 18:15

L3 Gelinas · O'Neill · Dineen 14:40

L4 Ranheim · Battaglia · Manderville 5:45

D1 Wesley · Coffey 23:22

D2 Malik · Burt 21:04

D3 Leschyshyn · Halko 13:12

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Oct 10, 1998

⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR

4–4 (OT) · Lightning won

Feb 4, 1998

⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR

3–3 (OT) · Lightning won

❓ TBL vs CAR, answered

Who won Lightning vs Hurricanes on December 30, 1998?

Hurricanes won 4–3.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Lightning 3, Hurricanes 4.

Who scored for Lightning?

Wendel Clark (3).

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Gary Roberts, Glen Wesley, Kevin Dineen, Ron Francis.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 34 saves on 38 shots (.895 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Hurricanes 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 29

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 30, 1998

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