⚡ Away Lightning 12-17-6 before this game
5–7
Final
🐆 Home Panthers 21-10-5 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
TBL 1315
FLA 2237

Lightning at Panthers

Panthers beat Lightning 7–5 at Amerant Bank Arena on January 1, 2000.

🗓 Sat, Jan 1, 2000 · 14:00 CST 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐆 FLA
Pavel Bure
4 G
7 shots · 26:13 TOI · +2
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Vincent Lecavalier
2 G, 2 A
4 shots · 19:22 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐆 FLA
Ray Whitney
3 A
4 shots · 20:01 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

12 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Vincent Lecavalier Go-ahead 1st · 00:52
Assists: Freddy Modin, Petr Svoboda · beat Mike Vernon
1–0
🐆 Bret Hedican Tying 1st · 07:33
Assists: Mark Parrish, Mike Vernon · beat Kevin Hodson
1–1
🐆 Robert Svehla Go-ahead 1st · 14:55
Assists: Ray Whitney, Rob Niedermayer · beat Kevin Hodson
1–2
2nd period
🐆 Pavel Bure PP 2nd · 00:43
Assists: Ray Whitney, Viktor Kozlov · beat Kevin Hodson
1–3
⚡ Freddy Modin 2nd · 01:39
Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Stephen Guolla · beat Mike Vernon
2–3
🐆 Ray Sheppard 2nd · 04:58
Assists: Ray Whitney, Todd Simpson · beat Kevin Hodson
2–4
⚡ Stephen Guolla 2nd · 07:06
Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Freddy Modin · beat Mike Vernon
3–4
⚡ Vincent Lecavalier Tying 2nd · 14:47
Assists: Stephen Guolla, Pavel Kubina · beat Mike Vernon
4–4
3rd period
🐆 Pavel Bure Go-ahead 3rd · 02:58
Assists: Bret Hedican, Oleg Kvasha · beat Kevin Hodson
4–5
⚡ Chris Gratton Tying 3rd · 08:45
Assists: Stan Drulia, Andrei Zyuzin · beat Mike Vernon
5–5
🐆 Pavel Bure Go-ahead 3rd · 09:03
Assists: Viktor Kozlov · beat Kevin Hodson
5–6
🐆 Pavel Bure Empty net 3rd · 19:32
Assists: Scott Mellanby
5–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL FLA🐆
28 Shots on goal 29
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
8 Hits 20
9 Blocked shots 10
5 Takeaways 9
9 Giveaways 8
29 Penalty minutes 17
TBL shooting 17.9% (5/28) FLA shooting 24.1% (7/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Kevin Hodson
22/28
.786 SV% · 6 GA · 58:01 TOI
Dan Cloutier
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 00:25 TOI
🐆Panthers
Mike Vernon
23/28
.821 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Lightning
Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.
Panthers
Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 4–4
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 12-17-6 (34% win rate, 35 games)
Panthers
Panthers — tied after 2nd: 21-10-5 (58% win rate, 36 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Sillinger · Gratton · Drulia 21:25
L2 Modin · Lecavalier · Guolla 18:43
L3 Warriner · Clymer · Kesa 12:59
L4 Freadrich · Petrovicky · Gardiner 4:57
L5 Simpson 2:38
D1 Svoboda · Kubina 25:57
D2 Cullimore · Mara 18:02
D3 Zyuzin 16:39
🐆Panthers
L1 Niedermayer · Kozlov · Bure 21:46
L2 Whitney · Mellanby · Sheppard 13:04
L3 Stewart · Johnson · Parrish 9:49
L4 Worrell · Kvasha 8:09
D1 Spacek · Svehla 22:28
D2 Hedican · Wilson 19:28
D3 Pitlick · Simpson 17:57
D4 Laus 8:16

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Dec 27, 1999
🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL
6–1 · Panthers won
Apr 17, 1999
⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA
2–6 · Panthers won
Mar 13, 1999
⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA
0–1 · Panthers won
Dec 26, 1998
🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL
3–1 · Panthers won
Nov 27, 1998
🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL
2–1 · Panthers won

❓ TBL vs FLA, answered

Who won Lightning vs Panthers on January 1, 2000?

Panthers won 7–5.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Panthers?

The final score was Lightning 5, Panthers 7.

Who scored for Lightning?

Vincent Lecavalier (2), Chris Gratton, Freddy Modin, Stephen Guolla.

Who scored for Panthers?

Pavel Bure (4), Bret Hedican, Ray Sheppard, Robert Svehla.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Kevin Hodson made 22 saves on 28 shots (.786 save percentage).

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Panthers season series?

Panthers 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
⚡Lightning
Previous game · Dec 27
🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL
6–1 · FLA won
Next game · Jan 5
⚡TBL @ 🐋VAN
3–3 · TBL won
🐆Panthers
Previous game · Dec 30
🐆FLA @ 🪶CHI
1–2 · CHI won
Next game · Jan 5
🐆FLA @ 🦆ANA
5–1 · FLA won
Also on January 1, 2000
🦈SJS @ 🐯NSH
2–3 final
😈NJD @ 🐻BOS
2–2 final
🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF
1–8 final
🎵STL @ 🦅WSH
1–1 final
🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL
4–2 final
🛢️EDM @ 🌵PHX
5–4 final
Lightning season page Panthers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule