4–1

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 16-12-2 before this game

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

Panthers at Penguins

Panthers beat Penguins 4–1 at PPG Paints Arena on December 15, 2000.

🗓 Fri, Dec 15, 2000 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Rob Niedermayer

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 19:40 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Marcus Nilson

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 10:56 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Scott Mellanby

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 14:53 TOI · +2

4rd star 🐆 FLA

Trevor Kidd

35 saves

0.972 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Jan Hrdina Go-ahead 1st · 00:58

Assists: Toby Petersen, Darius Kasparaitis · beat Trevor Kidd

0–1

🐆 Rob Niedermayer Tying 1st · 02:35

Assists: Ray Whitney, Scott Mellanby · beat Garth Snow

1–1

🐆 Marcus Nilson Go-ahead 1st · 15:57

Assists: Igor Larionov, Peter Worrell · beat Garth Snow

2–1

2nd period

🐆 Greg Adams 2nd · 02:39

Assists: Marcus Nilson, Mike Sillinger · beat Garth Snow

3–1

3rd period

🐆 Scott Mellanby 3rd · 07:18

Assists: Rob Niedermayer · beat Garth Snow

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA PIT🐧

29 Shots on goal 36

13 Hits 14

12 Blocked shots 12

4 Takeaways 5

4 Giveaways 9

31 Penalty minutes 29

FLA shooting 13.8% (4/29) PIT shooting 2.8% (1/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Trevor Kidd

35/36

.972 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Garth Snow

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

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 Niedermayer · Sillinger · Bure 18:32

L2 Whitney · Barrie · Larionov 16:47

L3 Adams · Payer · Mellanby 14:53

L4 Nilson · Worrell · Jokinen 4:42

D1 Svehla · Boyle 29:16

D2 Hedican · Pitlick 15:48

D3 Eriksson · Jakopin 12:42

🐧Penguins

L1 Straka · Jagr · Kovalev 25:30

L2 Corbet · Lang · Hrdina 18:53

L3 Beranek · Petersen · Kraft 16:07

L4 Morozov · Barnaby 3:17

D1 Kasparaitis · Rozsival 19:00

D2 Jonsson · Norton 18:27

D3 Slegr · Trebil 12:02

D4 Moran 2:17

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

1–2 (OT) · Panthers won

Feb 5, 1999

🐆FLA @ 🐧PIT

0–3 · Penguins won

❓ FLA vs PIT, answered

Who won Panthers vs Penguins on December 15, 2000?

Panthers won 4–1.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Penguins?

The final score was Panthers 4, Penguins 1.

Who scored for Panthers?

Greg Adams, Marcus Nilson, Rob Niedermayer, Scott Mellanby.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jan Hrdina.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Trevor Kidd made 35 saves on 36 shots (.972 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Garth Snow made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 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?

Panthers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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 13

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 13

Also on December 15, 2000

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