🐆 Away Panthers 15-16-7 before this game

2–2

Final / OT

⚡ Home Lightning 18-13-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
FLA	0	0	0	0	2
TBL	0	0	0	0	2

Panthers at Lightning

Panthers beat Lightning 2–2 in overtime at AMALIE Arena on December 31, 2003.

🗓 Wed, Dec 31, 2003 · 14:00 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Viktor Kozlov

1 G

4 shots · 19:41 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Mike Van Ryn

1 G

3 shots · 23:19 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Kristian Huselius

1 A

4 shots · 13:57 TOI

4rd star 🐆 FLA

Roberto Luongo

40 saves

0.952 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA TBL⚡

32 Shots on goal 42

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

10 Hits 17

13 Blocked shots 9

7 Takeaways 16

8 Giveaways 13

4 Penalty minutes 2

FLA shooting 6.2% (2/32) TBL shooting 4.8% (2/42)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Roberto Luongo

40/42

.952 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 15-16-7 (39% win rate, 38 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 18-13-3 (53% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 2nd: 15-16-7 (39% win rate, 38 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 18-13-3 (53% win rate, 34 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Jokinen · Kozlov · Ritchie 19:41

L2 Hagman · Nilson · Bure 16:46

L3 Weiss · MacDonald · Horton 15:48

L4 Huselius · Hordichuk · Cullen 12:48

D1 Biron · Lilja 27:56

D2 Bouwmeester · Van Ryn 24:36

D3 Trnka · Odelein 10:36

⚡Lightning

L1 Lecavalier · Richards · St. Louis 21:43

L2 Modin · Stillman · Fedotenko 19:36

L3 Andreychuk · Afanasenkov · Taylor 13:36

L4 Cibak · Clymer · Roy 6:58

D1 Boyle · Kubina 22:57

D2 Pratt · Lukowich 21:45

D3 Sarich · Cullimore 19:08

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–1 (OT) · Panthers won

4–4 (OT) · Lightning won

Oct 28, 2002

⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA

6–1 · Lightning won

❓ FLA vs TBL, answered

Who won Panthers vs Lightning on December 31, 2003?

Panthers won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Lightning?

The final score was Panthers 2, Lightning 2, in overtime.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 40 saves on 42 shots (.952 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Lightning 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

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Dec 29

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 29

Also on December 31, 2003

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