Pittsburgh Penguins vs Florida Panthers
Regular season · Wednesday, December 16, 1998 · National Car Rental Center
Game summary
The Florida Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 on Wednesday, December 16, 1998 at National Car Rental Center. The Panthers outshot the Penguins 36–30.
Bill Lindsay scored twice. Scott Mellanby, Martin Straka and Ray Whitney also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Scott Mellanby (6)Rob Niedermayer (12), Johan Garpenlov (3)0–109:59 FLA
2nd period
Martin Straka (15)Kevin Hatcher (15)1–111:39 PIT
3rd period
Ray Whitney (9)Rob Niedermayer (13), Dino Ciccarelli (1)1–206:58 FLA · 
Bill Lindsay (3)Scott Mellanby (8)1–307:45 FLA- Bill Lindsay (4)Scott Mellanby (9), Robert Svehla (9)1–419:54 FLA ·
Team stats
PITFLA
3036
59%41%
0/41/4
88
1318
810
63
613
Penalties
- 6:08 into the first period
Ed Jovanovski · slashing2 min - 12:16 into the first period
Stu Barnes · hooking2 min - 2:29 into the second periodPaul Laus · tripping obstruction2 min
- 12:26 into the second periodDarius Kasparaitis · holding2 min
- 19:48 into the second periodStu Barnes · hooking2 min
- 6:39 into the third periodKip Miller · tripping2 min
- 9:23 into the third periodEd Jovanovski · interference obstruction2 min
- 12:52 into the third periodRob Niedermayer · hooking obstruction2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.