Thursday, January 1, 1998 · Miami Arena
Devils 1 at Panthers 2
Final/OT
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
No scoring
2nd Period
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8:46
Randy Mckay (16) PPG Bobby Holik (19), Lyle Odelein (15) NJD 1 – 0 FLA
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12:48
Rob Niedermayer (5) Ray Whitney (16), Scott Mellanby (16) NJD 1 – 1 FLA
3rd Period
No scoring
Overtime
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1:53
Rob Niedermayer (6) PPG Ray Sheppard (10), Ray Whitney (17) NJD 1 – 2 FLA
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Odelein D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:57 | 0.78 |
| Randy Mckay R | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:03 | 0.60 |
| Bobby Holik C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:51 | 0.48 |
| Valeri Zelepukin L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:28 | 0.22 |
| Bill Guerin R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:34 | 0.20 |
| Brian Rolston R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:16 | 0.08 |
| Krzysztof Oliwa L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:16 | 0.08 |
| Steve Thomas R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:02 | 0.08 |
| Denis Pederson C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:07 | 0.00 |
| Bobby Carpenter C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:33 | 0.00 |
| Patrik Elias C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:15 | 0.00 |
| Scott Stevens D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:45 | 0.00 |
| Kevin Dean D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:50 | 0.00 |
| Dave Andreychuk L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:24 | -0.08 |
| Doug Gilmour C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:03 | -0.08 |
| Doug Bodger D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:53 | -0.08 |
| Sheldon Souray D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:42 | -0.20 |
| Scott Niedermayer D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 25:36 | -0.22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Shulmistra | L | 30 | 28 | 2 | .933 | 61:53 | 1.30 |
Florida Panthers
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Niedermayer C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 21:38 | 1.85 |
| Ray Whitney L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 18:17 | 1.50 |
| Scott Mellanby R | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 17:22 | 1.03 |
| Ray Sheppard R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:47 | 0.70 |
| Viktor Kozlov C | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 | 0.35 |
| Terry Carkner D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 19:05 | 0.22 |
| Robert Svehla D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 25:02 | 0.22 |
| Gord Murphy D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:06 | 0.20 |
| Esa Tikkanen L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 | 0.15 |
| Ed Jovanovski D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:13 | 0.15 |
| Radek Dvorak R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:49 | 0.13 |
| Chris Wells C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:00 | 0.08 |
| Bill Lindsay L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:17 | 0.05 |
| Rhett Warrener D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:47 | 0.05 |
| Tom Fitzgerald R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 | 0.00 |
| Paul Laus D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:42 | 0.00 |
| Dave Gagner C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:37 | -0.02 |
| Steve Washburn C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:21 | -0.05 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Vanbiesbrouck | W | 20 | 19 | 1 | .950 | 61:53 | 1.15 |