Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes

Thursday, January 23, 1997, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Anaheim Ducks 6–3 on Thursday, January 23, 1997 at home.

Final score, Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Anaheim Ducks	3	36-33-13
at Phoenix Coyotes	6	38-37-7

Goals by period, Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Anaheim Ducks	1	2	0	3
Phoenix Coyotes	2	3	1	6

Shots on goal by period, Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Anaheim Ducks	9	11	14	34
Phoenix Coyotes	11	17	5	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:15	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Gartner (20)	Oleg Tverdovsky (25), Jeremy Roenick (22)	Power play	ANA 0, PHX 1
1st	10:35	Phoenix Coyotes	Craig Janney (7)	Darrin Shannon (7), Shane Doan (6)	Even strength	ANA 0, PHX 2
1st	16:02	Anaheim Ducks	Paul Kariya (18)	Darren Van Impe (7), Dmitri Mironov (20)	Power play	ANA 1, PHX 2
2nd	00:17	Phoenix Coyotes	Cliff Ronning (10)	Dallas Drake (13), Oleg Tverdovsky (26)	Even strength	ANA 1, PHX 3
2nd	03:39	Anaheim Ducks	Paul Kariya (19)	Steve Rucchin (18), Teemu Selanne (33)	Even strength	ANA 2, PHX 3
2nd	08:40	Phoenix Coyotes	Norm MacIver (3)	Cliff Ronning (15), Oleg Tverdovsky (27)	Power play	ANA 2, PHX 4
2nd	11:20	Anaheim Ducks	Paul Kariya (20)	Teemu Selanne (34)	Even strength	ANA 3, PHX 4
2nd	19:06	Phoenix Coyotes	Cliff Ronning (11)	Darrin Shannon (8), Oleg Tverdovsky (28)	Power play	ANA 3, PHX 5
3rd	19:31	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk (30)	Bob Corkum (6), Teppo Numminen (11)	Even strength, Empty net	ANA 3, PHX 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Anaheim Ducks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 8 T. Selanne	R	0	2	2	0	2	6	0
Number 9 P. Kariya	L	3	0	3	0	0	10	1
Number 10 R. Oksiuta	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Number 12 K. Todd	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 13 T. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 17 J. Kurri	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 18 G. Valk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 20 S. Rucchin	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0
Number 22 K. Baumgartner	L	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0
Number 23 B. Bellows	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0
Number 46 J. Jomphe	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 54 S. Pronger	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 2 B. Dollas	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 15 D. Mironov	D	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0
Number 26 N. Tsulygin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 28 J. Marshall	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0
Number 29 D. Van Impe	D	0	1	1	-2	0	5	0
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	-1	17	1	0

Anaheim Ducks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 G. Hebert	20	16	4	.800	28:40	Loss
Number 35 M. Shtalenkov	12	11	1	.917	30:34

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	1	0	1	0	0	5	0
Number 11 D. Drake	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Number 15 C. Janney	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 17 K. King	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	1
Number 23 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 32 M. Eastwood	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 34 D. Shannon	L	0	2	2	+1	2	3	0
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	2	1	3	-1	0	3	1
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Number 4 D. Manson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 8 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0
Number 20 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	4	4	-1	2	2	0
Number 26 J. Finley	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	0	2	3	0
Number 44 N. MacIver	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	1

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	34	31	3	.912	60:00	Win

Penalties, Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:07	Phoenix Coyotes	Darrin Shannon	Tripping	2
1st	08:48	Anaheim Ducks	Roman Oksiuta	Hooking	2
1st	15:27	Phoenix Coyotes	Oleg Tverdovsky	Interference	2
1st	19:14	Anaheim Ducks	Dave Karpa	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:14	Phoenix Coyotes	Kris King	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	07:48	Anaheim Ducks	Jason Marshall	Interference	2
2nd	15:19	Anaheim Ducks	Teemu Selanne	Cross checking	2
2nd	15:30	Anaheim Ducks	Dave Karpa	Cross checking	2
2nd	15:30	Anaheim Ducks	Dave Karpa	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	18:24	Anaheim Ducks	Ken Baumgartner	Holding	2
3rd	08:51	Phoenix Coyotes	Teppo Numminen	Hooking	2

Anaheim Ducks head coach: Ron Wilson
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Don Hay
Referees: Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Mike Cvik
Anaheim Ducks scratches: Shawn Antoski, Adrian Plavsic, Warren Rychel, Joe Sacco, Michael O'Neill, Barry Nieckar, Jeremy Stevenson, Daniel Trebil, Valeri Karpov, Peter Leboutillier, Frank Banham, Craig Reichert, Mike Leclerc, Ruslan Salei
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Mike Hudson, Brad McCrimmon, Jim McKenzie, Mike Stapleton, Darcy Wakaluk, Kevin Dahl, Parris Duffus, Dallas Eakins, Jason Simon, Brent Thompson, Juha Ylonen, Deron Quint, Tavis Hansen, Chad Kilger

Every Anaheim Ducks and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Oct 12, 1996
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Mon, Dec 23, 1996
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Jan 23, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Sat, Feb 22, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Apr 16, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Apr 18, 1997
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Apr 20, 1997
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Apr 22, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Thu, Apr 24, 1997
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Apr 27, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Tue, Apr 29, 1997

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 23, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 4 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 23, 1997
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Jan 23, 1997
Vancouver Canucks 3 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 23, 1997