Phoenix Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks

Thursday, February 27, 1997, 10:00 PM ET General Motors Place, Vancouver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Phoenix Coyotes 6–2 on Thursday, February 27, 1997 at home.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Phoenix Coyotes	2	38-37-7
at Vancouver Canucks	6	35-40-7

Goals by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	0	0	2	2
Vancouver Canucks	2	4	0	6

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	11	8	14	33
Vancouver Canucks	4	9	4	17

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:42	Vancouver Canucks	Martin Gelinas (20)	Jyrki Lumme (16), Pavel Bure (32)	Power play	PHX 0, VAN 1
1st	10:17	Vancouver Canucks	Martin Gelinas (21)	Russ Courtnall (15)	Even strength	PHX 0, VAN 2
2nd	03:02	Vancouver Canucks	Jyrki Lumme (10)	Russ Courtnall (16), Leif Rohlin (8)	Even strength	PHX 0, VAN 3
2nd	06:09	Vancouver Canucks	Martin Gelinas (22)	Jyrki Lumme (17), Trevor Linden (25)	Even strength	PHX 0, VAN 4
2nd	11:11	Vancouver Canucks	Martin Gelinas (23)	Russ Courtnall (17), Trevor Linden (26)	Even strength	PHX 0, VAN 5
2nd	17:32	Vancouver Canucks	Russ Courtnall (9)	Martin Gelinas (23), Trevor Linden (27)	Even strength	PHX 0, VAN 6
3rd	03:16	Phoenix Coyotes	Cliff Ronning (16)	Unassisted	Even strength	PHX 1, VAN 6
3rd	11:12	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim McKenzie (5)	Craig Janney (27), Jeremy Roenick (29)	Even strength	PHX 2, VAN 6

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

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	0	0	0	-5	0	2
Number 11 D. Drake	R	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 14 M. Stapleton	C	0	0	0	0	0	2
Number 15 C. Janney	C	0	1	1	-3	0	0
Number 17 K. King	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4
Number 23 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	1	0	1	+1	2	3
Number 34 D. Shannon	L	0	0	0	0	0	2
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	1	0	1	+1	0	6
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	1	1	-4	0	5
Number 4 D. Manson	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2
Number 6 J. More	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1
Number 20 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 24 K. Dahl	D	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	0	2
Number 44 N. MacIver	D	0	0	0	-4	4	2

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 P. Duffus	8	7	1	.875	28:49
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	9	4	5	.444	31:11	Loss

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 9 R. Courtnall	R	1	3	4	+4	0	2	0
Number 10 E. Tikkanen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 16 T. Linden	C	0	3	3	+4	2	1	0
Number 17 M. Ridley	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0
Number 19 M. Naslund	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0
Number 22 L. Courville	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	4	1	5	+3	0	6	1
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 26 M. Sillinger	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 29 G. Odjick	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 89 A. Mogilny	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 96 P. Bure	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0
Number 3 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 5 D. Murzyn	D	0	0	0	+3	4	0	0
Number 6 A. Aucoin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0
Number 21 J. Lumme	D	1	2	3	+4	0	1	0
Number 27 L. Rohlin	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0
Number 44 D. Babych	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 K. McLean	33	31	2	.939	60:00	Win

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:36	Phoenix Coyotes	Norm MacIver	Hooking	2
1st	12:02	Vancouver Canucks	Trevor Linden	Interference obstruction	2
1st	14:54	Vancouver Canucks	Markus Naslund	Slashing	2
1st	20:00	Vancouver Canucks	Dana Murzyn	High sticking	2
2nd	01:42	Vancouver Canucks	Mike Ridley	High sticking	2
2nd	02:10	Phoenix Coyotes	Norm MacIver	Interference obstruction	2
2nd	12:40	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim McKenzie	Charging	2
3rd	08:47	Vancouver Canucks	Dana Murzyn	Boarding	2

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Don Hay
Vancouver Canucks head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Richard Trottier
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Lonnie Cameron
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Jeff Finley, Mike Hudson, Jim Johnson, Brad McCrimmon, Darcy Wakaluk, Dallas Eakins, Jason Simon, Brent Thompson, Juha Ylonen, Scott Langkow, Deron Quint, Tavis Hansen, Chad Kilger, Shane Doan
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Troy Crowder, Chris Joseph, Frantisek Kucera, Josef Beranek, David Roberts, Alexander Semak, Jevgeni Namestnikov, Mike Fountain, Mark Wotton, Donald Brashear, Lonny Bohonos

Every Phoenix Coyotes and Vancouver Canucks game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 7	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Dec 27, 1996
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Jan 25, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Feb 27, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Apr 9, 1997

Other NHL games on Thursday, February 27, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Thu, Feb 27, 1997
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Feb 27, 1997
St. Louis Blues 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Florida Panthers, Thu, Feb 27, 1997
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Feb 27, 1997
Dallas Stars 6 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Feb 27, 1997
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Los Angeles Kings 6	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Feb 27, 1997