Phoenix Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, March 6, 1997, 7:30 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–0 on Thursday, March 6, 1997 on the road.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Phoenix Coyotes	5	38-37-7
at Tampa Bay Lightning	0	32-40-10

Goals by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	1	3	1	5
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	12	10	12	34
Tampa Bay Lightning	7	14	9	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:43	Phoenix Coyotes	Craig Janney (11)	Teppo Numminen (19), Jeremy Roenick (30)	Even strength	PHX 1, TBL 0
2nd	06:40	Phoenix Coyotes	Dallas Drake (10)	Unassisted	Even strength	PHX 2, TBL 0
2nd	08:50	Phoenix Coyotes	Oleg Tverdovsky (9)	Norm MacIver (6), Cliff Ronning (24)	Power play	PHX 3, TBL 0
2nd	09:46	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Gartner (30)	Norm MacIver (7), Oleg Tverdovsky (38)	Power play	PHX 4, TBL 0
3rd	01:56	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Gartner (31)	Cliff Ronning (25), Keith Tkachuk (29)	Even strength	PHX 5, TBL 0

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	Power-play goals
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0
Number 11 D. Drake	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 14 M. Stapleton	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 15 C. Janney	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 17 K. King	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	2	0	2	+1	0	7	1
Number 23 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 34 D. Shannon	L	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	0	2	2	+1	0	4	0
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0
Number 4 D. Manson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0
Number 6 J. More	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Number 8 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Number 20 O. Tverdovsky	D	1	1	2	+2	0	5	1
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0
Number 44 N. MacIver	D	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	30	30	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 7 R. Zamuner	L	-2	2	4
Number 9 J. Toms	L	0	0	0
Number 11 S. Burr	L	-1	0	2
Number 12 J. Cullen	C	0	0	1
Number 18 D. Langkow	C	-1	0	0
Number 22 D. Ciccarelli	R	-1	2	0
Number 24 J. Wiemer	C	0	0	4
Number 28 P. Poulin	L	0	0	2
Number 34 M. Andersson	R	-2	0	1
Number 74 B. Myhres	R	0	0	1
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	-2	4	6
Number 2 B. Houlder	D	-1	0	0
Number 4 C. Cross	D	-1	0	1
Number 5 I. Ulanov	D	-2	0	1
Number 20 R. Poeschek	D	0	0	3
Number 27 D. Shaw	D	0	0	0
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	2	1
Number 55 D. Bannister	D	-2	0	3

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 R. Tabaracci	22	18	4	.818	40:00	Loss
Number 32 C. Schwab	12	11	1	.917	20:00

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Roman Hamrlik	Hooking	2
1st	08:26	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim Johnson	Hooking	2
1st	12:24	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli	Slashing	2
1st	14:31	Tampa Bay Lightning	Rob Zamuner	Slashing	2
1st	17:01	Phoenix Coyotes	Jayson More	Holding	2
2nd	08:36	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Gratton	Elbowing	2
2nd	08:36	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Gratton	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	10:49	Phoenix Coyotes	Darrin Shannon	Hooking	2

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Don Hay
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Terry Crisp
Referees: Lance Roberts
Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Ray Scapinello
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Jeff Finley, Mike Hudson, Brad McCrimmon, Darcy Wakaluk, Kevin Dahl, Dallas Eakins, Jason Simon, Brent Thompson, Juha Ylonen, Scott Langkow, Deron Quint, Tavis Hansen, Chad Kilger, Shane Doan
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Brian Bradley, Daren Puppa, Jay Wells, Paul Ysebaert, Paul Brousseau, Derek Wilkinson, Allan Egeland, Brent Peterson, Tyler Moss, Alexander Selivanov

Every Phoenix Coyotes and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Feb 4, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 6, 1997

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 6, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 6, 1997
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 6, 1997
Ottawa Senators 0 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 6, 1997
New York Rangers 6 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 6, 1997