Pittsburgh Penguins at Phoenix Coyotes

Wednesday, March 12, 1997, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Phoenix Coyotes tied 5–5 on Wednesday, March 12, 1997.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	38-36-8
at Phoenix Coyotes	5	38-37-7

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	1	2	0	5
Phoenix Coyotes	1	1	3	0	5

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	7	12	2	25
Phoenix Coyotes	14	12	17	3	46

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:20	Phoenix Coyotes	Dallas Drake (11)	Dave Manson (16), Cliff Ronning (26)	Power play	PIT 0, PHX 1
1st	07:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Garry Valk (10)	Jason Woolley (25)	Even strength	PIT 1, PHX 1
1st	08:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Fredrik Olausson (7)	Mario Lemieux (58), Greg Johnson (16)	Even strength	PIT 2, PHX 1
2nd	09:36	Phoenix Coyotes	Craig Janney (12)	Jim Johnson (7), Mike Gartner (25)	Even strength	PIT 2, PHX 2
2nd	15:11	Pittsburgh Penguins	Stu Barnes (17)	Jason Woolley (26), Mario Lemieux (59)	Power play	PIT 3, PHX 2
3rd	00:27	Phoenix Coyotes	Darrin Shannon (10)	Oleg Tverdovsky (39), Bob Corkum (10)	Even strength	PIT 3, PHX 3
3rd	04:37	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk (39)	Craig Janney (29), Mike Gartner (26)	Even strength	PIT 3, PHX 4
3rd	04:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Hicks (6)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 4, PHX 4
3rd	10:26	Phoenix Coyotes	Darrin Shannon (11)	Teppo Numminen (21), Oleg Tverdovsky (40)	Even strength	PIT 4, PHX 5
3rd	19:11	Pittsburgh Penguins	Stu Barnes (18)	Mario Lemieux (60), Ron Francis (51)	Even strength	PIT 5, PHX 5

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 7 J. Mullen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 8 G. Valk	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0
Number 9 G. Johnson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Number 14 S. Barnes	C	2	0	2	+2	0	3	1
Number 16 J. Dziedzic	L	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0
Number 33 A. Hicks	L	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0
Number 38 A. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	3	3	+1	0	1	0
Number 72 J. Christian	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	+2	4	1	0
Number 4 K. Hatcher	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 18 F. Leroux	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 22 J. Woolley	D	0	2	2	+1	2	2	0
Number 23 F. Olausson	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 K. Wregget	46	41	5	.891	64:50	T

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	8	0
Number 11 D. Drake	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1
Number 14 M. Stapleton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 15 C. Janney	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0
Number 17 K. King	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	0	2	2	+1	2	2	0
Number 23 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 34 D. Shannon	L	2	0	2	+1	0	3	0
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0
Number 4 D. Manson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	6	0
Number 6 J. More	D	0	0	0	+1	4	1	0
Number 8 J. Johnson	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	0
Number 20 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	2	2	-1	0	1	0
Number 26 J. Finley	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	25	20	5	.800	65:00	T

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jason Woolley	Hooking	2
1st	03:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jeffrey Christian	Slashing	2
1st	08:36	Phoenix Coyotes	Jeff Finley	Roughing	2
1st	08:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Joe Dziedzic	Roughing	2
1st	18:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Glen Murray	Holding	2
2nd	13:41	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Gartner	Hooking	2
3rd	05:25	Phoenix Coyotes	Jayson More	Roughing	2
3rd	05:25	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Nedved	Roughing	2
3rd	11:22	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim Johnson	Elbowing	2
3rd	11:22	Phoenix Coyotes	Jayson More	Roughing	2
3rd	11:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Nedved	Roughing	2
3rd	11:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Hicks	Roughing	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Craig Patrick
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Don Hay
Referees: Lance Roberts
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Brad Lazarowich
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Tom Barrasso, Jaromir Jagr, Craig Muni, Dan Quinn, Neil Wilkinson, Chris Tamer, Alek Stojanov, Tyler Wright, Ed Patterson, Philippe De Rouville, Stefan Bergqvist, Domenic Pittis, Dave Roche, Richard Park
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Mike Hudson, Norm MacIver, Brad McCrimmon, Jim McKenzie, Darcy Wakaluk, Kevin Dahl, Dallas Eakins, Jason Simon, Brent Thompson, Juha Ylonen, Scott Langkow, Deron Quint, Tavis Hansen, Chad Kilger

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Feb 1, 1997
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Phoenix Coyotes, Wed, Mar 12, 1997

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 12, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Hartford Whalers 6	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Hartford Whalers, Wed, Mar 12, 1997
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, Mar 12, 1997
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Mar 12, 1997
Calgary Flames 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Mar 12, 1997
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Mar 12, 1997