St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes

Monday, March 17, 1997, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the St. Louis Blues 3–2 on Monday, March 17, 1997 at home.

Final score, St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
St. Louis Blues	2	36-35-11
at Phoenix Coyotes	3	38-37-7

Goals by period, St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
St. Louis Blues	0	1	1	2
Phoenix Coyotes	2	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period, St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
St. Louis Blues	10	14	13	37
Phoenix Coyotes	10	9	7	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:35	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk (41)	Jim McKenzie (3)	Even strength	STL 0, PHX 1
1st	18:41	Phoenix Coyotes	Jeremy Roenick (22)	Teppo Numminen (22), Bob Corkum (11)	Even strength	STL 0, PHX 2
2nd	03:44	St. Louis Blues	Brett Hull (41)	Chris Pronger (22), Pierre Turgeon (50)	Power play	STL 1, PHX 2
3rd	01:26	St. Louis Blues	Mike Peluso (2)	Harry York (17), Craig Conroy (10)	Even strength	STL 2, PHX 2
3rd	06:31	Phoenix Coyotes	Jeff Finley (3)	Shane Doan (8), Darrin Shannon (13)	Even strength	STL 2, PHX 3

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

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 14 G. Courtnall	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0
Number 16 B. Hull	R	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1
Number 17 J. Murphy	R	0	0	0	-2	5	2	0
Number 18 A. Twist	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 20 M. Peluso	L	1	0	1	+1	4	2	0
Number 22 C. Conroy	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0
Number 23 C. MacTavish	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 36 R. Petrovicky	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 37 H. York	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 39 S. Pellerin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 77 P. Turgeon	C	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0
Number 2 A. MacInnis	D	0	0	0	-2	0	7	0
Number 4 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 5 I. Kravchuk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0
Number 19 C. Mcalpine	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 28 R. Persson	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 44 C. Pronger	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	0

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 G. Fuhr	26	23	3	.885	58:36	Loss

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	1	0	1	+1	5	2
Number 11 D. Drake	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3
Number 14 M. Stapleton	C	0	0	0	0	0	5
Number 15 C. Janney	C	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 17 K. King	L	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	1	1	0	0	1
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0
Number 34 D. Shannon	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3
Number 4 D. Manson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 8 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 10 B. McCrimmon	D	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 20 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1
Number 26 J. Finley	D	1	0	1	0	2	1
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	37	35	2	.946	60:00	Win

Penalties, St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:00	Phoenix Coyotes	Jeff Finley	Tripping	2
1st	12:14	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:14	St. Louis Blues	Joe Murphy	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:43	St. Louis Blues	Craig Conroy	Hooking	2
2nd	02:27	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim Johnson	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	02:27	St. Louis Blues	Mike Peluso	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	03:34	Phoenix Coyotes	Teppo Numminen	Holding	2
2nd	15:40	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim McKenzie	Holding	2
3rd	08:16	Phoenix Coyotes	Oleg Tverdovsky	Holding	2
3rd	11:57	St. Louis Blues	Harry York	Holding	2
3rd	16:14	St. Louis Blues	Mike Peluso	Holding	2

St. Louis Blues head coach: Joel Quenneville
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Don Hay
Referees: Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Shane Heyer
St. Louis Blues scratches: Jon Casey, Gary Leeman, Stephen Leach, Stephane Matteau, Sergio Momesso, Trent Yawney, Rob Pearson, Jim Campbell, Yuri Khmylev, Rory Fitzpatrick, Jamie Rivers, Jamal Mayers, Alexander Vasilevskii, Libor Zabransky, Konstantin Shafranov
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Mike Hudson, Jocelyn Lemieux, Norm MacIver, Jayson More, Darcy Wakaluk, Kevin Dahl, Dallas Eakins, Jason Simon, Brent Thompson, Juha Ylonen, Igor Korolev, Scott Langkow, Deron Quint, Tavis Hansen, Chad Kilger

Every St. Louis Blues and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Oct 22, 1996
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Nov 21, 1996
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at St. Louis Blues 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 5, 1996
St. Louis Blues 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes, Wed, Jan 15, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Feb 10, 1997
St. Louis Blues 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes, Mon, Mar 17, 1997

Other NHL games on Monday, March 17, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Mar 17, 1997
Ottawa Senators 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers, Mon, Mar 17, 1997
Florida Panthers 4 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Mon, Mar 17, 1997