San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes

Tuesday, April 1, 1997, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the San Jose Sharks 7–1 on Tuesday, April 1, 1997 at home.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
San Jose Sharks	1	27-47-8
at Phoenix Coyotes	7	38-37-7

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	1	0	0	1
Phoenix Coyotes	1	2	4	7

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	10	11	12	33
Phoenix Coyotes	11	6	17	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:03	San Jose Sharks	Ron Sutter (5)	Shean Donovan (6), Bob Errey (6)	Even strength	SJS 1, PHX 0
1st	08:44	Phoenix Coyotes	Craig Janney (13)	Keith Tkachuk (30), Mike Gartner (29)	Even strength	SJS 1, PHX 1
2nd	05:50	Phoenix Coyotes	Oleg Tverdovsky (10)	Craig Janney (33), Keith Tkachuk (31)	Even strength	SJS 1, PHX 2
2nd	09:01	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk (47)	Kris King (11)	Even strength	SJS 1, PHX 3
3rd	04:20	Phoenix Coyotes	Cliff Ronning (18)	Jeremy Roenick (35), Teppo Numminen (23)	Even strength	SJS 1, PHX 4
3rd	04:53	Phoenix Coyotes	Craig Janney (14)	Keith Tkachuk (32), Mike Gartner (30)	Even strength	SJS 1, PHX 5
3rd	12:00	Phoenix Coyotes	Dallas Drake (14)	Cliff Ronning (31), Norm MacIver (9)	Power play	SJS 1, PHX 6
3rd	15:56	Phoenix Coyotes	Jeremy Roenick (26)	Unassisted	Even strength	SJS 1, PHX 7

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

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 7 V. Peltonen	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0
Number 8 D. Turcotte	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	-2	0	6
Number 12 R. Sutter	C	1	0	1	0	0	2
Number 17 S. Guolla	C	0	0	0	-4	0	1
Number 18 C. Tancill	R	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 19 T. Hunter	R	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 21 T. Granato	R	0	0	0	-2	0	5
Number 22 B. Errey	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3
Number 36 T. Ewen	R	0	0	0	0	4	1
Number 39 J. Friesen	L	0	0	0	-3	0	3
Number 42 S. Donovan	R	0	1	1	-1	2	3
Number 3 D. Bodger	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1
Number 4 G. Hawgood	D	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 10 M. Ragnarsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2
Number 23 T. Gill	D	0	0	0	-4	0	2
Number 33 M. McSorley	D	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 40 M. Rathje	D	0	0	0	-4	7	1

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Hrudey	34	27	7	.794	60:00	Loss

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	1	3	4	+4	0	6	0
Number 11 D. Drake	R	1	0	1	+2	2	1	1
Number 14 M. Stapleton	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 15 C. Janney	C	2	1	3	+3	0	4	0
Number 17 K. King	L	0	1	1	0	7	0	0
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	0	2	2	+3	0	3	0
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 34 D. Shannon	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	+2	2	2	0
Number 6 J. More	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 20 O. Tverdovsky	D	1	0	1	+4	0	3	0
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	+4	0	1	0
Number 36 M. Baron	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0
Number 44 N. MacIver	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	33	32	1	.970	60:00	Win

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:50	San Jose Sharks	Mike Rathje	High sticking	2
2nd	00:45	San Jose Sharks	Shean Donovan	Holding	2
2nd	10:43	Phoenix Coyotes	Kris King	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	10:43	San Jose Sharks	Mike Rathje	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	06:03	Phoenix Coyotes	Dallas Drake	High sticking	2
3rd	06:03	San Jose Sharks	Todd Ewen	Roughing	2
3rd	07:11	Phoenix Coyotes	Gerald Diduck	Interference	2
3rd	10:41	San Jose Sharks	Todd Ewen	Boarding	2
3rd	18:54	Phoenix Coyotes	Kris King	Interference	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Al Sims
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Don Hay
Referees: Paul Devorski
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Mark Wheler
San Jose Sharks scratches: Al Iafrate, Bernie Nicholls, Wade Flaherty, Iain Fraser, Ray Whitney, Dody Wood, Chris Lipuma, Andrei Nazarov, Jan Caloun, Jason Widmer, Darrin Madeley, Viktor Kozlov, Vlastimil Kroupa, Alexei Yegorov
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Jeff Finley, Mike Hudson, Jim Johnson, Jocelyn Lemieux, Brad McCrimmon, Darcy Wakaluk, Kevin Dahl, Parris Duffus, Jason Simon, Brent Thompson, Juha Ylonen, Igor Korolev, Scott Langkow, Deron Quint, Tavis Hansen, Chad Kilger

Every San Jose Sharks and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Oct 10, 1996
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Jan 13, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Mar 14, 1997
San Jose Sharks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 7	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Apr 1, 1997

Other NHL games on Tuesday, April 1, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Apr 1, 1997
New Jersey Devils 1 at Washington Capitals 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Tue, Apr 1, 1997
St. Louis Blues 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Apr 1, 1997
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New York Rangers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Tue, Apr 1, 1997
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks, Tue, Apr 1, 1997