Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings

Thursday, April 3, 1997, 10:30 PM ET Great Western Forum, Inglewood Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Los Angeles Kings 5–4 on Thursday, April 3, 1997 on the road.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Phoenix Coyotes	5	38-37-7
at Los Angeles Kings	4	28-43-11

Goals by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	1	3	1	5
Los Angeles Kings	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	12	13	9	34
Los Angeles Kings	15	7	9	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:51	Los Angeles Kings	Roman Vopat (4)	Kevin Stevens (20), Nathan LaFayette (3)	Even strength	PHX 0, LAK 1
1st	07:03	Los Angeles Kings	Glen Murray (13)	Jeff Shevalier (8), Jan Vopat (5)	Even strength	PHX 0, LAK 2
1st	17:43	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk (48)	Craig Janney (34), Teppo Numminen (24)	Power play	PHX 1, LAK 2
2nd	00:42	Phoenix Coyotes	Cliff Ronning (19)	Unassisted	Even strength	PHX 2, LAK 2
2nd	01:38	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Gartner (32)	Craig Janney (35), Keith Tkachuk (33)	Even strength	PHX 3, LAK 2
2nd	09:38	Los Angeles Kings	Aki Berg (1)	Ray Ferraro (19), Jeff Shevalier (9)	Power play	PHX 3, LAK 3
2nd	14:26	Phoenix Coyotes	Teppo Numminen (2)	Craig Janney (36), Mike Gartner (31)	Even strength	PHX 4, LAK 3
3rd	19:14	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk (49)	Jeremy Roenick (36), Gerald Diduck (11)	Even strength, Empty net	PHX 5, LAK 3
3rd	19:56	Los Angeles Kings	Brad Smyth (9)	Unassisted	Even strength	PHX 5, LAK 4

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	2	1	3	+3	0	4	1
Number 11 D. Drake	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 14 M. Stapleton	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 15 C. Janney	C	0	3	3	+2	0	2	0
Number 17 K. King	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	1	1	2	+2	2	5	0
Number 23 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 34 D. Shannon	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 6 J. More	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0
Number 10 B. McCrimmon	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 20 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	1	1	2	0	2	2	0
Number 36 M. Baron	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	31	27	4	.871	60:00	Win

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 7 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0
Number 8 D. Khristich	R	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
Number 9 V. Tsyplakov	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 11 B. Smyth	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0
Number 12 R. Vopat	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0
Number 19 J. Shevalier	L	0	2	2	-1	2	1	0
Number 20 R. Ferraro	C	0	1	1	-2	2	2	0
Number 24 N. LaFayette	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0
Number 25 K. Stevens	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0
Number 27 G. Murray	R	1	0	1	-2	0	3	0
Number 42 D. Bylsma	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 43 V. Yachmenev	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 2 D. Zmolek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0
Number 5 A. Berg	D	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1
Number 6 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0
Number 28 P. Boucher	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 33 J. Vopat	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Storr	33	29	4	.879	59:37	Loss

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:08	Phoenix Coyotes	Kris King	Elbowing	2
1st	13:55	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Gartner	Slashing	2
1st	15:41	Los Angeles Kings	Dmitri Khristich	Holding	2
1st	17:03	Los Angeles Kings	Jeff Shevalier	Interference obstruction	2
2nd	08:51	Phoenix Coyotes	Bob Corkum	Interference obstruction	2
2nd	10:38	Los Angeles Kings	Dmitri Khristich	Interference obstruction	2
2nd	18:48	Phoenix Coyotes	Jayson More	Cross checking	2
3rd	05:39	Phoenix Coyotes	Teppo Numminen	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	07:02	Los Angeles Kings	Ray Ferraro	Slashing	2

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Don Hay
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Larry Robinson
Referees: Don Koharski
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Mike Cvik
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Jeff Finley, Mike Hudson, Jim Johnson, Jocelyn Lemieux, Norm MacIver, Jim McKenzie, Darcy Wakaluk, Kevin Dahl, Parris Duffus, Jason Simon, Brent Thompson, Juha Ylonen, Scott Langkow, Deron Quint, Tavis Hansen, Chad Kilger
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Jean Claude Bergeron, Steven Finn, Stephane Fiset, Paul Di Pietro, Brent Grieve, Craig Johnson, Chris Marinucci, Jaroslav Modry, John Slaney, Yanic Perreault, Mattias Norstrom, Ian Laperriere, Barry Potomski, Matt Johnson, Kai Nurminen

Every Phoenix Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Dec 3, 1996
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 26, 1996
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Feb 18, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Apr 3, 1997

Other NHL games on Thursday, April 3, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Hartford Whalers 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final/OT	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Apr 3, 1997
Washington Capitals 0 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Apr 3, 1997
Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Thu, Apr 3, 1997
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Apr 3, 1997
New York Islanders 5 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Apr 3, 1997
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Apr 3, 1997