Florida Panthers at Phoenix Coyotes

Sunday, October 20, 1996, 10:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Florida Panthers and Phoenix Coyotes tied 1–1 on Sunday, October 20, 1996.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Florida Panthers	1	35-28-19
at Phoenix Coyotes	1	38-37-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Florida Panthers	0	0	1	0	1
Phoenix Coyotes	0	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Florida Panthers	5	12	9	2	28
Phoenix Coyotes	10	7	6	2	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	11:05	Florida Panthers	Scott Mellanby (3)	Rob Niedermayer (3), Johan Garpenlov (2)	Even strength	FLA 1, PHX 0
3rd	19:46	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Gartner (7)	Craig Janney (3), Oleg Tverdovsky (3)	Power play	FLA 1, PHX 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Florida Panthers at Phoenix Coyotes
Stat	Florida Panthers	Phoenix Coyotes
Shots on goal	28	25
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 10
Penalty minutes	33	13

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 9 B. Smyth	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 10 D. Lowry	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 11 B. Lindsay	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 14 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 18 M. Hough	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Number 20 B. Skrudland	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 21 T. Fitzgerald	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
Number 26 R. Sheppard	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 27 S. Mellanby	R	1	0	1	+1	6	2	0
Number 28 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 29 J. Garpenlov	L	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0
Number 44 R. Niedermayer	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0
Number 2 T. Carkner	D	0	0	0	+1	8	0	0
Number 4 P. Gustafsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 5 G. Murphy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 7 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
Number 24 R. Svehla	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0
Number 55 E. Jovanovski	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 J. Vanbiesbrouck	25	24	1	.960	65:00	T

Phoenix Coyotes

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0
Number 11 D. Drake	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
Number 14 M. Stapleton	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 15 C. Janney	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0
Number 17 K. King	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 18 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1
Number 32 M. Eastwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
Number 34 D. Shannon	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
Number 4 D. Manson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 8 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 10 B. McCrimmon	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 20 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0
Number 26 J. Finley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	28	27	1	.964	64:25	T

Penalties

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:34	Florida Panthers	Terry Carkner	Holding	2
1st	09:40	Florida Panthers	Scott Mellanby	Interference	2
1st	14:11	Phoenix Coyotes	Teppo Numminen	Tripping	2
1st	14:15	Florida Panthers	Scott Mellanby	High sticking	2
2nd	09:22	Florida Panthers	Scott Mellanby	Tripping	2
2nd	12:02	Florida Panthers	Ed Jovanovski	Roughing	2
2nd	12:02	Phoenix Coyotes	Jeremy Roenick	Roughing	2
2nd	15:18	Florida Panthers	Rhett Warrener	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	15:18	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim McKenzie	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:11	Florida Panthers	Terry Carkner	Hooking	2
3rd	04:17	Phoenix Coyotes	Dallas Drake	Hooking	2
3rd	14:46	Florida Panthers	Rhett Warrener	Interference	2
3rd	19:18	Florida Panthers	Rhett Warrener	Holding	2
OT	02:45	Florida Panthers	Johan Garpenlov	High sticking double minor	4
OT	04:39	Florida Panthers	Bench	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
OT	04:39	Florida Panthers	Terry Carkner	High sticking double minor	4
OT	04:39	Florida Panthers	Tom Fitzgerald	Slashing	2
OT	04:39	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk	Slashing	2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach: Doug MacLean
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Don Hay
Referees: Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: Baron Parker, Wayne Bonney
Florida Panthers scratches: Jody Hull, Craig Ferguson, Paul Laus, Craig Martin, Jason Woolley, Steve Washburn, Jason Podollan, Radek Dvorak
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Norm MacIver, Cliff Ronning, Kevin Dahl, Jason Simon, Brent Thompson, Juha Ylonen, Deron Quint, Tavis Hansen, Shane Doan

1996-1997 season series

Every Florida Panthers and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Oct 20, 1996
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Florida Panthers, Wed, Mar 5, 1997

Other NHL games on Oct 20

Other NHL games on Sunday, October 20, 1996
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Oct 20, 1996
New York Rangers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Oct 20, 1996
San Jose Sharks 3 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Sun, Oct 20, 1996
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Calgary Flames 6	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Sun, Oct 20, 1996
Boston Bruins 5 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Oct 20, 1996

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