Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues

Thursday, December 5, 1996, 8:30 PM ET Kiel Center, St. Louis Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the St. Louis Blues 3–0 on Thursday, December 5, 1996 on the road.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Phoenix Coyotes	3	38-37-7
at St. Louis Blues	0	36-35-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	8	8	13	29
St. Louis Blues	7	18	8	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:50	Phoenix Coyotes	Bob Corkum (1)	Dallas Drake (5), Oleg Tverdovsky (12)	Even strength	PHX 1, STL 0
2nd	11:20	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Gartner (14)	Deron Quint (4), Oleg Tverdovsky (13)	Power play	PHX 2, STL 0
3rd	13:05	Phoenix Coyotes	Oleg Tverdovsky (5)	Dave Manson (3)	Even strength	PHX 3, STL 0

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	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Number 11 D. Drake	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0
Number 15 C. Janney	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 17 K. King	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	1	0	1	0	2	6	1
Number 23 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 32 M. Eastwood	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 34 D. Shannon	L	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 4 D. Manson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 5 D. Quint	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Number 10 B. McCrimmon	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 20 O. Tverdovsky	D	1	2	3	+2	2	5	0
Number 26 J. Finley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 D. Wakaluk	33	33	0	1.000	60:00	Win

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 10 J. Campbell	R	-1	0	3
Number 12 R. Pearson	R	-1	4	1
Number 14 G. Courtnall	L	0	0	1
Number 16 B. Hull	R	0	0	2
Number 17 J. Murphy	R	-1	0	0
Number 18 A. Twist	L	-1	0	0
Number 20 M. Peluso	L	0	2	3
Number 23 C. MacTavish	C	-1	0	0
Number 25 P. Zezel	C	0	0	2
Number 32 S. Matteau	L	0	0	0
Number 37 H. York	C	-1	2	1
Number 77 P. Turgeon	C	0	0	2
Number 2 A. MacInnis	D	-2	0	7
Number 4 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	2
Number 5 I. Kravchuk	D	0	0	2
Number 33 T. Yawney	D	0	0	2
Number 43 L. Zabransky	D	-1	0	1
Number 44 C. Pronger	D	-1	0	4

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 G. Fuhr	29	26	3	.897	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:39	Phoenix Coyotes	Kris King	Boarding	2
1st	15:39	St. Louis Blues	Rob Pearson	Roughing	2
2nd	02:24	St. Louis Blues	Mike Peluso	Tripping	2
2nd	06:16	Phoenix Coyotes	Dallas Drake	High sticking	2
2nd	10:42	St. Louis Blues	Rob Pearson	Interference	2
2nd	12:34	Phoenix Coyotes	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	15:27	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Gartner	Hooking	2
2nd	19:26	Phoenix Coyotes	Bob Corkum	Holding	2
3rd	09:55	St. Louis Blues	Harry York	Holding the stick	2
3rd	10:56	Phoenix Coyotes	Oleg Tverdovsky	Tripping	2

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Don Hay
St. Louis Blues head coach: Mike Keenan
Referees: Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Don Henderson
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Mike Hudson, Jim Johnson, Norm MacIver, Jeremy Roenick, Mike Stapleton, Kevin Dahl, Dallas Eakins, Jason Simon, Brent Thompson, Juha Ylonen, Tavis Hansen, Chad Kilger
St. Louis Blues scratches: Gary Leeman, Stephen Leach, Sergio Momesso, Craig Conroy, Scott Pellerin, Ricard Persson, Jamie McLennan, Robert Petrovicky, Yuri Khmylev, Rory Fitzpatrick, Jamie Rivers, Jamal Mayers, Alexander Vasilevskii, Christer Olsson, Konstantin Shafranov

Every Phoenix Coyotes and St. Louis Blues 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 Thursday, December 5, 1996
Matchup	Status	Details
Hartford Whalers 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Hartford Whalers at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 5, 1996
Calgary Flames 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Dec 5, 1996
New York Islanders 2 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Florida Panthers, Thu, Dec 5, 1996
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 5, 1996