Phoenix Coyotes at New York Rangers

Monday, December 9, 1996, 7:30 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Phoenix Coyotes 5–2 on Monday, December 9, 1996 at home.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Phoenix Coyotes	2	38-37-7
at New York Rangers	5	38-34-10

Goals by period, Phoenix Coyotes at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	1	1	0	2
New York Rangers	2	3	0	5

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	15	10	8	33
New York Rangers	7	9	11	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:10	New York Rangers	Niklas Sundstrom (10)	Luc Robitaille (13), Brian Leetch (23)	Even strength	PHX 0, NYR 1
1st	03:07	Phoenix Coyotes	Dallas Drake (6)	Igor Korolev (2), Jeremy Roenick (12)	Even strength	PHX 1, NYR 1
1st	18:45	New York Rangers	Niklas Sundstrom (11)	Brian Leetch (24), Wayne Gretzky (25)	Even strength	PHX 1, NYR 2
2nd	00:47	New York Rangers	Bill Berg (3)	Wayne Gretzky (26), Patrick Flatley (6)	Even strength	PHX 1, NYR 3
2nd	02:07	Phoenix Coyotes	Oleg Tverdovsky (6)	Cliff Ronning (6), Deron Quint (5)	Power play	PHX 2, NYR 3
2nd	02:26	New York Rangers	Alex Kovalev (8)	Sergei Nemchinov (10), Brian Noonan (8)	Even strength	PHX 2, NYR 4
2nd	06:06	New York Rangers	Daniel Goneau (10)	Alexander Karpovtsev (13), Wayne Gretzky (27)	Power play	PHX 2, NYR 5

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	4	3	0
Number 11 D. Drake	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0
Number 15 C. Janney	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 17 K. King	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0
Number 23 I. Korolev	C	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
Number 34 D. Shannon	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0
Number 4 D. Manson	D	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0
Number 5 D. Quint	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0
Number 8 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0
Number 10 B. McCrimmon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 20 O. Tverdovsky	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1
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 35 N. Khabibulin	20	17	3	.850	40:00	Loss
Number 43 D. Wakaluk	7	5	2	.714	20:00

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 8 P. Flatley	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 9 A. Graves	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 13 S. Nemchinov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 15 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 16 D. Goneau	L	1	0	1	0	2	2	1
Number 18 B. Berg	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 19 C. Dube	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 20 L. Robitaille	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0
Number 24 N. Sundstrom	R	2	0	2	+1	0	2	0
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	+1	4	3	0
Number 28 B. Noonan	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 99 W. Gretzky	C	0	3	3	+2	0	1	0
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	2	2	+2	0	4	0
Number 5 U. Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 6 D. Lidster	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0
Number 23 J. Beukeboom	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0
Number 25 A. Karpovtsev	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0
Number 33 B. Driver	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Richter	33	31	2	.939	60:00	Win

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	01:22	New York Rangers	Jeff Beukeboom	Interference	2
2nd	04:45	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim McKenzie	Interference	2
2nd	14:58	New York Rangers	Alex Kovalev	Hooking	2
2nd	20:00	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk	Roughing	2
3rd	00:30	New York Rangers	Daniel Goneau	Holding the stick	2
3rd	02:25	New York Rangers	Alex Kovalev	Hooking	2
3rd	08:48	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk	Roughing	2
3rd	16:28	Phoenix Coyotes	Dave Manson	Holding	2
3rd	20:00	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim McKenzie	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Don Hay
New York Rangers head coach: Colin Campbell
Referees: Dave Jackson
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Don Henderson
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Jeff Finley, Mike Hudson, Norm MacIver, Mike Stapleton, Kevin Dahl, Dallas Eakins, Mike Eastwood, Jason Simon, Brent Thompson, Juha Ylonen, Tavis Hansen, Chad Kilger
New York Rangers scratches: Shane Churla, Mark Messier, Jayson More, Jeff Nielsen, Peter Ferraro, Eric Cairns, Chris Ferraro, Ryan Vandenbussche, Vladimir Vorobiev, Sylvain Blouin

Every Phoenix Coyotes and New York Rangers game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Nov 26, 1996
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at New York Rangers, Mon, Dec 9, 1996

Other NHL games on Monday, December 9, 1996
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Boston Bruins, Mon, Dec 9, 1996
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Chicago Blackhawks, Mon, Dec 9, 1996