Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes

Tuesday, December 17, 1996, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 on Tuesday, December 17, 1996 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	1996-1997 record
Washington Capitals	3	33-40-9
at Phoenix Coyotes	4	38-37-7

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	1	1	3
Phoenix Coyotes	0	1	3	4

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	11	10	13	34
Phoenix Coyotes	6	9	11	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:44	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (15)	Steve Konowalchuk (10), Phil Housley (11)	Power play	WSH 1, PHX 0
2nd	08:00	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk (15)	Brad McCrimmon (4)	Shorthanded	WSH 1, PHX 1
2nd	19:29	Washington Capitals	Sergei Gonchar (6)	Joe Juneau (13), Chris Simon (8)	Even strength	WSH 2, PHX 1
3rd	02:54	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim Johnson (1)	Kris King (4)	Even strength	WSH 2, PHX 2
3rd	10:23	Phoenix Coyotes	Oleg Tverdovsky (8)	Jeremy Roenick (14), Mike Gartner (9)	Even strength	WSH 2, PHX 3
3rd	14:10	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk (16)	Teppo Numminen (8), Craig Janney (12)	Even strength	WSH 2, PHX 4
3rd	19:42	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon (7)	Peter Bondra (16), Sergei Gonchar (10)	Power play	WSH 3, PHX 4

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

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 10 K. Miller	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	1	1	2	-2	2	5	1
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0
Number 17 C. Simon	L	1	1	2	0	4	6	1
Number 20 M. Pivonka	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0
Number 21 T. Krygier	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Number 27 C. Berube	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 32 D. Hunter	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 34 J. Svejkovsky	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0
Number 36 M. Eagles	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0
Number 4 S. Malgunas	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 24 M. Tinordi	D	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0
Number 29 J. Reekie	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	1	1	2	-2	0	4	0
Number 96 P. Housley	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Carey	26	22	4	.846	58:55	Loss

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	2	0	2	+1	0	5
Number 11 D. Drake	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1
Number 15 C. Janney	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1
Number 17 K. King	L	0	1	1	+1	5	0
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	0	4	2
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1
Number 23 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0
Number 32 M. Eastwood	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1
Number 34 D. Shannon	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	1	1	0	0	2
Number 4 D. Manson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2
Number 8 J. Johnson	D	1	0	1	+2	2	2
Number 10 B. McCrimmon	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0
Number 20 O. Tverdovsky	D	1	0	1	+1	0	5
Number 26 J. Finley	D	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 D. Wakaluk	34	31	3	.912	60:00	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:29	Washington Capitals	Ken Klee	Interference	2
1st	07:13	Washington Capitals	Jaroslav Svejkovsky	Hooking	2
1st	10:22	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim Johnson	Holding	2
1st	12:45	Phoenix Coyotes	Shane Doan	Holding	2
2nd	03:43	Washington Capitals	Andrei Nikolishin	Holding	2
2nd	07:00	Phoenix Coyotes	Bob Corkum	Tripping	2
2nd	10:28	Phoenix Coyotes	Kris King	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	10:28	Washington Capitals	Mark Tinordi	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	11:42	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	Roughing	2
2nd	19:17	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad McCrimmon	High sticking	2
2nd	19:17	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra	Cross checking	2
3rd	15:09	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	Elbowing	2
3rd	19:17	Phoenix Coyotes	Bob Corkum	Hooking	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Jim Schoenfeld
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Don Hay
Referees: Mark Faucette
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Wayne Bonney
Washington Capitals scratches: Sylvain Cote, Calle Johansson, Kevin Kaminski, Robb Stauber, Eric Charron, Pat Peake, Stefan Ustorf, Anson Carter, Brendan Witt, Jason Allison, Patrick Boileau, Andrew Brunette, Richard Zednik
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Mike Hudson, Norm MacIver, Cliff Ronning, Mike Stapleton, Kevin Dahl, Dallas Eakins, Jason Simon, Brent Thompson, Juha Ylonen, Deron Quint, Tavis Hansen, Chad Kilger

Every Washington Capitals and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 1996-1997 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Dec 17, 1996
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Washington Capitals, Fri, Jan 3, 1997

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 17, 1996
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 3 at Hartford Whalers 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Hartford Whalers, Tue, Dec 17, 1996
Boston Bruins 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Dec 17, 1996
Los Angeles Kings 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 17, 1996
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Dec 17, 1996
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Dec 17, 1996