Phoenix Coyotes at Boston Bruins

Thursday, January 8, 1998, 7:30 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Phoenix Coyotes 5–2 on Thursday, January 8, 1998 at home.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	1997-1998 record
Phoenix Coyotes	2	35-35-12
at Boston Bruins	5	39-30-13

Goals by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	0	1	1	2
Boston Bruins	1	2	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	7	14	10	31
Boston Bruins	13	14	7	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:34	Boston Bruins	Jason Allison (14)	Sergei Samsonov (10)	Even strength	PHX 0, BOS 1
2nd	01:02	Boston Bruins	Dmitri Khristich (16)	Ray Bourque (17), Sergei Samsonov (11)	Power play	PHX 0, BOS 2
2nd	06:41	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet (15)	Michel Petit (2), Teppo Numminen (15)	Even strength	PHX 1, BOS 2
2nd	18:35	Boston Bruins	Jason Allison (15)	Sergei Samsonov (12), Dave Ellett (11)	Even strength	PHX 1, BOS 3
3rd	08:53	Boston Bruins	Jason Allison (16)	Unassisted	Even strength	PHX 1, BOS 4
3rd	14:58	Boston Bruins	Anson Carter (5)	Ted Donato (15), Don Sweeney (10)	Even strength	PHX 1, BOS 5
3rd	15:45	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Stapleton (2)	Mike Gartner (12)	Even strength	PHX 2, BOS 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	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	44.4%	15:37
Number 11 D. Drake	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		13:54
Number 14 M. Stapleton	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	1		10:46
Number 15 C. Janney	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	50%	13:11
Number 16 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	0		13:09
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	57.9%	18:26
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0		15:28
Number 34 D. Shannon	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		10:00
Number 36 J. Ylonen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	50%	12:44
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	14.3%	17:40
Number 92 R. Tocchet	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	3	0		16:23
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	0	0	-1	12	2	3	0	57.1%	16:23
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0		21:35
Number 5 D. Quint	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		15:33
Number 6 J. More	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	2		20:26
Number 10 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		22:12
Number 24 M. Petit	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		17:13
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	2	0		21:30

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	34	29	5	.853	60:00	Loss

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	50%	10:56
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0		16:42
Number 12 D. Khristich	R	1	0	1	+3	0	1	1	0	1		17:49
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	3	3	+3	0	2	0	0	0		17:09
Number 19 R. DiMaio	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0		18:08
Number 21 T. Donato	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0		09:02
Number 22 K. Baumgartner	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		07:58
Number 23 S. Heinze	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		15:45
Number 26 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0	64.3%	17:27
Number 33 A. Carter	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		14:42
Number 41 J. Allison	C	3	0	3	+3	0	5	2	0	0	63.2%	17:01
Number 42 M. Sullivan	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	45.5%	12:46
Number 18 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	3	0		12:55
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	0	0		19:07
Number 29 D. Malkoc	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		06:32
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	1	0		19:57
Number 44 D. Ellett	D	0	1	1	+1	0	6	1	3	0		30:08
Number 77 R. Bourque	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	5	2	0		31:41

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	31	29	2	.936	60:00	Win

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:29	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad Isbister	Holding	2
1st	09:56	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Stapleton	Hooking	2
1st	19:38	Phoenix Coyotes	Jeremy Roenick	Roughing	2
2nd	09:01	Boston Bruins	Don Sweeney	Hooking	2
3rd	05:09	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk	Slashing	2
3rd	11:25	Boston Bruins	Ray Bourque	Holding	2
3rd	16:09	Phoenix Coyotes	Jeremy Roenick	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Jim Schoenfeld
Boston Bruins head coach: Pat Burns
Referees: Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Brian Murphy
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Murray Baron, Jim Johnson, Jocelyn Lemieux, Norm MacIver, Jim McKenzie, Jeffrey Christian, Scott Levins, John Slaney, Brad Tiley, Sean Gagnon, Chad Kilger, Shane Doan, Jason Doig, Daniel Brière
Boston Bruins scratches: Dean Chynoweth, Jim Carey, Mattias Timander, Darren Van Impe, Jean-Yves Roy, Landon Wilson, Shawn Bates, Joel Prpic, Kirk Nielsen, Andre Roy, Cameron Mann, Randy Robitaille

Every Phoenix Coyotes and Boston Bruins game in the 1997-1998 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Phoenix Coyotes, Wed, Oct 8, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 8, 1998

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 8, 1998
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Jan 8, 1998
Montreal Canadiens 8 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders, Thu, Jan 8, 1998
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Thu, Jan 8, 1998
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 8, 1998
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 8, 1998