Carolina Hurricanes at Phoenix Coyotes

Friday, March 6, 1998, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Phoenix Coyotes 5–4 in overtime on Friday, March 6, 1998 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	1997-1998 record
Carolina Hurricanes	5	33-41-8
at Phoenix Coyotes	4	35-35-12

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	3	1	0	1	5
Phoenix Coyotes	2	1	1	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	15	8	7	1	31
Phoenix Coyotes	16	21	10	3	50

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:33	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet (19)	Brad Isbister (4), Keith Carney (14)	Even strength	CAR 0, PHX 1
1st	06:02	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (13)	Nelson Emerson (19), Martin Gelinas (11)	Even strength	CAR 1, PHX 1
1st	15:07	Carolina Hurricanes	Adam Burt (1)	Martin Gelinas (12), Jeff O'Neill (14)	Shorthanded	CAR 2, PHX 1
1st	18:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Nelson Emerson (17)	Paul Ranheim (8), Jeff O'Neill (15)	Even strength	CAR 3, PHX 1
1st	18:55	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad Isbister (7)	Cliff Ronning (28), Teppo Numminen (27)	Even strength	CAR 3, PHX 2
2nd	00:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Sami Kapanen (21)	Keith Primeau (28)	Even strength	CAR 4, PHX 2
2nd	04:13	Phoenix Coyotes	Dallas Drake (10)	Bob Corkum (7), Keith Carney (15)	Even strength	CAR 4, PHX 3
3rd	13:56	Phoenix Coyotes	Juha Ylonen (1)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	CAR 4, PHX 4
OT	02:34	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (14)	Martin Gelinas (13), Kirk McLean (1)	Even strength	CAR 5, PHX 4

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

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 G. Roberts	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	100%	20:46
Number 11 K. Dineen	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		12:05
Number 18 R. Kron	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12.5%	20:18
Number 19 N. Emerson	R	1	1	2	+2	2	3	0	0		17:32
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	3	3	+2	0	1	0	1		17:10
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	1	0	1	-2	0	2	0	0		19:15
Number 28 P. Ranheim	L	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	0		14:49
Number 32 S. Grimson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		02:59
Number 33 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:29
Number 44 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	40%	08:51
Number 55 K. Primeau	C	0	1	1	-2	2	1	2	1	71%	23:57
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	2	2	4	+3	0	5	2	1	30%	17:01
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		21:42
Number 4 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		10:06
Number 5 K. Haller	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		21:22
Number 6 A. Burt	D	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0		23:01
Number 7 C. Leschyshyn	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	2		25:39
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	2		22:43

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 K. McLean	50	46	4	.920	62:28	Win

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	-2	0	2	0	0	50%	22:54
Number 11 D. Drake	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0		16:32
Number 15 C. Janney	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0		17:21
Number 16 B. Isbister	L	1	1	2	-1	0	4	1	0		16:58
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		09:06
Number 20 J. Cummins	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		05:01
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	65%	15:26
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:32
Number 36 J. Ylonen	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	50%	10:37
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	46.4%	21:09
Number 92 R. Tocchet	R	1	0	1	-1	0	5	1	0		20:21
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	0	66.7%	20:48
Number 2 M. Baron	D	0	0	0	-2	4	1	3	2		16:28
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	2	2	+4	0	2	0	0		23:10
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0	0		21:28
Number 10 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	-2	0	6	0	0		16:46
Number 26 J. Slaney	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0		21:31
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	+3	0	4	0	1		25:23

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	31	26	5	.839	62:34	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:53	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim Cummins	Roughing	2
1st	13:26	Carolina Hurricanes	Nelson Emerson	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	01:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Adam Burt	Tripping obstruction	2
2nd	10:04	Carolina Hurricanes	Paul Ranheim	Roughing	2
2nd	10:04	Phoenix Coyotes	Murray Baron	Roughing	2
3rd	09:57	Carolina Hurricanes	Keith Primeau	Holding obstruction	2
3rd	10:30	Phoenix Coyotes	Craig Janney	Holding obstruction	2
3rd	13:22	Phoenix Coyotes	Murray Baron	Interference	2
3rd	19:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	Holding obstruction	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Jim Schoenfeld
Referees: Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Jay Sharrers
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Steve Chiasson, Jeff Daniels, Pat Jablonski, Stephen Leach, Steven Rice, Mike Fountain, Kevin Brown, Steven Halko, Tripp Tracy, Michael Rucinski, Steve Martins
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Mike Gartner, Jim Johnson, Jocelyn Lemieux, Norm MacIver, Jayson More, Michel Petit, Darrin Shannon, Mike Stapleton, Jimmy Waite, Jeffrey Christian, Scott Levins, Brad Tiley, Deron Quint, Sean Gagnon, Jason Doig, Daniel Brière

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 1997-1998 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 5, 1997
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Mar 6, 1998

Other NHL games on Friday, March 6, 1998
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Mar 6, 1998
San Jose Sharks 3 at Anaheim Ducks 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Mar 6, 1998