San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes

Sunday, March 22, 1998, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the San Jose Sharks 3–1 on Sunday, March 22, 1998 at home.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	1997-1998 record
San Jose Sharks	1	34-38-10
at Phoenix Coyotes	3	35-35-12

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	0	1	0	1
Phoenix Coyotes	1	2	0	3

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	9	6	10	25
Phoenix Coyotes	11	14	5	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:30	Phoenix Coyotes	Cliff Ronning (8)	Rick Tocchet (17)	Power play	SJS 0, PHX 1
2nd	04:59	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet (22)	Keith Carney (16), Jeremy Roenick (29)	Even strength	SJS 0, PHX 2
2nd	13:07	San Jose Sharks	Owen Nolan (12)	Todd Gill (13), Jeff Friesen (26)	Power play	SJS 1, PHX 2
2nd	19:46	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Gartner (12)	Cliff Ronning (35), Shane Doan (4)	Even strength	SJS 1, PHX 3

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

San Jose Sharks 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 9 B. Nicholls	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	60.9%	17:40
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	33.3%	21:55
Number 14 P. Marleau	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	62.5%	12:31
Number 15 J. MacLean	R	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0		21:44
Number 18 M. Ricci	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0	52.4%	22:30
Number 19 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	54.5%	13:48
Number 21 T. Granato	R	0	0	0	-1	4	2	0	1	0		10:57
Number 26 D. Lowry	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:41
Number 28 S. Burr	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	12:24
Number 37 S. Matteau	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	100%	17:18
Number 39 J. Friesen	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		08:31
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		04:54
Number 2 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		23:29
Number 10 M. Ragnarsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		26:43
Number 20 A. Zyuzin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0		20:49
Number 23 T. Gill	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	2	0		25:52
Number 33 M. McSorley	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:48
Number 40 M. Rathje	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:19

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Vernon	30	27	3	.900	59:16	Loss

Phoenix Coyotes 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 14 M. Stapleton	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	50%	17:59
Number 16 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		16:31
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	1	1	+2	0	3	1	0	0		13:38
Number 20 J. Cummins	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:07
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	1	0	1	+1	2	5	0	1	0	50%	21:44
Number 32 J. Lemieux	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0		06:35
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		01:44
Number 34 D. Shannon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:02
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	1	1	2	+1	2	5	0	2	1	23.1%	22:31
Number 92 R. Tocchet	R	1	1	2	+1	4	3	0	1	0		18:22
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	1	0	65%	16:06
Number 2 M. Baron	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		18:56
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	1	0		26:06
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	2	2	0		23:29
Number 10 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		15:20
Number 26 J. Slaney	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		03:58
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		26:23
Number 44 N. MacIver	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		09:39

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	25	24	1	.960	59:59	Win

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:05	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Gartner	Holding	2
1st	03:47	San Jose Sharks	John MacLean	Tripping	2
1st	08:05	San Jose Sharks	Stephane Matteau	Hooking	2
1st	10:44	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad Isbister	Holding	2
1st	13:53	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim McKenzie	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:53	San Jose Sharks	Andrei Nazarov	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:40	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Stapleton	Boarding	2
1st	19:53	San Jose Sharks	Tony Granato	High sticking	2
2nd	05:15	Phoenix Coyotes	Gerald Diduck	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	05:15	San Jose Sharks	Tony Granato	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	11:49	Phoenix Coyotes	Cliff Ronning	Tripping obstruction	2
2nd	14:28	Phoenix Coyotes	Murray Baron	High sticking	2
3rd	00:21	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet	Roughing	2
3rd	00:21	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet	Roughing	2
3rd	00:21	San Jose Sharks	John MacLean	Roughing	2
3rd	03:21	San Jose Sharks	Andrei Zyuzin	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	14:54	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Carney	Roughing	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Darryl Sutter
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Jim Schoenfeld
Referees: Paul Devorski
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Jay Sharrers
San Jose Sharks scratches: Murray Craven, Al Iafrate, Ron Sutter, Ken Sutton, Niklas Andersson, Dody Wood, Rich Brennan, Barry Potomski, Stephen Guolla, Alexander Korolyuk
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Bob Corkum, Craig Janney, Jim Johnson, Michel Petit, Jeffrey Christian, Dallas Drake, Scott Levins, Keith Tkachuk, Brad Tiley, Juha Ylonen, Scott Langkow, Deron Quint, Sean Gagnon, Jason Doig, Daniel Brière

Every San Jose Sharks and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 1997-1998 season
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Oct 19, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Nov 15, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at San Jose Sharks 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Dec 26, 1997
San Jose Sharks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Mar 22, 1998

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 22, 1998
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 22, 1998
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Dallas Stars 0	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Dallas Stars, Sun, Mar 22, 1998
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Mar 22, 1998
New York Rangers 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sun, Mar 22, 1998
New York Islanders 3 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Mar 22, 1998
St. Louis Blues 3 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames, Sun, Mar 22, 1998