Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes

Tuesday, March 24, 1998, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 on Tuesday, March 24, 1998 at home.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	1997-1998 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	2	30-43-9
at Phoenix Coyotes	4	35-35-12

Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	2	2
Phoenix Coyotes	0	0	4	4

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	3	11	11	25
Phoenix Coyotes	8	9	9	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	01:18	Phoenix Coyotes	Teppo Numminen (9)	Cliff Ronning (36), Oleg Tverdovsky (9)	Power play	TOR 0, PHX 1
3rd	02:26	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Stapleton (3)	Mark Janssens (6), Gerald Diduck (9)	Even strength	TOR 0, PHX 2
3rd	03:13	Phoenix Coyotes	Shane Doan (4)	Oleg Tverdovsky (10)	Even strength	TOR 0, PHX 3
3rd	14:55	Toronto Maple Leafs	Tie Domi (4)	Mats Sundin (34), Jason Smith (11)	Even strength	TOR 1, PHX 3
3rd	17:00	Toronto Maple Leafs	Steve Sullivan (9)	Freddy Modin (12)	Even strength	TOR 2, PHX 3
3rd	19:44	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet (23)	Jeremy Roenick (30), Darrin Shannon (10)	Even strength, Empty net	TOR 2, PHX 4

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

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 D. King	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	0		17:43
Number 8 T. Warriner	L	0	0	0	+1	0	5	2	0		10:48
Number 11 S. Sullivan	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	30%	14:53
Number 12 K. King	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		12:54
Number 13 M. Sundin	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	64%	21:33
Number 14 D. Hendrickson	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	88.9%	12:32
Number 18 A. McCauley	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	12:34
Number 19 F. Modin	L	0	1	1	-1	2	3	0	0		15:07
Number 20 M. Johnson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		20:45
Number 21 M. Prochazka	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:01
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		13:34
Number 28 T. Domi	R	1	0	1	+1	21	2	0	0		11:41
Number 2 R. Zettler	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	3	1		18:17
Number 23 J. Ware	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		04:54
Number 25 J. Smith	D	0	1	1	-3	0	1	1	2		24:01
Number 36 D. Yushkevich	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		27:04
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		16:21
Number 72 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		27:35

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 F. Potvin	21	18	3	.857	43:13	Loss
Number 30 G. Healy	4	4	0	1.000	16:12

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	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	83.3%	12:31
Number 16 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		15:27
Number 18 M. Janssens	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	50%	10:40
Number 19 S. Doan	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		14:10
Number 20 J. Cummins	R	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0		10:42
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		14:39
Number 32 J. Lemieux	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		06:07
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0		07:36
Number 34 D. Shannon	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:53
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	1	0	22.2%	19:11
Number 92 R. Tocchet	R	1	0	1	+1	5	4	0	0	0		17:38
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	31.6%	22:20
Number 2 M. Baron	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		19:25
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	2	0		24:49
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0		20:29
Number 10 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0		19:07
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	1	1		29:41
Number 44 N. MacIver	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	0		09:37

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	25	23	2	.920	59:51	Win

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:55	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet	Fighting (major)	5
1st	01:55	Toronto Maple Leafs	Rob Zettler	Fighting (major)	5
1st	03:25	Phoenix Coyotes	Norm MacIver	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	16:15	Toronto Maple Leafs	Darby Hendrickson	Holding the stick	2
2nd	06:13	Toronto Maple Leafs	Freddy Modin	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	15:00	Phoenix Coyotes	Cliff Ronning	Holding obstruction	2
3rd	00:43	Toronto Maple Leafs	Tie Domi	Slashing	2
3rd	06:57	Toronto Maple Leafs	Tie Domi	High sticking	2
3rd	06:57	Toronto Maple Leafs	Tie Domi	Slashing	2
3rd	10:06	Phoenix Coyotes	Norm MacIver	Holding the stick	2
3rd	11:28	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Carney	Holding	2
3rd	14:55	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim Cummins	Cross checking	2
3rd	19:53	Toronto Maple Leafs	Tie Domi	Elbowing (major)	5
3rd	19:53	Toronto Maple Leafs	Tie Domi	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	20:00	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim McKenzie	Attempt to injure (match)	10

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Mike Murphy
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Jim Schoenfeld
Referees: Richard Trottier
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Jay Sharrers
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Jamie Baker, Wendel Clark, Craig Wolanin, Marcel Cousineau, David Cooper, Kevyn Adams, Sergei Berezin, Per Gustafsson, Yannick Tremblay
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Bob Corkum, Craig Janney, Jim Johnson, Michel Petit, Jeffrey Christian, Dallas Drake, Scott Levins, John Slaney, Keith Tkachuk, Brad Tiley, Juha Ylonen, Scott Langkow, Deron Quint, Sean Gagnon, Jason Doig, Daniel Brière

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 1997-1998 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Nov 8, 1997
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Nov 22, 1997
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 20, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Jan 31, 1998
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Mar 24, 1998

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 24, 1998
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Mar 24, 1998
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Calgary Flames 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames, Tue, Mar 24, 1998
New York Islanders 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Mar 24, 1998
Los Angeles Kings 4 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Mar 24, 1998