Phoenix Coyotes at New Jersey Devils

Sunday, April 5, 1998, 5:00 PM ET Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 on Sunday, April 5, 1998 at home.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at New Jersey Devils
Team	Goals	1997-1998 record
Phoenix Coyotes	2	35-35-12
at New Jersey Devils	3	48-23-11

Goals by period, Phoenix Coyotes at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	0	2	0	2
New Jersey Devils	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	4	4	7	15
New Jersey Devils	9	7	7	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:27	New Jersey Devils	Scott Niedermayer (13)	Doug Bodger (11), Brendan Morrison (1)	Power play	PHX 0, NJD 1
2nd	04:44	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias (17)	Dave Andreychuk (32), Sheldon Souray (7)	Even strength	PHX 0, NJD 2
2nd	11:05	Phoenix Coyotes	Cliff Ronning (9)	Teppo Numminen (37), Keith Tkachuk (26)	Power play	PHX 1, NJD 2
2nd	15:01	Phoenix Coyotes	Jeremy Roenick (23)	Gerald Diduck (10), Brad Isbister (6)	Even strength	PHX 2, NJD 2
3rd	00:44	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias (18)	Petr Sykora (19), Martin Brodeur (3)	Power play	PHX 2, NJD 3

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	43.8%	24:48
Number 11 D. Drake	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	1	0		18:06
Number 16 B. Isbister	L	0	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	0		10:48
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:24
Number 20 J. Cummins	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		02:31
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	72.7%	19:58
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		11:44
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		06:27
Number 54 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:08
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	66.7%	20:22
Number 92 R. Tocchet	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0		21:38
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	4	2	0	50%	24:51
Number 2 M. Baron	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	4	1	0		13:17
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	2	0		23:07
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0	0		18:32
Number 10 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3	0		18:43
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0		28:48
Number 44 N. MacIver	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:34

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 28 J. Waite	23	20	3	.870	58:28	Loss

New Jersey Devils 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. Morrison	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	27.3%	12:46
Number 10 D. Pederson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0		20:38
Number 14 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		08:20
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	4	3	5	0	0	46.7%	14:11
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	40%	13:51
Number 19 B. Carpenter	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	53.6%	23:57
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		15:47
Number 22 S. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		09:26
Number 23 D. Andreychuk	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0		12:32
Number 25 J. Arnott	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		14:36
Number 26 P. Elias	C	2	0	2	+1	0	4	0	1	1		17:48
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:15
Number 2 S. Souray	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0		13:24
Number 3 K. Daneyko	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		16:59
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	3	0		25:06
Number 5 D. Bodger	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0		18:20
Number 24 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	0	6	0	2	5	0		21:03
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	1	0	1	0	2	1	3	1	1		23:33

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	15	13	2	.867	60:00	Win

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:06	New Jersey Devils	Bobby Holik	Tripping	2
1st	13:31	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Carney	Interference	2
1st	19:51	New Jersey Devils	Scott Stevens	Roughing	2
1st	19:51	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad Isbister	Roughing	2
2nd	01:53	New Jersey Devils	Jason Arnott	High sticking	2
2nd	07:41	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim Cummins	Cross checking	2
2nd	10:11	New Jersey Devils	Lyle Odelein	High sticking	2
2nd	10:11	New Jersey Devils	Lyle Odelein	High sticking	2
2nd	19:27	Phoenix Coyotes	Murray Baron	Interference	2
3rd	05:19	New Jersey Devils	Bobby Holik	Roughing	2
3rd	05:19	Phoenix Coyotes	Murray Baron	Cross checking	2
3rd	09:22	New Jersey Devils	Lyle Odelein	Cross checking	2
3rd	14:10	New Jersey Devils	Scott Stevens	Slashing	2
3rd	19:31	New Jersey Devils	Scott Niedermayer	Roughing	2
3rd	19:31	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet	Roughing	2

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Jim Schoenfeld
New Jersey Devils head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Terry Gregson
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Pierre Champoux
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Craig Janney, Mark Janssens, Jim Johnson, Jocelyn Lemieux, Michel Petit, Darrin Shannon, Mike Stapleton, Jeffrey Christian, Scott Levins, John Slaney, Brad Tiley, Juha Ylonen, Scott Langkow, Deron Quint, Sean Gagnon, Jason Doig
New Jersey Devils scratches: Doug Gilmour, Randy Mckay, Peter Sidorkiewicz, Steve Thomas, Brad Bombardir, Kevin Dean, Richard Shulmistra, Sergei Brylin, Vlastimil Kroupa, Sasha Lakovic

Every Phoenix Coyotes and New Jersey Devils game in the 1997-1998 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 28, 1998
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Apr 5, 1998

Other NHL games on Sunday, April 5, 1998
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 1 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Apr 5, 1998
New York Rangers 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Apr 5, 1998
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers, Sun, Apr 5, 1998
Calgary Flames 3 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Apr 5, 1998