Boston Bruins at Phoenix Coyotes

Wednesday, October 8, 1997, 10:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 in overtime on Wednesday, October 8, 1997 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	1997-1998 record
Boston Bruins	3	39-30-13
at Phoenix Coyotes	2	35-35-12

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

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Boston Bruins	9	3	2	2	16
Phoenix Coyotes	9	13	8	5	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:21	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet (2)	Jeremy Roenick (4), Teppo Numminen (2)	Even strength	BOS 0, PHX 1
2nd	06:18	Boston Bruins	Dmitri Khristich (2)	Sergei Samsonov (1), Ray Bourque (1)	Power play	BOS 1, PHX 1
2nd	07:26	Boston Bruins	Kyle McLaren (2)	Tim Taylor (1), Rob DiMaio (2)	Power play	BOS 2, PHX 1
3rd	19:20	Phoenix Coyotes	Bob Corkum (2)	Craig Janney (4), Rick Tocchet (2)	Even strength	BOS 2, PHX 2
OT	02:09	Boston Bruins	Ted Donato (2)	Jason Allison (3)	Even strength	BOS 3, PHX 2

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

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	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	09:43
Number 12 D. Khristich	R	1	0	1	-1	2	2	0	0	1		17:42
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	0	0		17:07
Number 17 S. Bates	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	50%	18:32
Number 19 R. DiMaio	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	18:01
Number 21 T. Donato	L	1	0	1	+1	4	2	0	0	0		14:22
Number 22 K. Baumgartner	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:54
Number 26 T. Taylor	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	0	56%	19:28
Number 27 L. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:45
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	54.5%	14:17
Number 42 M. Sullivan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	10:55
Number 57 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	100%	16:21
Number 18 K. McLaren	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	7	1		23:29
Number 29 D. Malkoc	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		12:57
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		19:14
Number 37 M. Timander	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		14:40
Number 44 D. Ellett	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1	0		19:24
Number 77 R. Bourque	D	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	1	0		31:08

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	35	33	2	.943	62:09	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	0	0	5	2	0	33.3%	24:28
Number 11 D. Drake	R	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0		15:42
Number 14 M. Stapleton	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	07:58
Number 15 C. Janney	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	63.6%	16:42
Number 16 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	+1	2	4	0	0		14:21
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	60%	11:53
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		14:58
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:15
Number 34 D. Shannon	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:27
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	1	20%	17:05
Number 92 R. Tocchet	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0		21:14
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	1	1	+2	0	4	4	0	36.8%	21:41
Number 2 M. Baron	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		18:35
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	0		21:39
Number 6 J. More	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		20:06
Number 8 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	1		10:55
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	2		23:45
Number 44 N. MacIver	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		22:13

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	16	13	3	.813	61:52	Loss

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:55	Phoenix Coyotes	Dallas Drake	Hooking	2
1st	08:02	Boston Bruins	Dmitri Khristich	Elbowing	2
2nd	05:16	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim Johnson	High sticking	2
2nd	07:03	Phoenix Coyotes	Gerald Diduck	Slashing	2
2nd	09:23	Boston Bruins	Ted Donato	Hooking	2
2nd	10:46	Boston Bruins	Ray Bourque	Holding obstruction	2
2nd	15:30	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim Johnson	Tripping obstruction	2
2nd	18:10	Boston Bruins	Ted Donato	Interference	2
2nd	19:29	Phoenix Coyotes	Cliff Ronning	Hooking	2
3rd	03:32	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad Isbister	Boarding	2
3rd	07:54	Boston Bruins	Dean Malkoc	Tripping obstruction	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Pat Burns
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Jim Schoenfeld
Referees: Rob Shick
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Jay Sharrers
Boston Bruins scratches: Dean Chynoweth, Steve Heinze, Robert Lang, Jeff Odgers, Anson Carter, Jean-Yves Roy, Hal Gill, Joel Prpic, Kirk Nielsen, Cameron Mann, Randy Robitaille
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Jocelyn Lemieux, Jeffrey Christian, Scott Levins, John Slaney, Brad Tiley, Juha Ylonen, Deron Quint, Sean Gagnon, Chad Kilger, Shane Doan, Jason Doig, Daniel Brière

Every Boston Bruins and Phoenix Coyotes 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

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Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Oct 8, 1997
Washington Capitals 6 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Wed, Oct 8, 1997
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Oct 8, 1997
Dallas Stars 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Oct 8, 1997
New York Rangers 3 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Oct 8, 1997