Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes

Thursday, October 23, 1997, 10:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals and Phoenix Coyotes tied 3–3 on Thursday, October 23, 1997.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	1997-1998 record
Washington Capitals	3	40-30-12
at Phoenix Coyotes	3	35-35-12

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	7	11	6	2	26
Phoenix Coyotes	9	11	13	2	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:59	Phoenix Coyotes	Jayson More (1)	Dallas Drake (5), Keith Tkachuk (4)	Shorthanded	WSH 0, PHX 1
2nd	03:58	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (5)	Michal Pivonka (5), Chris Simon (1)	Power play	WSH 1, PHX 1
2nd	14:42	Washington Capitals	Dale Hunter (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 2, PHX 1
3rd	00:53	Phoenix Coyotes	Craig Janney (3)	Dallas Drake (6)	Even strength	WSH 2, PHX 2
3rd	01:24	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim Johnson (1)	Jocelyn Lemieux (2), Darrin Shannon (2)	Even strength	WSH 2, PHX 3
3rd	02:07	Washington Capitals	Calle Johansson (4)	Peter Bondra (6), Chris Simon (2)	Power play	WSH 3, PHX 3

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

Washington Capitals 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 8 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	53.8%	07:16
Number 10 K. Miller	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		10:59
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	1	1	2	-1	4	1	0	0	1		19:34
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	2	2	-1	0	1	2	0	0		17:10
Number 20 M. Pivonka	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0	55%	16:07
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	100%	14:15
Number 32 D. Hunter	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0	50%	13:04
Number 34 J. Svejkovsky	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		05:43
Number 36 M. Eagles	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0	50%	08:58
Number 44 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		10:51
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	51.9%	24:07
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0		18:51
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	1	1		32:09
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2	0		19:06
Number 24 M. Tinordi	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		21:14
Number 29 J. Reekie	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	100%	13:50
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		10:59
Number 96 P. Housley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		25:20

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	35	32	3	.914	64:57	T

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	1	1	+2	0	6	0	0	55.6%	28:49
Number 11 D. Drake	R	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0		19:50
Number 15 C. Janney	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0	50%	17:38
Number 16 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	-1	4	2	1	0		15:50
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	0	44.4%	20:58
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	0	0	0	-1	4	4	3	1		16:28
Number 32 J. Lemieux	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0		08:53
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:52
Number 34 D. Shannon	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	3	1		16:05
Number 36 J. Ylonen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20%	07:34
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	53.3%	18:22
Number 2 M. Baron	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		13:32
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	+1	0	5	2	1		19:12
Number 5 D. Quint	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:55
Number 6 J. More	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0		18:22
Number 8 J. Johnson	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	1		13:53
Number 26 J. Slaney	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		26:50
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		21:24

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	26	23	3	.885	64:56	T

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:21	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	07:54	Washington Capitals	Sergei Gonchar	Holding obstruction	2
1st	10:28	Phoenix Coyotes	Jocelyn Lemieux	High sticking	2
1st	12:41	Washington Capitals	Mark Tinordi	Slashing	2
1st	12:58	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad Isbister	Interference	2
2nd	03:01	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Gartner	Holding	2
2nd	05:54	Phoenix Coyotes	Murray Baron	Holding	2
2nd	08:20	Washington Capitals	Jaroslav Svejkovsky	Holding the stick	2
2nd	15:00	Phoenix Coyotes	Darrin Shannon	Holding	2
3rd	01:40	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad Isbister	Interference	2
3rd	04:33	Washington Capitals	Joe Reekie	Interference	2
3rd	06:56	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra	Tripping obstruction	2
3rd	10:29	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Holding	2
3rd	11:17	Phoenix Coyotes	Craig Janney	Holding	2
3rd	16:51	Washington Capitals	Dale Hunter	Slashing	2
OT	02:27	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Gartner	Holding obstruction	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Jim Schoenfeld
Referees: Richard Trottier
Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Lonnie Cameron
Washington Capitals scratches: Craig Berube, Sylvain Cote, Todd Krygier, Bill Ranford, David Harlock, Ken Klee, Pat Peake, Andrei Nikolishin, Ryan Mulhern, Andrew Brunette, Jan Benda, Brad Church, Benoit Gratton
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Norm MacIver, Cliff Ronning, Mike Stapleton, Rick Tocchet, Jeffrey Christian, Scott Levins, Brad Tiley, Sean Gagnon, Chad Kilger, Shane Doan, Jason Doig, Daniel Brière

Every Washington Capitals and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 1997-1998 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Oct 23, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Washington Capitals, Mon, Mar 16, 1998

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 23, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 23, 1997
Florida Panthers 2 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Oct 23, 1997
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Oct 23, 1997
Calgary Flames 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Oct 23, 1997
Vancouver Canucks 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Oct 23, 1997
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Oct 23, 1997