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Buffalo Sabres at Phoenix Coyotes

America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–1 on Sunday, October 26, 1997 at home.

Team Goals 1997-1998 record
Buffalo Sabres 1 36-29-17
at Phoenix Coyotes 6 35-35-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 0 1 1
Phoenix Coyotes 1 2 3 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 9 4 11 24
Phoenix Coyotes 8 17 5 30

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:08 Phoenix Coyotes Brad Isbister (2) Cliff Ronning (4), John Slaney (2) Even strength BUF 0, PHX 1
2nd 10:13 Phoenix Coyotes Jeremy Roenick (4) Cliff Ronning (5), Dallas Drake (7) Power play BUF 0, PHX 2
2nd 14:55 Phoenix Coyotes Brad Isbister (3) Cliff Ronning (6), Keith Tkachuk (5) Power play BUF 0, PHX 3
3rd 02:44 Phoenix Coyotes Keith Tkachuk (4) Dallas Drake (8), Teppo Numminen (3) Even strength BUF 0, PHX 4
3rd 03:44 Phoenix Coyotes Mike Gartner (1) Cliff Ronning (7) Power play BUF 0, PHX 5
3rd 09:05 Buffalo Sabres Miroslav Satan (6) Brad May (1), Darryl Shannon (7) Even strength BUF 1, PHX 5
3rd 15:49 Phoenix Coyotes Jeremy Roenick (5) John Slaney (3) Power play BUF 1, PHX 6

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Phoenix Coyotes
Shots on goal 24 30
Power play 0 of 8 4 of 7
Penalty minutes 30 32
Hits 9 8
Blocked shots 5 4
Giveaways 0 1
Takeaways 3 9
Faceoffs won 42/74 (56.8%) 32/74 (43.2%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Rasmussen C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 20% 10:44
10 B. May L 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 0 0 14:18
12 R. Burridge L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 12:59
15 D. Ward L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 07:19
17 J. Dawe R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 12:41
18 M. Grosek L 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 0 100% 20:51
19 B. Holzinger C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 69.6% 17:13
22 W. Primeau C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 69.2% 12:59
26 D. Plante C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 50% 21:41
32 R. Ray R 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 05:51
36 M. Barnaby R 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 0 0 13:02
81 M. Satan R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 17:15
5 J. Woolley D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 19:04
6 R. Boughner D 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 13:55
8 D. Shannon D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 2 1 0 21:12
42 R. Smehlik D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 19:44
44 A. Zhitnik D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 24:04
74 J. McKee D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 1 0 20:57
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
39 D. Hasek 30 24 6 .800 60:00 Loss

Phoenix Coyotes

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player
7 K. Tkachuk L 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 37% 19:10
11 D. Drake R 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 18:16
14 M. Stapleton C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:27
15 C. Janney C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 83.3% 11:47
16 B. Isbister L 2 0 2 +1 0 3 1 0 1 15:23
22 M. Gartner R 1 0 1 +1 2 3 0 0 1 20:19
32 J. Lemieux R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11:05
33 J. McKenzie L 0 0 0 0 15 0 2 0 0 10:39
36 J. Ylonen C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.3% 14:46
77 C. Ronning C 0 4 4 +1 0 2 0 0 0 57.1% 15:25
97 J. Roenick C 2 0 2 0 0 7 1 0 2 42.1% 22:35
2 M. Baron D 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 11:00
4 G. Diduck D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 0 18:33
5 D. Quint D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 06:44
6 J. More D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 19:15
8 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 20:29
26 J. Slaney D 0 2 2 +1 2 1 0 0 0 20:25
27 T. Numminen D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 1 0 17:49
Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie
35 N. Khabibulin 24 23 1 .958 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:21 Phoenix Coyotes Craig Janney Holding the stick 2
1st 02:34 Buffalo Sabres Rob Ray Slashing 2
1st 05:47 Buffalo Sabres Bob Boughner Fighting (major) 5
1st 05:47 Phoenix Coyotes Jim McKenzie Roughing 2
1st 05:47 Phoenix Coyotes Jim McKenzie Fighting (major) 5
1st 06:58 Buffalo Sabres Jason Woolley Tripping obstruction 2
1st 07:16 Phoenix Coyotes Nikolai Khabibulin Delaying game 2
1st 14:57 Buffalo Sabres Jay McKee Tripping 2
1st 17:57 Buffalo Sabres Rob Ray Slashing 2
1st 17:57 Buffalo Sabres Rob Ray Fighting (major) 5
1st 17:57 Phoenix Coyotes Murray Baron Slashing 2
1st 17:57 Phoenix Coyotes Murray Baron Fighting (major) 5
1st 17:57 Phoenix Coyotes Jim McKenzie Roughing 2
2nd 03:26 Phoenix Coyotes Teppo Numminen Holding 2
2nd 09:33 Buffalo Sabres Matthew Barnaby Roughing 2
2nd 10:59 Phoenix Coyotes Jim McKenzie Tripping 2
2nd 13:33 Buffalo Sabres Brad May Roughing 2
2nd 18:38 Buffalo Sabres Matthew Barnaby Roughing 2
2nd 18:38 Phoenix Coyotes Jim McKenzie Roughing 2
2nd 18:38 Phoenix Coyotes John Slaney Roughing 2
3rd 02:46 Buffalo Sabres Rob Ray Roughing 2
3rd 11:57 Phoenix Coyotes Jim McKenzie Hooking 2
3rd 14:16 Buffalo Sabres Darryl Shannon Roughing 2
3rd 14:16 Phoenix Coyotes Mike Gartner Roughing 2
3rd 15:29 Buffalo Sabres Michal Grosek Hooking obstruction 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Phoenix Coyotes head coach
Jim Schoenfeld
Referees
Blaine Angus
Linesmen
Jay Sharrers, Wayne Bonney
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Donald Audette, Mike Hurlbut, Mike Wilson, Scott Nichol, Ruman Ndur, Curtis Brown, Vaclav Varada
Phoenix Coyotes scratches
Bob Corkum, Norm MacIver, Darrin Shannon, Rick Tocchet, Jeffrey Christian, Scott Levins, Brad Tiley, Sean Gagnon, Chad Kilger, Shane Doan, Jason Doig, Daniel Brière

1997-1998 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 6 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/OT Game page

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Matchup Status Details
Anaheim Ducks 3 at New York Rangers 3 Final/OT Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page

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