Phoenix Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning

Wednesday, December 3, 1997, 7:30 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Phoenix Coyotes 2–1 on Wednesday, December 3, 1997 at home.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	1997-1998 record
Phoenix Coyotes	1	35-35-12
at Tampa Bay Lightning	2	17-55-10

Goals by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	1	0	0	1
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	2	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	5	11	11	27
Tampa Bay Lightning	8	8	3	19

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:18	Phoenix Coyotes	Darrin Shannon (1)	Bob Corkum (2), Juha Ylonen (4)	Even strength	PHX 1, TBL 0
2nd	12:25	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Ysebaert (4)	Jamie Huscroft (1)	Even strength	PHX 1, TBL 1
2nd	12:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dino Ciccarelli (4)	Daymond Langkow (6), Yves Racine (2)	Even strength	PHX 1, TBL 2

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	57.1%	19:37
Number 11 D. Drake	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:34
Number 14 M. Stapleton	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	75%	16:44
Number 15 C. Janney	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	19:48
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	52.9%	18:53
Number 32 J. Lemieux	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		07:04
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		18:29
Number 34 D. Shannon	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1		17:49
Number 36 J. Ylonen	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		19:00
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	33.3%	18:46
Number 92 R. Tocchet	R	0	0	0	-1	9	1	0	0		20:56
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	0	53.3%	22:41
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 6 J. More	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		20:37
Number 24 M. Petit	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		19:55
Number 26 J. Slaney	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		23:09
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		21:56
Number 44 N. MacIver	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		18:55

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	19	17	2	.895	59:13	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	38.1%	17:38
Number 15 P. Ysebaert	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	55.6%	18:12
Number 18 D. Langkow	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	50%	10:05
Number 20 M. Renberg	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	100%	16:17
Number 21 M. Vukota	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		04:11
Number 22 D. Ciccarelli	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0		11:21
Number 24 J. Wiemer	C	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	1		08:33
Number 28 P. Poulin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		16:12
Number 29 A. Selivanov	R	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	0		15:59
Number 34 M. Andersson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	37.5%	11:56
Number 36 L. Debrusk	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		09:00
Number 79 V. Vujtek	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0		15:06
Number 5 I. Ulanov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:16
Number 6 J. Norton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		14:07
Number 8 J. Huscroft	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	5	0		10:51
Number 14 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		17:54
Number 33 Y. Racine	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	1		20:55
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		21:45

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 93 D. Puppa	27	26	1	.963	60:00	Win

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:16	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet	Holding	2
1st	14:48	Phoenix Coyotes	Jeremy Roenick	Roughing	2
1st	14:48	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet	Roughing	2
1st	14:48	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jason Wiemer	Roughing	2
1st	14:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jason Wiemer	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:32	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alexander Selivanov	Holding obstruction	2
2nd	08:51	Phoenix Coyotes	Craig Janney	Hooking	2
2nd	14:02	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jamie Huscroft	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	04:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mikael Renberg	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	18:57	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk	Hooking	2

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Jim Schoenfeld
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jacques Demers
Referees: Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Pierre Racicot
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Murray Baron, Mike Gartner, Jim Johnson, Jeffrey Christian, Scott Levins, Brad Tiley, Deron Quint, Sean Gagnon, Chad Kilger, Shane Doan, Jason Doig, Brad Isbister, Daniel Brière
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Brian Bradley, Troy Mallette, David Shaw, Cory Cross, Paul Brousseau, Allan Egeland, Brent Peterson, Mike McBain, Corey Spring, Pavel Kubina

Every Phoenix Coyotes and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 1997-1998 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Nov 11, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Dec 3, 1997

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 3, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Dec 3, 1997
New York Islanders 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Dec 3, 1997
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Dec 3, 1997
Boston Bruins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Dec 3, 1997
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars, Wed, Dec 3, 1997
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Calgary Flames, Wed, Dec 3, 1997