Phoenix Coyotes at Carolina Hurricanes

Friday, December 5, 1997, 7:30 PM ET Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes and Carolina Hurricanes tied 2–2 on Friday, December 5, 1997.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	1997-1998 record
Phoenix Coyotes	2	35-35-12
at Carolina Hurricanes	2	33-41-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	7	13	4	2	26
Carolina Hurricanes	7	7	4	0	18

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:59	Carolina Hurricanes	Geoff Sanderson (7)	Steve Chiasson (12), Kevin Dineen (7)	Even strength	PHX 0, CAR 1
1st	15:45	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet (10)	Teppo Numminen (10), Craig Janney (21)	Even strength	PHX 1, CAR 1
2nd	02:33	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (6)	Geoff Sanderson (6), Kevin Dineen (8)	Even strength	PHX 1, CAR 2
2nd	07:53	Phoenix Coyotes	Cliff Ronning (3)	Rick Tocchet (7), Teppo Numminen (11)	Even strength	PHX 2, CAR 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 14 M. Stapleton	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	53.3%	18:29
Number 15 C. Janney	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	33.3%	23:08
Number 18 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		15:54
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	67.6%	22:42
Number 32 J. Lemieux	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	1		12:20
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	9	2	1	1		15:24
Number 36 J. Ylonen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		24:23
Number 72 J. Christian	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		04:43
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	1		24:10
Number 92 R. Tocchet	R	1	1	2	+1	2	3	0	0		23:43
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	00:31
Number 6 J. More	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2		25:45
Number 24 M. Petit	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	5		17:06
Number 26 J. Slaney	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2		25:43
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	2		25:22
Number 39 B. Tiley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		06:30
Number 44 N. MacIver	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		24:15

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	18	16	2	.889	65:00	T

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0		28:26
Number 10 G. Roberts	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		26:45
Number 11 K. Dineen	R	0	2	2	+1	2	1	0	1		26:41
Number 18 R. Kron	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	29.4%	14:28
Number 19 N. Emerson	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		11:47
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		27:45
Number 27 S. Leach	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		11:45
Number 28 P. Ranheim	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		08:10
Number 32 S. Grimson	L	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0		02:44
Number 44 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	60%	08:24
Number 55 K. Primeau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	53.6%	27:32
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	42.1%	28:16
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		30:20
Number 3 S. Chiasson	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0		19:09
Number 5 K. Haller	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		21:31
Number 6 A. Burt	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		19:18
Number 7 C. Leschyshyn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		18:48
Number 21 J. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		24:44

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	26	24	2	.923	65:00	T

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:31	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet	Roughing	2
1st	05:30	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim McKenzie	Boarding	2
1st	07:39	Carolina Hurricanes	Stu Grimson	Instigator	2
1st	07:39	Carolina Hurricanes	Stu Grimson	Fighting (major)	5
1st	07:39	Carolina Hurricanes	Stu Grimson	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
1st	07:39	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim McKenzie	Fighting (major)	5
1st	16:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevin Dineen	Holding the stick	2
2nd	12:18	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim McKenzie	Cross checking	2
2nd	20:00	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Stapleton	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	01:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Nelson Emerson	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	07:37	Phoenix Coyotes	Jocelyn Lemieux	Slashing	2
3rd	15:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Robert Kron	Interference	2

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Jim Schoenfeld
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Dave Jackson
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Brian Murphy
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Murray Baron, Gerald Diduck, Mike Gartner, Jim Johnson, Darrin Shannon, Dallas Drake, Scott Levins, Keith Tkachuk, Deron Quint, Sean Gagnon, Shane Doan, Jason Doig, Brad Isbister, Daniel Brière
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Jeff Daniels, Pat Jablonski, Steven Rice, Enrico Ciccone, Sean Hill, Mike Fountain, Kevin Brown, Steven Halko, Nolan Pratt, Michael Rucinski, Steve Martins, Bates Battaglia

Every Phoenix Coyotes and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 1997-1998 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 5, 1997
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Mar 6, 1998

Other NHL games on Friday, December 5, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 5, 1997
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 5, 1997
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Rangers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Fri, Dec 5, 1997
Calgary Flames 1 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, Fri, Dec 5, 1997
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Dec 5, 1997