Phoenix Coyotes at New York Islanders

Saturday, December 6, 1997, 7:00 PM ET Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4–0 on Saturday, December 6, 1997 at home.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at New York Islanders
Team	Goals	1997-1998 record
Phoenix Coyotes	0	35-35-12
at New York Islanders	4	30-41-11

Goals by period, Phoenix Coyotes at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	0	0	0	0
New York Islanders	1	2	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	5	10	7	22
New York Islanders	9	8	7	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:01	New York Islanders	Claude Lapointe (6)	Bryan Berard (10), Ken Belanger (1)	Even strength	PHX 0, NYI 1
2nd	07:18	New York Islanders	Todd Bertuzzi (4)	Bryan Smolinski (11), Doug Houda (2)	Even strength	PHX 0, NYI 2
2nd	16:27	New York Islanders	Robert Reichel (13)	Ziggy Palffy (16), Sergei Nemchinov (11)	Even strength	PHX 0, NYI 3
3rd	14:40	New York Islanders	Ziggy Palffy (15)	Robert Reichel (19)	Even strength	PHX 0, NYI 4

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

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	-1	2	2	3	0	20%	16:21
Number 14 M. Stapleton	C	-1	0	1	0	0	33.3%	14:03
Number 15 C. Janney	C	-1	0	1	0	0	83.3%	14:36
Number 16 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	2	0		15:03
Number 18 C. Kilger	L	-2	2	1	1	0	50%	07:41
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	-1	0	1	0	2	42.3%	19:37
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	-1	0	1	3	0		15:16
Number 32 J. Lemieux	R	-2	2	1	1	0		08:48
Number 33 J. McKenzie	L	-1	0	2	1	0		15:20
Number 36 J. Ylonen	C	-1	0	1	2	0		20:11
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	0	0	4	0	0	42.1%	19:05
Number 92 R. Tocchet	R	0	0	1	3	0		17:19
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	2	1	0		19:25
Number 6 J. More	D	-3	2	1	0	0		16:40
Number 24 M. Petit	D	-2	2	0	0	0		15:29
Number 26 J. Slaney	D	-3	0	1	2	0		20:52
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	-1	0	1	1	0		23:13
Number 44 N. MacIver	D	0	0	1	0	0		13:36

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 28 J. Waite	24	20	4	.833	60:00	Loss

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 C. Lapointe	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0	68.8%	09:44
Number 14 T. Chorske	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		15:47
Number 15 B. Smolinski	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	41.7%	15:28
Number 16 Z. Palffy	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0		19:15
Number 17 S. Nemchinov	L	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0		21:11
Number 18 M. Hough	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		09:59
Number 21 R. Reichel	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	1	50%	17:02
Number 24 P. Kruse	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		14:20
Number 33 K. Belanger	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		04:30
Number 39 T. Green	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	58.8%	19:18
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1		14:22
Number 49 V. Orszagh	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:44
Number 2 R. Pilon	D	0	0	0	0	6	1	2	1		13:08
Number 4 B. McCabe	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	2	1		22:21
Number 6 D. Houda	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	1		19:37
Number 7 S. Lachance	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	1	4		22:31
Number 29 K. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		19:57
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	1		22:38

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Salo	22	22	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at New York Islanders
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:06	Phoenix Coyotes	Jayson More	Holding stick obstruction	2
1st	18:30	Phoenix Coyotes	Michel Petit	Tripping obstruction	2
2nd	01:10	New York Islanders	Rich Pilon	High sticking	2
2nd	08:57	New York Islanders	Scott Lachance	Tripping obstruction	2
2nd	17:37	New York Islanders	Rich Pilon	High sticking	2
2nd	17:37	New York Islanders	Rich Pilon	Roughing	2
2nd	17:37	Phoenix Coyotes	Jocelyn Lemieux	Roughing	2
2nd	17:37	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk	Roughing	2
3rd	01:32	Phoenix Coyotes	Chad Kilger	Hooking	2
3rd	04:25	New York Islanders	Claude Lapointe	Boarding	2

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Jim Schoenfeld
New York Islanders head coach: Rick Bowness
Referees: Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Pat Dapuzzo
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Murray Baron, Jim Johnson, Jeremy Roenick, Darrin Shannon, Jeffrey Christian, Dallas Drake, Scott Levins, Brad Tiley, Deron Quint, Sean Gagnon, Shane Doan, Jason Doig, Daniel Brière
New York Islanders scratches: Kip Miller, Dane Jackson, Dan Plante, Dennis Vaske, Mariusz Czerkawski, Jevgeni Namestnikov, Mark Lawrence, Vladimir Chebaturkin, Warren Luhning, Eric Fichaud, Jason Holland, Sean Haggerty, Jason Strudwick, Tony Tuzzolino, Steve Webb, Ray Schultz, Zdeno Chara, Jeff Libby

Every Phoenix Coyotes and New York Islanders game in the 1997-1998 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 6, 1997
New York Islanders 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Jan 3, 1998

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 6, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 6, 1997
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 6, 1997
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 6, 1997
New York Rangers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 6, 1997
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 6, 1997
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 6, 1997
Calgary Flames 3 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 6, 1997
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Colorado Avalanche 6	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 6, 1997