Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks

Friday, December 26, 1997, 10:30 PM ET San Jose Arena, San Jose Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the San Jose Sharks 4–0 on Friday, December 26, 1997 on the road.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks
Team	Goals	1997-1998 record
Phoenix Coyotes	4	35-35-12
at San Jose Sharks	0	34-38-10

Goals by period, Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	0	2	2	4
San Jose Sharks	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	10	13	11	34
San Jose Sharks	12	11	7	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	02:00	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk (20)	Mike Gartner (8), Cliff Ronning (17)	Power play	PHX 1, SJS 0
2nd	11:57	Phoenix Coyotes	Deron Quint (2)	Craig Janney (26), Keith Tkachuk (17)	Even strength	PHX 2, SJS 0
3rd	04:16	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk (21)	Juha Ylonen (6)	Even strength	PHX 3, SJS 0
3rd	07:21	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk (22)	John Slaney (11)	Even strength	PHX 4, SJS 0

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	3	1	4	+3	0	3	0	0	1	64.3%	16:41
Number 14 M. Stapleton	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		10:56
Number 15 C. Janney	C	0	1	1	+3	0	1	0	0	0	25%	12:12
Number 16 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:58
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62.5%	14:46
Number 22 M. Gartner	R	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	50%	16:34
Number 32 J. Lemieux	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:37
Number 34 D. Shannon	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		11:30
Number 36 J. Ylonen	C	0	1	1	+3	0	1	0	0	0		15:40
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	57.9%	17:25
Number 92 R. Tocchet	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		15:27
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0	0	40%	16:33
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	1	1	0		22:42
Number 5 D. Quint	D	1	0	1	+2	0	5	0	0	0		22:39
Number 6 J. More	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		15:25
Number 24 M. Petit	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		14:28
Number 26 J. Slaney	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		20:08
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	1	0		23:01

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	30	30	0	1.000	60:00	Win

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 B. Nicholls	C	-1	0	0	1	1	26.7%	11:17
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	2	2	1	0	61.5%	14:15
Number 14 P. Marleau	C	-2	0	4	1	0	52.9%	16:45
Number 15 J. MacLean	R	-2	2	2	0	0		16:58
Number 18 M. Ricci	C	0	0	1	0	0	38.5%	15:37
Number 19 M. Sturm	L	-2	0	3	0	0	60%	15:16
Number 21 T. Granato	R	0	0	3	1	0		13:41
Number 22 M. Craven	L	0	0	2	0	0	100%	13:15
Number 26 D. Lowry	L	-1	0	0	1	0		11:45
Number 37 S. Matteau	L	0	2	0	1	0		14:41
Number 39 J. Friesen	L	0	2	2	0	0	50%	17:26
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	-1	0	3	0	0		12:16
Number 2 B. Houlder	D	-2	2	1	0	1		20:18
Number 5 K. Sutton	D	0	0	0	0	1		17:54
Number 10 M. Ragnarsson	D	-1	0	3	0	0		20:44
Number 20 A. Zyuzin	D	-2	0	2	1	0		21:25
Number 23 T. Gill	D	-1	0	1	0	0		19:51
Number 40 M. Rathje	D	0	0	1	0	0		19:15

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Vernon	14	12	2	.857	27:00
Number 32 K. Hrudey	20	18	2	.900	33:00	Loss

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:06	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet	High sticking	2
1st	00:06	San Jose Sharks	Jeff Friesen	High sticking	2
1st	00:41	Phoenix Coyotes	Michel Petit	Roughing	2
1st	00:41	San Jose Sharks	John MacLean	Tripping obstruction	2
1st	13:53	Phoenix Coyotes	Gerald Diduck	Holding	2
2nd	01:21	San Jose Sharks	Owen Nolan	Roughing	2
2nd	09:39	Phoenix Coyotes	Jayson More	Interference	2
2nd	14:16	San Jose Sharks	Stephane Matteau	Hooking	2
2nd	19:47	Phoenix Coyotes	Jeremy Roenick	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	19:47	San Jose Sharks	Bill Houlder	Holding the stick	2

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Jim Schoenfeld
San Jose Sharks head coach: Darryl Sutter
Referees: Rob Shick
Linesmen: Baron Parker, Shane Heyer
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Murray Baron, Jim Johnson, Norm MacIver, Jim McKenzie, Jeffrey Christian, Dallas Drake, Scott Levins, Brad Tiley, Oleg Tverdovsky, Sean Gagnon, Chad Kilger, Shane Doan, Jason Doig, Daniel Brière
San Jose Sharks scratches: Shawn Burr, Al Iafrate, Marty McSorley, Jarrod Skalde, Ron Sutter, Niklas Andersson, Dody Wood, Rich Brennan, Barry Potomski, Stephen Guolla, Alexander Korolyuk

Every Phoenix Coyotes and San Jose Sharks game in the 1997-1998 season
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Oct 19, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Nov 15, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at San Jose Sharks 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Dec 26, 1997
San Jose Sharks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Mar 22, 1998

Other NHL games on Friday, December 26, 1997
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 26, 1997
Florida Panthers 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 26, 1997
New York Rangers 0 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 26, 1997
New York Islanders 3 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 26, 1997
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Dec 26, 1997
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, Fri, Dec 26, 1997