Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes

Thursday, March 25, 1999, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Thursday, March 25, 1999 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	1998-1999 record
Washington Capitals	2	31-45-6
at Phoenix Coyotes	4	39-31-12

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	1	1	2
Phoenix Coyotes	1	3	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	6	14	18	38
Phoenix Coyotes	9	12	4	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:34	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Stapleton (9)	Jim Cummins (7), Shane Doan (10)	Even strength	WSH 0, PHX 1
2nd	01:59	Phoenix Coyotes	Robert Reichel (21)	Rick Tocchet (26)	Even strength	WSH 0, PHX 2
2nd	04:32	Phoenix Coyotes	Robert Reichel (22)	Greg Adams (19), Oleg Tverdovsky (16)	Even strength	WSH 0, PHX 3
2nd	11:38	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk (32)	Teppo Numminen (28)	Shorthanded	WSH 0, PHX 4
2nd	15:17	Washington Capitals	James Black (13)	Richard Zednik (6), Andrei Nikolishin (25)	Even strength	WSH 1, PHX 4
3rd	12:36	Washington Capitals	Brian Bellows (13)	Trevor Halverson (2), Adam Oates (33)	Even strength	WSH 2, PHX 4

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

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 K. Miller	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		13:56
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	1	1	-2	0	1	1	0	47.4%	15:12
Number 18 T. Halverson	R	0	1	1	+1	5	2	3	0		12:18
Number 20 M. Pivonka	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	44.4%	09:44
Number 21 J. Toms	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0		17:19
Number 23 B. Bellows	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0		15:52
Number 26 M. Herr	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2		14:31
Number 28 J. Black	L	1	0	1	-2	2	4	0	0		16:03
Number 36 M. Eagles	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	60%	11:49
Number 44 R. Zednik	R	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	0		16:03
Number 48 B. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	75%	14:04
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	70.6%	24:30
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		22:13
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		16:48
Number 29 J. Reekie	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		23:12
Number 33 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		11:36
Number 39 E. Ciccone	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1		13:40
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		25:56

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 R. Tabaracci	25	21	4	.840	58:59	Loss

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	1	0	1	-1	2	6	0	0	40%	21:13
Number 14 M. Stapleton	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0	44.4%	14:09
Number 15 J. Cummins	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		08:55
Number 16 R. Reichel	C	2	0	2	+1	4	7	1	1	36.8%	17:59
Number 17 G. Adams	L	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0		18:40
Number 18 B. Noonan	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:07
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	1	1	+1	5	0	3	0		10:04
Number 22 R. Tocchet	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	2		18:57
Number 23 S. Leach	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		04:31
Number 26 M. Sullivan	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	62.5%	14:38
Number 29 L. Debrusk	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		04:40
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	38.9%	21:15
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1		23:43
Number 5 D. Quint	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	2	0		22:22
Number 10 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	2		21:07
Number 24 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		12:04
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2		24:37
Number 33 J. Daigneault	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1		12:57

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	38	36	2	.947	60:00	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:26	Phoenix Coyotes	Louie Debrusk	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:26	Washington Capitals	Trevor Halverson	Fighting (major)	5
1st	03:27	Phoenix Coyotes	Robert Reichel	Holding	2
1st	05:01	Washington Capitals	Adam Oates	Interference	2
1st	12:57	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Stapleton	Holding	2
2nd	09:09	Phoenix Coyotes	Shane Doan	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	09:09	Washington Capitals	Mike Eagles	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	11:28	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Sullivan	Interference	2
2nd	12:44	Washington Capitals	James Black	Interference	2
2nd	18:59	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Carney	Hooking	2
3rd	08:44	Phoenix Coyotes	Robert Reichel	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	10:27	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk	Interference	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Jim Schoenfeld
Referees: Paul Devorski
Linesmen: Don Henderson, Wayne Bonney
Washington Capitals scratches: Craig Berube, Peter Bondra, Calle Johansson, Michael Rosati, Mark Tinordi, Patrice Lefebvre, Stewart Malgunas, Chris Simon, Steve Konowalchuk, Dmitri Mironov, Patrik Augusta, Patrick Boileau, Nolan Baumgartner, Jaroslav Svejkovsky, Jan Bulis, Alexei Tezikov
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Bob Corkum, Gerald Diduck, Jamie Huscroft, Jyrki Lumme, Rob Murray, Michel Petit, Jimmy Waite, Dallas Drake, Joe Dziedzic, Brad Tiley, Juha Ylonen, Andrei Vasilyev, Jean-Francois Jomphe, Scott Langkow, Tavis Hansen, Sean Gagnon, Jason Doig, Brad Isbister, Daniel Brière, Robert Esche, Trevor Letowski

Every Washington Capitals and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 1998-1999 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Washington Capitals, Wed, Feb 24, 1999
Washington Capitals 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Mar 25, 1999

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