Montreal Canadiens at Phoenix Coyotes

Wednesday, December 9, 1998, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 on Wednesday, December 9, 1998 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	1998-1999 record
Montreal Canadiens	2	32-39-11
at Phoenix Coyotes	4	39-31-12

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

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	4	8	9	21
Phoenix Coyotes	8	9	6	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:25	Phoenix Coyotes	Jeremy Roenick (9)	Keith Tkachuk (12), Jyrki Lumme (13)	Even strength	MTL 0, PHX 1
1st	12:38	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet (9)	Greg Adams (4), Daniel Brière (3)	Even strength	MTL 0, PHX 2
2nd	06:46	Montreal Canadiens	Vincent Damphousse (7)	Stephane Quintal (9), Martin Rucinsky (6)	Even strength	MTL 1, PHX 2
2nd	15:21	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Sullivan (2)	Bob Corkum (5)	Shorthanded	MTL 1, PHX 3
2nd	17:25	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk (15)	Teppo Numminen (11), Jeremy Roenick (19)	Power play	MTL 1, PHX 4
3rd	10:57	Montreal Canadiens	Jonas Hoglund (3)	Benoit Brunet (9), Patrick Poulin (6)	Even strength	MTL 2, PHX 4

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

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		19:57
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	42.9%	17:19
Number 15 E. Houde	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:51
Number 17 B. Brunet	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	2	42.1%	19:41
Number 23 T. Stevenson	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0		14:46
Number 25 V. Damphousse	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	2	0	66.7%	22:52
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0		19:33
Number 27 S. Corson	L	0	0	0	-1	12	1	0	0		18:38
Number 37 P. Poulin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0		12:31
Number 44 J. Hoglund	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		12:41
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		18:07
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	1	1	-1	15	2	0	3		17:07
Number 22 E. Weinrich	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	3	1		27:17
Number 29 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		19:18
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	1		26:04
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1		16:06
Number 55 I. Ulanov	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1		06:34
Number 56 A. Nasreddine	D	0	0	0	0	27	1	0	0		04:55

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 J. Hackett	17	13	4	.765	40:00	Loss
Number 60 J. Theodore	6	6	0	1.000	18:06

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	1	1	2	+1	17	3	0	0	1	77.8%	16:11
Number 8 D. Brière	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	71.4%	10:35
Number 11 D. Drake	R	0	0	0	+1	2	0	3	0	0		16:09
Number 14 M. Stapleton	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		12:33
Number 16 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	-1	15	1	1	0	0		08:04
Number 17 G. Adams	L	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	66.7%	13:41
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		12:11
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	40%	17:33
Number 22 R. Tocchet	R	1	0	1	+1	12	3	0	1	0		21:46
Number 26 M. Sullivan	C	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	1	0		11:35
Number 36 J. Ylonen	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0	42.9%	16:58
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0	53.8%	20:56
Number 2 B. Helmer	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0		10:08
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	2	0		23:45
Number 5 D. Quint	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		10:58
Number 10 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		23:40
Number 20 J. Lumme	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	3	0		27:19
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	0	4	4	0	1	0		24:38

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 28 J. Waite	21	19	2	.905	59:59	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:37	Montreal Canadiens	Eric Weinrich	Hooking	2
1st	08:55	Phoenix Coyotes	Bryan Helmer	Holding obstruction	2
1st	17:25	Montreal Canadiens	Igor Ulanov	Holding	2
2nd	02:02	Phoenix Coyotes	Teppo Numminen	Tripping obstruction	2
2nd	14:35	Phoenix Coyotes	Dallas Drake	Hooking	2
2nd	17:17	Montreal Canadiens	Patrice Brisebois	Hooking	2
2nd	19:18	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Cross checking	2
3rd	00:41	Phoenix Coyotes	Teppo Numminen	Holding	2
3rd	03:56	Montreal Canadiens	Alain Nasreddine	Cross checking	2
3rd	03:56	Montreal Canadiens	Alain Nasreddine	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	03:56	Montreal Canadiens	Alain Nasreddine	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	03:56	Montreal Canadiens	Alain Nasreddine	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	03:56	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk	Instigator	2
3rd	03:56	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	03:56	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	08:53	Montreal Canadiens	Shayne Corson	Roughing	2
3rd	08:53	Montreal Canadiens	Shayne Corson	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	08:53	Montreal Canadiens	Stephane Quintal	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	08:53	Montreal Canadiens	Stephane Quintal	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	08:53	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet	Roughing	2
3rd	08:53	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	08:53	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad Isbister	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	08:53	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad Isbister	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	15:50	Phoenix Coyotes	Greg Adams	Interference	2
3rd	19:46	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Sullivan	Delaying game	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Alain Vigneault
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Jim Schoenfeld
Referees: Richard Trottier, Blaine Angus
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Jay Sharrers
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Scott Thornton, Vladimir Malakhov, Dave Morissette, Sergei Zholtok, Trent McCleary, Sylvain Blouin, Terry Ryan, Miloslav Guren, Jonathan Delisle, Matt Higgins, Arron Asham, Andrei Bashkirov
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Gerald Diduck, Rob Murray, Michel Petit, Jim Cummins, Louie Debrusk, Joe Dziedzic, Brad Tiley, Andrei Vasilyev, Scott Langkow, Tavis Hansen, Sean Gagnon, Trevor Letowski

Every Montreal Canadiens and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 1998-1999 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Phoenix Coyotes, Wed, Dec 9, 1998
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Dec 14, 1998

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 9, 1998
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 2 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers, Wed, Dec 9, 1998
Ottawa Senators 5 at Florida Panthers 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Wed, Dec 9, 1998
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Dec 9, 1998
San Jose Sharks 3 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Wed, Dec 9, 1998
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Dec 9, 1998
Washington Capitals 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Dec 9, 1998