Phoenix Coyotes at Toronto Maple Leafs

Wednesday, December 16, 1998, 7:30 PM ET Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto Regular Season Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Phoenix Coyotes 5–2 on Wednesday, December 16, 1998 at home.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	Goals	1998-1999 record
Phoenix Coyotes	2	39-31-12
at Toronto Maple Leafs	5	45-30-7

Goals by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	2	0	0	2
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	4	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	9	13	12	34
Toronto Maple Leafs	7	12	13	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:22	Phoenix Coyotes	Jeremy Roenick (10)	Gerald Diduck (2), Rick Tocchet (12)	Even strength	PHX 1, TOR 0
1st	19:42	Phoenix Coyotes	Oleg Tverdovsky (5)	Dallas Drake (9)	Even strength	PHX 2, TOR 0
2nd	00:38	Toronto Maple Leafs	Igor Korolev (7)	Sylvain Cote (10), Alexander Karpovtsev (4)	Power play	PHX 2, TOR 1
2nd	00:54	Toronto Maple Leafs	Freddy Modin (8)	Steve Thomas (12), Jason Smith (5)	Even strength	PHX 2, TOR 2
2nd	03:19	Toronto Maple Leafs	Igor Korolev (8)	Garry Valk (5), Sergei Berezin (7)	Even strength	PHX 2, TOR 3
2nd	04:43	Toronto Maple Leafs	Darby Hendrickson (1)	Sylvain Cote (11), Tie Domi (6)	Even strength	PHX 2, TOR 4
3rd	10:39	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mats Sundin (10)	Steve Thomas (13), Freddy Modin (5)	Even strength	PHX 2, TOR 5

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 8 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	45.5%	17:38
Number 11 D. Drake	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	4	0		14:16
Number 14 M. Stapleton	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	33.3%	13:21
Number 15 J. Cummins	R	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0		02:20
Number 16 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		16:30
Number 17 G. Adams	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	16:45
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		17:50
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	40%	13:22
Number 22 R. Tocchet	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0		17:27
Number 26 M. Sullivan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	66.7%	10:58
Number 36 J. Ylonen	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	100%	12:54
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	2	0	22.2%	20:26
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		21:18
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	1	1	0	6	1	1	0		17:14
Number 5 D. Quint	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:58
Number 10 O. Tverdovsky	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	2		22:45
Number 20 J. Lumme	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1		22:31
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		21:24

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 28 J. Waite	14	13	1	.929	35:17
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	18	14	4	.778	24:43	Loss

Toronto Maple Leafs 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 D. King	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:47
Number 10 G. Valk	L	0	1	1	+1	0	5	2	0	0		14:14
Number 11 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0	60%	11:59
Number 13 M. Sundin	C	1	0	1	+1	2	4	3	0	0	68.2%	18:38
Number 14 D. Hendrickson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	50%	10:54
Number 18 A. McCauley	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	38.5%	14:17
Number 19 F. Modin	L	1	1	2	+1	0	2	1	0	0		15:45
Number 20 M. Johnson	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:07
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	68.8%	17:03
Number 28 T. Domi	R	0	1	1	+1	5	1	1	0	0		11:28
Number 32 S. Thomas	R	0	2	2	+1	0	1	1	0	0		17:27
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:45
Number 3 S. Cote	D	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	0		25:42
Number 4 K. Dahl	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		17:33
Number 15 T. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		24:02
Number 25 J. Smith	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	3	0		22:54
Number 52 A. Karpovtsev	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0		19:56
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0		08:29

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Joseph	34	32	2	.941	60:00	Win

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:15	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim Cummins	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:15	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim Cummins	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
1st	13:15	Toronto Maple Leafs	Tie Domi	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:46	Phoenix Coyotes	Gerald Diduck	Holding	2
1st	17:35	Phoenix Coyotes	Gerald Diduck	Holding	2
1st	17:35	Phoenix Coyotes	Gerald Diduck	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	18:27	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mats Sundin	Holding	2
2nd	10:19	Toronto Maple Leafs	Alyn McCauley	Interference	2
2nd	13:48	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Jim Schoenfeld
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Pat Quinn
Referees: Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Mike Cvik
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Rob Murray, Michel Petit, Louie Debrusk, Joe Dziedzic, Keith Tkachuk, Brad Tiley, Andrei Vasilyev, Bryan Helmer, Scott Langkow, Tavis Hansen, Sean Gagnon, Trevor Letowski
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Kris King, Dallas Eakins, Felix Potvin, Dmitry Yushkevich, Todd Warriner, Kevyn Adams, Lonny Bohonos, Ladislav Kohn, Jeff Ware, Yannick Tremblay, Francis Larivee

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