New York Islanders at Phoenix Coyotes

Sunday, December 20, 1998, 3:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the New York Islanders 4–2 on Sunday, December 20, 1998 at home.

Final score, New York Islanders at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	1998-1999 record
New York Islanders	2	24-48-10
at Phoenix Coyotes	4	39-31-12

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

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	10	6	6	22
Phoenix Coyotes	18	10	6	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:37	Phoenix Coyotes	Greg Adams (6)	Jyrki Lumme (14)	Power play	NYI 0, PHX 1
1st	17:41	New York Islanders	Mark Lawrence (1)	Claude Lapointe (10), Bryan Smolinski (11)	Even strength	NYI 1, PHX 1
2nd	02:10	Phoenix Coyotes	Juha Ylonen (2)	Greg Adams (6), Rick Tocchet (13)	Even strength	NYI 1, PHX 2
3rd	09:06	New York Islanders	Eric Brewer (3)	Kevin Miller (4), Mark Lawrence (2)	Even strength	NYI 2, PHX 2
3rd	14:40	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk (16)	Deron Quint (3), Jeremy Roenick (22)	Power play	NYI 2, PHX 3
3rd	19:29	Phoenix Coyotes	Bob Corkum (2)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	NYI 2, PHX 4

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

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 8 S. Webb	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:14
Number 11 K. Miller	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	42.9%	11:34
Number 12 M. Watt	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	16:16
Number 13 C. Lapointe	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	57.1%	20:47
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		11:56
Number 15 T. Donato	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	15:43
Number 17 S. Nemchinov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	40%	04:33
Number 20 B. Smolinski	C	0	1	1	0	2	4	1	0	33.3%	19:18
Number 21 R. Reichel	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	57.9%	18:13
Number 25 M. Czerkawski	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	1		16:16
Number 32 T. Linden	C	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	2	75%	22:44
Number 44 M. Lawrence	R	1	1	2	+1	2	2	0	0		13:04
Number 2 R. Pilon	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	4	1		17:55
Number 3 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		13:53
Number 4 E. Brewer	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		19:09
Number 6 D. Harlock	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0		15:43
Number 7 S. Lachance	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		16:34
Number 38 B. Richter	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		28:48

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Salo	33	30	3	.909	59:39	Loss

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	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	1	37.5%	20:20
Number 8 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	11:27
Number 11 D. Drake	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		16:10
Number 14 M. Stapleton	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		10:40
Number 15 J. Cummins	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		05:07
Number 16 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		10:00
Number 17 G. Adams	L	1	1	2	+1	0	5	1	0	1	20%	16:41
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:21
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	60%	15:04
Number 22 R. Tocchet	R	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0		14:59
Number 36 J. Ylonen	C	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0	0	54.5%	15:22
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	1	1	0	2	3	5	1	0	44.4%	21:42
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	0	0	+1	4	1	0	0	0		21:08
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		19:11
Number 5 D. Quint	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:32
Number 10 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:35
Number 20 J. Lumme	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	1	0		23:50
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		23:00

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	22	20	2	.909	59:51	Win

Penalties, New York Islanders at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:39	New York Islanders	Mark Lawrence	Interference	2
1st	01:43	New York Islanders	Rich Pilon	High sticking	2
1st	04:14	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Carney	Interference	2
1st	12:29	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad Isbister	Cross checking	2
1st	14:50	New York Islanders	Mariusz Czerkawski	Holding obstruction	2
1st	19:57	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet	Slashing	2
2nd	10:42	New York Islanders	Trevor Linden	Tripping	2
2nd	18:21	Phoenix Coyotes	Jeremy Roenick	Delaying game	2
3rd	09:54	New York Islanders	Robert Reichel	Hooking	2
3rd	12:19	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Carney	Tripping obstruction	2
3rd	12:49	New York Islanders	Bryan Smolinski	Interference	2

New York Islanders head coach: Mike Milbury
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Jim Schoenfeld
Referees: Rob Shick, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Jay Sharrers
New York Islanders scratches: Mike Hough, Gino Odjick, Dean Malkoc, Mike Kennedy, Kenny Jonsson, Vladimir Chebaturkin, Warren Luhning, Bryan Berard, Dimitri Nabokov, Vladimir Orszagh, Ray Schultz
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Rob Murray, Michel Petit, Louie Debrusk, Joe Dziedzic, Mike Sullivan, Brad Tiley, Andrei Vasilyev, Bryan Helmer, Scott Langkow, Tavis Hansen, Sean Gagnon, Trevor Letowski

Every New York Islanders and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 1998-1999 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Dec 20, 1998
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at New York Islanders 4	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at New York Islanders, Fri, Jan 29, 1999

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 20, 1998
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Dec 20, 1998
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers, Sun, Dec 20, 1998
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Dec 20, 1998