New York Rangers at Phoenix Coyotes

Wednesday, December 30, 1998, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the New York Rangers 3–1 on Wednesday, December 30, 1998 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	1998-1999 record
New York Rangers	1	33-38-11
at Phoenix Coyotes	3	39-31-12

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

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	7	10	13	30
Phoenix Coyotes	12	9	5	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:25	New York Rangers	Niklas Sundstrom (8)	Mike Knuble (11), Petr Nedved (12)	Even strength	NYR 1, PHX 0
2nd	06:48	Phoenix Coyotes	Bob Corkum (4)	Daniel Brière (4), Brad Isbister (4)	Even strength	NYR 1, PHX 1
2nd	18:16	Phoenix Coyotes	Rick Tocchet (12)	Juha Ylonen (10), Oleg Tverdovsky (8)	Even strength	NYR 1, PHX 2
3rd	12:00	Phoenix Coyotes	Daniel Brière (5)	Mike Stapleton (3)	Even strength	NYR 1, PHX 3

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

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	75%	04:30
Number 9 A. Graves	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		16:36
Number 10 E. Tikkanen	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	28.6%	09:19
Number 15 J. MacLean	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		16:26
Number 17 K. Stevens	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		14:58
Number 20 T. Harvey	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		16:47
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		16:01
Number 24 N. Sundstrom	R	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	1	100%	18:24
Number 33 M. Savard	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	53.8%	12:36
Number 37 B. Fedyk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:08
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	55%	19:13
Number 99 W. Gretzky	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	37.5%	20:36
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	3		27:48
Number 5 U. Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	-1	4	2	0	1		19:20
Number 23 J. Beukeboom	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1		16:18
Number 25 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	1		22:40
Number 34 P. Popovic	D	0	0	0	+1	2	6	2	0		20:35
Number 36 R. Ndur	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		11:42

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Cloutier	26	23	3	.885	58:57	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 8 D. Brière	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	60%	14:34
Number 14 M. Stapleton	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		15:09
Number 15 J. Cummins	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		08:35
Number 16 B. Isbister	L	0	1	1	+2	2	2	1	0		16:18
Number 17 G. Adams	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	62.5%	19:53
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		16:03
Number 21 R. Corkum	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	51.7%	20:16
Number 22 R. Tocchet	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	0		20:26
Number 23 S. Leach	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:29
Number 26 M. Sullivan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		17:52
Number 29 L. Debrusk	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		02:59
Number 36 J. Ylonen	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	58.8%	18:19
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		23:17
Number 4 G. Diduck	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	1	1		16:20
Number 5 D. Quint	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0	0		12:44
Number 10 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		19:05
Number 20 J. Lumme	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		24:06
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		24:27

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	30	29	1	.967	59:57	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:19	New York Rangers	Ulf Samuelsson	Holding	2
1st	13:37	New York Rangers	Peter Popovic	Interference	2
2nd	10:55	Phoenix Coyotes	Louie Debrusk	Elbowing	2
2nd	13:07	New York Rangers	Niklas Sundstrom	Hooking	2
3rd	06:41	Phoenix Coyotes	Gerald Diduck	Interference	2
3rd	14:18	New York Rangers	Ulf Samuelsson	Holding obstruction	2
3rd	14:18	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad Isbister	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2

New York Rangers head coach: John Muckler
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Jim Schoenfeld
Referees: Don Koharski
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Jay Sharrers
New York Rangers scratches: Jeff Finley, Geoff Smith, Chris Tamer, Sean Pronger, Scott Fraser, Derek Armstrong, Vladimir Vorobiev, Darren Langdon, Lee Sorochan, Stan Neckar, Christian Dube, P.J. Stock, Jan Mertzig, Johan Witehall
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Rob Murray, Michel Petit, Jeremy Roenick, Dallas Drake, Joe Dziedzic, Keith Tkachuk, Brad Tiley, Andrei Vasilyev, Scott Langkow, Tavis Hansen, Sean Gagnon, Trevor Letowski

Every New York Rangers and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 1998-1999 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Phoenix Coyotes, Wed, Dec 30, 1998
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at New York Rangers, Fri, Feb 26, 1999

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 30, 1998
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Wed, Dec 30, 1998
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Dec 30, 1998
Ottawa Senators 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Dec 30, 1998
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Dec 30, 1998
Florida Panthers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Dec 30, 1998
Boston Bruins 5 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators, Wed, Dec 30, 1998
San Jose Sharks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Dec 30, 1998