Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes

Saturday, December 15, 2001, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Phoenix Coyotes 6–2 on Saturday, December 15, 2001 on the road.

Final score, Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Dallas Stars	6	36-28-13-5
at Phoenix Coyotes	2	40-27-9-6

Goals by period, Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	4	1	1	6
Phoenix Coyotes	0	2	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	10	6	4	20
Phoenix Coyotes	11	8	8	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:00	Dallas Stars	Valeri Kamensky (1)	Pierre Turgeon (7), Pat Verbeek (7)	Even strength	DAL 1, PHX 0
1st	12:35	Dallas Stars	Jere Lehtinen (13)	Derian Hatcher (5), Richard Matvichuk (7)	Even strength	DAL 2, PHX 0
1st	14:45	Dallas Stars	Valeri Kamensky (2)	Pat Verbeek (8), Pierre Turgeon (8)	Even strength	DAL 3, PHX 0
1st	17:55	Dallas Stars	Mike Modano (16)	Sergei Zubov (13)	Power play	DAL 4, PHX 0
2nd	07:46	Dallas Stars	Sergei Zubov (6)	Martin Rucinsky (11), Mike Modano (16)	Power play	DAL 5, PHX 0
2nd	09:49	Phoenix Coyotes	Daniel Brière (10)	Unassisted	Even strength	DAL 5, PHX 1
2nd	13:54	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad May (7)	Michal Handzus (15), Danny Markov (13)	Power play	DAL 5, PHX 2
3rd	05:43	Dallas Stars	Martin Rucinsky (5)	Rob DiMaio (5)	Even strength	DAL 6, PHX 2

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

Dallas Stars 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 9 M. Modano	C	1	1	2	+1	2	2	1	0	1	37.5%	19:45
Number 13 V. Kamensky	L	2	0	2	+1	2	3	1	0	0		11:11
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	16:04
Number 16 P. Verbeek	R	0	2	2	+1	0	1	3	0	0		10:23
Number 17 B. Brunet	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		14:53
Number 18 R. DiMaio	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	0		11:48
Number 22 K. Muller	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	53.3%	15:21
Number 23 M. Rucinsky	L	1	1	2	+1	0	1	2	0	0		15:27
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0	61.1%	13:21
Number 26 J. Lehtinen	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		19:18
Number 43 S. Gainey	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:36
Number 77 P. Turgeon	C	0	2	2	+1	2	0	0	0	0	16.7%	14:42
Number 2 D. Hatcher	D	0	1	1	+2	5	2	0	0	0		21:11
Number 4 D. Manson	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		17:19
Number 6 S. Helenius	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		14:01
Number 24 R. Matvichuk	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	1	0	0		21:52
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		20:14
Number 56 S. Zubov	D	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	1		21:35

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Turco	27	25	2	.926	60:00	Win

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 8 D. Brière	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	70%	15:49
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0	57.1%	14:21
Number 11 D. Langkow	C	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0	0	50%	03:44
Number 16 M. Handzus	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	1	0	57.1%	19:20
Number 17 L. Nagy	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		03:58
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	+1	2	4	2	0	0		18:50
Number 22 C. Lemieux	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	1	0		18:58
Number 26 M. Sullivan	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	50%	12:42
Number 28 L. Wilson	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	0		20:50
Number 32 B. May	L	1	0	1	-1	5	2	2	0	1		16:59
Number 36 K. Kolanos	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	61.1%	17:10
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	0	0		17:23
Number 4 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	3	0	0		20:34
Number 15 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	1	0		17:58
Number 23 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		17:17
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	2	0		23:11
Number 37 D. Focht	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		12:15
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0		23:33

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 P. Desrochers	20	14	6	.700	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:12	Phoenix Coyotes	Shane Doan	Holding the stick	2
1st	19:48	Dallas Stars	Mike Modano	Tripping	2
1st	19:48	Dallas Stars	Derian Hatcher	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:48	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad May	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	06:19	Phoenix Coyotes	Paul Mara	Holding	2
2nd	13:01	Dallas Stars	Pierre Turgeon	High sticking	2
2nd	15:05	Dallas Stars	Dave Manson	Tripping	2
3rd	06:17	Dallas Stars	Sami Helenius	Elbowing	2
3rd	09:12	Dallas Stars	Valeri Kamensky	Interference	2
3rd	11:57	Phoenix Coyotes	Krys Kolanos	High sticking	2

Dallas Stars head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Bobby Francis
Referees: Stephane Auger, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Lonnie Cameron
Dallas Stars scratches: Benoit Hogue, Greg Hawgood, Darryl Sydor, Jim Montgomery, Jon Sim, Brenden Morrow, Roman Lyashenko, John Erskine, Niko Kapanen
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Todd Warriner, Todd Simpson, Robert Esche, Jean-Guy Trudel, Mike Johnson, Wyatt Smith, Tyler Bouck, David Cullen, Kirill Safronov, Martin Grenier, Jason Jaspers, Branko Radivojevic

Every Dallas Stars and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Thu, Oct 18, 2001
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Fri, Nov 9, 2001
Dallas Stars 6 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Dallas Stars 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Feb 26, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Fri, Mar 22, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 15, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
New Jersey Devils 2 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Florida Panthers 3 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Calgary Flames 0 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 15, 2001