Phoenix Coyotes vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Tuesday, December 10, 1996 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

PhoenixCoyotesAway

2–8

Final

SOG 30–30

NY IslandersIslandersHome

Game summary

The New York Islanders beat the Phoenix Coyotes 8-2 on Tuesday, December 10, 1996 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Niklas Andersson scored twice. Marty Mcinnis, Bryan Berard, Keith Tkachuk, Ziggy Palffy, Bryan Smolinski, Claude Lapointe, Bryan McCabe and Oleg Tverdovsky also scored.

Tommy Salo made 28 saves on 30 shots for the win; Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 15 of 22.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
PHX	0	1	1	2	30
NYI	1	6	1	8	30

Scoring

1st period

Marty Mcinnis (8)Derek King (12), Travis Green (11)0–102:48 NYI

2nd period

Bryan Berard (3)Marty Mcinnis (5)0–200:38 NYI
Keith Tkachuk (12)Mike Gartner (6), Kris King (3)1–209:58 PHX
Ziggy Palffy (18)Doug Houda (2), Niklas Andersson (8)1–310:40 NYI
Bryan Smolinski (4)Niklas Andersson (9), Bryan Berard (15)1–412:11 NYI · PPG
Claude Lapointe (4)Ziggy Palffy (14), Bryan McCabe (4)1–517:10 NYI
Bryan McCabe (3)Marty Mcinnis (6), Niklas Andersson (10)1–618:47 NYI · SHG
Niklas Andersson (3)Bryan Berard (16), Claude Lapointe (1)1–719:55 NYI

3rd period

Niklas Andersson (4)Ziggy Palffy (15), Bryan Smolinski (4)1–801:32 NYI
Oleg Tverdovsky (7)Dallas Drake (7), Jeremy Roenick (13)2–810:50 PHX · SHG

Team stats

PHXNYI

30Shots on goal30

0%Faceoff %0%

0/3Power play1/6

31Penalty minutes25

0Hits0

0Blocked shots0

0Giveaways0

0Takeaways0

Penalties

1st 05:45Niklas Andersson · high sticking2 min
1st 06:31Oleg Tverdovsky · hooking2 min
2nd 00:59Claude Lapointe · hooking obstruction2 min
2nd 02:00Cliff Ronning · hooking obstruction2 min
2nd 07:37Keith Tkachuk · high sticking2 min
2nd 11:37Jeff Finley · holding the stick2 min
2nd 17:38Claude Lapointe · holding the stick2 min
3rd 02:36Derek Armstrong · fighting5 min
3rd 02:36Shane Doan · fighting5 min
3rd 08:00Ziggy Palffy · slashing2 min
3rd 08:00Keith Tkachuk · roughing2 min
3rd 09:14Dave Manson · slashing2 min
3rd 10:50Paul Kruse · roughing2 min
3rd 10:50Dan Plante · misconduct10 min
3rd 10:50Jeremy Roenick · roughing2 min
3rd 11:39Jim McKenzie · roughing2 min
3rd 11:39Jim McKenzie · misconduct10 min

Season series

Phoenix Coyotes

Phoenix Coyotes skaters

7Keith TkachukL	1	0	1	-3	4	4	–	–
11Dallas DrakeR	0	1	1	-2	1	0	–	–
17Kris KingL	0	1	1	-1	0	0	–	–
22Mike GartnerR	0	1	1	-2	2	0	–	–
97Jeremy RoenickC	0	1	1	+1	0	2	–	–
20Oleg TverdovskyD	1	0	1	-3	4	2	–	–
15Craig JanneyC	0	0	0	-2	0	0	–	–
19Shane DoanR	0	0	0	0	1	5	–	–
21Bob CorkumC	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	–
23Igor KorolevC	0	0	0	-1	2	0	–	–
33Jim McKenzieL	0	0	0	0	1	12	–	–
34Darrin ShannonL	0	0	0	-2	0	0	–	–
77Cliff RonningC	0	0	0	-4	4	2	–	–
4Dave MansonD	0	0	0	0	4	2	–	–
5Deron QuintD	0	0	0	-4	2	0	–	–
8Jim JohnsonD	0	0	0	-2	1	0	–	–
26Jeff FinleyD	0	0	0	+1	2	2	–	–
27Teppo NumminenD	0	0	0	-2	1	0	–	–

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Nikolai KhabibulinG	L	22	15	7	.682	40:00
43Darcy WakalukG		8	7	1	.875	20:00

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

32Niklas AnderssonL	2	3	5	+5	4	2	–	–
16Ziggy PalffyR	1	2	3	+4	4	2	–	–
18Marty McinnisL	1	2	3	+2	2	0	–	–
34Bryan BerardD	1	2	3	+4	3	0	–	–
13Claude LapointeC	1	1	2	+1	1	4	–	–
15Bryan SmolinskiC	1	1	2	+2	3	0	–	–
4Bryan McCabeD	1	1	2	+2	3	0	–	–
27Derek KingL	0	1	1	+1	1	0	–	–
39Travis GreenC	0	1	1	+1	2	0	–	–
6Doug HoudaD	0	1	1	+1	0	0	–	–
14Derek ArmstrongC	0	0	0	0	0	5	–	–
20Brent HughesL	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	–
24Paul KruseL	0	0	0	-1	0	2	–	–
42Dan PlanteR	0	0	0	-1	1	10	–	–
44Todd BertuzziR	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
2Rich PilonD	0	0	0	+2	0	0	–	–
3Kenny JonssonD	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	–
7Scott LachanceD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	–	–

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Eric FichaudG		0	0	0	–	–
35Tommy SaloG	W	30	28	2	.933	60:00