Phoenix Coyotes vs Los Angeles Kings
Regular season · Thursday, December 26, 1996 · Great Western Forum
Game summary
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Phoenix Coyotes 5–2 on Thursday, December 26, 1996 at Great Western Forum. The Kings outshot the Coyotes 31–29.
Keith Tkachuk scored twice. Philippe Boucher, Brad Smyth, Vladimir Tsyplakov, Steven Finn and Eddie Olczyk also scored.
Byron Dafoe made 27 saves on 29 shots for the win; Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 26 of 30.
| Goals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PHX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
 LAK | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 31 |
Scoring
1st period
Philippe Boucher (4)Kai Nurminen (5), Neal Broten (3)0–103:18 LAK · 
Brad Smyth (7)Ray Ferraro (12), Mattias Norstrom (10)0–207:35 LAK
Vladimir Tsyplakov (9)Dmitri Khristich (20), Vitali Yachmenev (10)0–311:52 LAK
2nd period
Keith Tkachuk (20)Craig Janney (14), Dallas Drake (11)1–309:58 PHX
3rd period
- Keith Tkachuk (21)Teppo Numminen (10), Oleg Tverdovsky (16)2–300:59 PHX ·
Steven Finn (2)Vitali Yachmenev (11), Vladimir Tsyplakov (7)2–405:36 LAK
Eddie Olczyk (9)Ray Ferraro (13), Brad Smyth (3)2–519:47 LAK ·
Team stats
PHXLAK
2931
0%0%
1/41/6
2925
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:31 into the first periodJeff Finley · cross checking2 min
- 4:47 into the first periodIan Laperriere · charging2 min
- 12:28 into the first periodBarry Potomski · cross checking2 min
- 12:28 into the first periodDave Manson · roughing2 min
- 14:32 into the first periodBarry Potomski · fighting5 min
- 14:32 into the first periodBarry Potomski · misconduct10 min
- 14:32 into the first periodDave Manson · fighting5 min
- 14:32 into the first periodDave Manson · misconduct10 min
- 15:53 into the first periodSteven Finn · interference obstruction2 min
- 4:24 into the second periodShane Doan · holding obstruction2 min
- 5:21 into the second periodJim Johnson · cross checking2 min
- 7:03 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 0:43 into the third periodSteven Finn · roughing2 min
- 6:26 into the third periodJeff Finley · high sticking2 min
- 11:59 into the third periodIan Laperriere · interference obstruction2 min
- 16:56 into the third periodKeith Tkachuk · elbowing2 min
Season series
Phoenix Coyotes
| 7Keith TkachukL | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 11Dallas DrakeR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 15Craig JanneyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Oleg TverdovskyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 4 | – |
| 27Teppo NumminenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 17Kris KingL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 19Shane DoanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 21Bob CorkumC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 22Mike GartnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 23Igor KorolevC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 32Mike EastwoodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 34Darrin ShannonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 77Cliff RonningC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 97Jeremy RoenickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 4Dave MansonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 8Jim JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 10Brad McCrimmonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 26Jeff FinleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Nikolai KhabibulinG | L | 30 | 4 | .867 |
| 43Darcy WakalukG | 0 | 0 | – |
Los Angeles Kings
| 9Vladimir TsyplakovL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 6 | – |
| 11Brad SmythR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 20Ray FerraroC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 43Vitali YachmenevR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 7Eddie OlczykR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 8Dmitri KhristichR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 10Neal BrotenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 21Kai NurminenL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Mattias NorstromD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 28Philippe BoucherD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 29Steven FinnD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 22Ian LaperriereR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 25Kevin StevensL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 40Barry PotomskiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 42Dan BylsmaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 2Doug ZmolekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 4Rob BlakeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27John SlaneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34Byron DafoeG | W | 29 | 2 | .931 |
| 35Stephane FisetG | 0 | 0 | – |