Phoenix Coyotes vs Colorado Avalanche
Regular season · Sunday, April 6, 1997 · McNichols Sports Arena
Game summary
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Phoenix Coyotes 2–1 on Sunday, April 6, 1997 at McNichols Sports Arena. The Avalanche outshot the Coyotes 38–25.
Goals came from Stephane Yelle, Joe Sakic and Keith Tkachuk.
Patrick Roy made 24 saves on 25 shots for the win; Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 36 of 38.
| Goals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PHX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
 COL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
Scoring
1st period
Stephane Yelle (9)Mike Keane (17), Mike Ricci (19)0–117:36 COL
2nd period
Joe Sakic (22)Valeri Kamensky (38), Peter Forsberg (57)0–214:28 COL ·
3rd period
Keith Tkachuk (50)Jeremy Roenick (37), Craig Janney (37)1–204:19 PHX
Team stats
PHXCOL
2538
0%0%
0/31/5
128
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 12:12 into the first periodGerald Diduck · tripping2 min
- 8:12 into the second periodSandis Ozolinsh · holding2 min
- 10:20 into the second periodGerald Diduck · slashing2 min
- 11:49 into the second periodAdam Deadmarsh · interference goalkeeper2 min
- 12:30 into the second periodJayson More · interference2 min
- 13:45 into the second periodSandis Ozolinsh · slashing2 min
- 13:45 into the second periodJeremy Roenick · elbowing2 min
- 17:41 into the second periodDallas Drake · elbowing2 min
- 0:08 into the third periodEric Lacroix · interference2 min
- 5:53 into the third periodJim Johnson · high sticking2 min
Season series
Phoenix Coyotes
| 7Keith TkachukL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15Craig JanneyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 97Jeremy RoenickC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 11Dallas DrakeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Mike StapletonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 17Kris KingL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 19Shane DoanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Bob CorkumC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 22Mike GartnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 33Jim McKenzieL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 34Darrin ShannonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 77Cliff RonningC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 4Gerald DiduckD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Jayson MoreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 8Jim JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 20Oleg TverdovskyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Teppo NumminenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 36Murray BaronD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Nikolai KhabibulinG | L | 38 | 2 | .947 |
| 39Pat JablonskiG | 0 | 0 | – |
Colorado Avalanche
| 9Mike RicciC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 13Valeri KamenskyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 19Joe SakicC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 21Peter ForsbergC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25Mike KeaneR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 26Stephane YelleC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 11Keith JonesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 18Adam DeadmarshR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 20Rene CorbetL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Claude LemieuxR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 28Eric LacroixL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 48Scott YoungR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 2Sylvain LefebvreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 3Aaron MillerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 5Alexei GusarovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 8Sandis OzolinshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 24Jon KlemmD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 52Adam FooteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Craig BillingtonG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Patrick RoyG | W | 25 | 1 | .960 |