Buffalo Sabres vs Phoenix Coyotes
Regular season · Sunday, October 26, 1997 · America West Arena
Game summary
The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-1 on Sunday, October 26, 1997 at America West Arena. The Coyotes outshot the Sabres 30-24.
Brad Isbister scored twice and Jeremy Roenick scored twice. Keith Tkachuk, Mike Gartner and Miroslav Satan also scored.
Nikolai Khabibulin made 23 saves on 24 shots for the win; Dominik Hasek stopped 24 of 30.
| Goals | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BUF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
 PHX | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
Scoring
1st period
Brad Isbister (2)Cliff Ronning (4), John Slaney (2)0–113:08 PHX
2nd period
Jeremy Roenick (4)Cliff Ronning (5), Dallas Drake (7)0–210:13 PHX · PPG- Brad Isbister (3)Cliff Ronning (6), Keith Tkachuk (5)0–314:55 PHX · PPG
3rd period
Keith Tkachuk (4)Dallas Drake (8), Teppo Numminen (3)0–402:44 PHX
Mike Gartner (1)Cliff Ronning (7)0–503:44 PHX · PPG
Miroslav Satan (6)Brad May (1), Darryl Shannon (7)1–509:05 BUF- Jeremy Roenick (5)John Slaney (3)1–615:49 PHX · PPG
Team stats
BUFPHX
24Shots on goal30
57%Faceoff %43%
0/8Power play4/7
30Penalty minutes32
9Hits8
5Blocked shots4
0Giveaways1
3Takeaways9
Penalties
- 1st 00:21Craig Janney · holding the stick2 min
- 1st 02:34Rob Ray · slashing2 min
- 1st 05:47Bob Boughner · fighting5 min
- 1st 05:47Jim McKenzie · roughing2 min
- 1st 05:47Jim McKenzie · fighting5 min
- 1st 06:58Jason Woolley · tripping obstruction2 min
- 1st 07:16Nikolai Khabibulin · delaying game2 min
- 1st 14:57Jay McKee · tripping2 min
- 1st 17:57Rob Ray · slashing2 min
- 1st 17:57Rob Ray · fighting5 min
- 1st 17:57Murray Baron · slashing2 min
- 1st 17:57Murray Baron · fighting5 min
- 1st 17:57Jim McKenzie · roughing2 min
- 2nd 03:26Teppo Numminen · holding2 min
- 2nd 09:33Matthew Barnaby · roughing2 min
- 2nd 10:59Jim McKenzie · tripping2 min
- 2nd 13:33Brad May · roughing2 min
- 2nd 18:38Matthew Barnaby · roughing2 min
- 2nd 18:38Jim McKenzie · roughing2 min
- 2nd 18:38John Slaney · roughing2 min
- 3rd 02:46Rob Ray · roughing2 min
- 3rd 11:57Jim McKenzie · hooking2 min
- 3rd 14:16Darryl Shannon · roughing2 min
- 3rd 14:16Mike Gartner · roughing2 min
- 3rd 15:29Michal Grosek · hooking obstruction2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 10Brad MayL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:18 |
| 81Miroslav SatanR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 17:15 |
| 8Darryl ShannonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 21:12 |
| 9Erik RasmussenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:44 |
| 12Randy BurridgeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:59 |
| 15Dixon WardL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 07:19 |
| 17Jason DaweR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:41 |
| 18Michal GrosekL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 20:51 |
| 19Brian HolzingerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:13 |
| 22Wayne PrimeauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:59 |
| 26Derek PlanteC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 21:41 |
| 32Rob RayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:51 |
| 36Matthew BarnabyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:02 |
| 5Jason WoolleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:04 |
| 6Bob BoughnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:55 |
| 42Richard SmehlikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 19:44 |
| 44Alexei ZhitnikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 24:04 |
| 74Jay McKeeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:57 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Steve ShieldsG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 39Dominik HasekG | L | 30 | 24 | 6 | .800 | 60:00 |
Phoenix Coyotes
| 77Cliff RonningC | 0 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 2 | 15:25 |
| 7Keith TkachukL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19:10 |
| 11Dallas DrakeR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:16 |
| 16Brad IsbisterL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 15:23 |
| 97Jeremy RoenickC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 22:35 |
| 26John SlaneyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 20:25 |
| 22Mike GartnerR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 20:19 |
| 27Teppo NumminenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:49 |
| 14Mike StapletonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:27 |
| 15Craig JanneyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:47 |
| 32Jocelyn LemieuxR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:05 |
| 33Jim McKenzieL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:39 |
| 36Juha YlonenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:46 |
| 2Murray BaronD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:00 |
| 4Gerald DiduckD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:33 |
| 5Deron QuintD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 06:44 |
| 6Jayson MoreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:15 |
| 8Jim JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:29 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28Jimmy WaiteG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 35Nikolai KhabibulinG | W | 24 | 23 | 1 | .958 | 60:00 |