Phoenix Coyotes vs Edmonton Oilers
Regular season · Tuesday, January 20, 1998 · Edmonton Coliseum
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Phoenix Coyotes 6–2 on Tuesday, January 20, 1998 at Edmonton Coliseum. The Oilers outshot the Coyotes 36–29.
Keith Tkachuk scored twice. Dean McAmmond, Boris Mironov, Roman Hamrlik, Doug Weight, Todd Marchant and Boyd Devereaux also scored.
Curtis Joseph made 27 saves on 29 shots for the win; Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 24 of 29.
| Goals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PHX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
 EDM | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 36 |
Scoring
1st period
Keith Tkachuk (30)Teppo Numminen (20), Dallas Drake (21)1–012:41 PHX
Dean McAmmond (6)Boris Mironov (11), Bill Guerin (8)1–115:46 EDM · 
Boris Mironov (10)Kelly Buchberger (14), Todd Marchant (14)1–217:27 EDM
2nd period
Roman Hamrlik (5)Dean McAmmond (14), Bill Guerin (9)1–300:22 EDM
Doug Weight (17)Boris Mironov (12), Dan Mcgillis (10)1–411:02 EDM- Keith Tkachuk (31)Teppo Numminen (21), Craig Janney (32)2–418:27 PHX
3rd period
Todd Marchant (7)Unassisted2–506:23 EDM
Boyd Devereaux (1)Boris Mironov (13), Curtis Joseph (1)2–611:17 EDM
Team stats
PHXEDM
2936
64%36%
0/31/8
4332
2320
415
710
720
Penalties
- 1:16 into the first periodCliff Ronning · tripping obstruction2 min
- 4:39 into the first periodBobby Dollas · holding obstruction2 min
- 12:21 into the first periodKelly Buchberger · roughing2 min
- 12:21 into the first periodKelly Buchberger · roughing2 min
- 12:21 into the first periodRick Tocchet · roughing2 min
- 12:21 into the first periodRick Tocchet · kneeing5 min
- 15:08 into the first periodJayson More · holding2 min
- 17:42 into the first periodDrake Berehowsky · fighting5 min
- 17:42 into the first periodDrake Berehowsky · misconduct10 min
- 17:42 into the first periodBill Guerin · roughing2 min
- 17:42 into the first periodGerald Diduck · fighting5 min
- 17:42 into the first periodGerald Diduck · misconduct10 min
- 17:42 into the first periodKeith Tkachuk · roughing2 min
- 1:29 into the second periodKeith Tkachuk · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 4:41 into the second periodNikolai Khabibulin · interference obstruction2 min
- 11:26 into the second periodJim McKenzie · cross checking2 min
- 11:26 into the second periodJim McKenzie · cross checking2 min
- 16:24 into the second periodDan Mcgillis · holding stick obstruction2 min
- 1:15 into the third periodDan Mcgillis · interference obstruction2 min
- 3:43 into the third periodGerald Diduck · holding2 min
- 14:22 into the third periodGreg De Vries · fighting5 min
- 14:22 into the third periodRick Tocchet · fighting5 min
Season series
Phoenix Coyotes
| 7Keith TkachukL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 17:27 |
| 27Teppo NumminenD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 23:38 |
| 11Dallas DrakeR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 16:25 |
| 15Craig JanneyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:29 |
| 14Mike StapletonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 14:15 |
| 21Bob CorkumC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:03 |
| 22Mike GartnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 13:46 |
| 33Jim McKenzieL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 | 08:34 |
| 34Darrin ShannonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:16 |
| 36Juha YlonenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:11 |
| 77Cliff RonningC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | 11:28 |
| 92Rick TocchetR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 10:52 |
| 97Jeremy RoenickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 | 18:52 |
| 4Gerald DiduckD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:10 |
| 5Deron QuintD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 18:45 |
| 6Jayson MoreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 20:34 |
| 10Oleg TverdovskyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 20:18 |
| 26John SlaneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:13 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Scott LangkowG | 7 | 1 | .857 | |
| 35Nikolai KhabibulinG | L | 29 | 5 | .828 |
Edmonton Oilers
| 2Boris MironovD | 1 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 8 | 27:50 |
| 9Bill GuerinR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 19:18 |
| 26Todd MarchantC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 19:05 |
| 37Dean McAmmondC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 18:18 |
| 16Kelly BuchbergerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:38 |
| 19Boyd DevereauxC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 07:07 |
| 39Doug WeightC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 22:53 |
| 22Roman HamrlikD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 28:18 |
| 33Dan McgillisD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:33 |
| 14Mats LindgrenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 15:59 |
| 17Rem MurrayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 14:01 |
| 21Valeri ZelepukinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 16:32 |
| 25Mike GrierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 07:37 |
| 51Andrei KovalenkoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 11:07 |
| 94Ryan SmythL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 03:16 |
| 5Greg De VriesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:36 |
| 6Bobby DollasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:20 |
| 15Drake BerehowskyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 11:32 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Bob EssensaG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Curtis JosephG | W | 29 | 2 | .931 |