The Los Angeles Kings decisively defeated the Phoenix Coyotes, 5 to 2, on December 26, 1996.

Final

Coyotes

15-17-4

2

Kings

13-19-4

5

Team

PHX

LAK

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

PHX

LAK

Philippe Boucher (PP) assisted by Kai Nurminen and Neal Broten

Brad Smyth (EV) assisted by Ray Ferraro and Mattias Norstrom

Vladimir Tsyplakov (EV) assisted by Dmitri Khristich and Vitali Yachmenev

2nd period

PHX

LAK

Keith Tkachuk (EV) assisted by Craig Janney and Dallas Drake

3rd period

PHX

LAK

Keith Tkachuk (PP) assisted by Teppo Numminen and Oleg Tverdovsky

Steven Finn (EV) assisted by Vitali Yachmenev and Vladimir Tsyplakov

Eddie Olczyk (EV-EN) assisted by Ray Ferraro and Brad Smyth

Coyotes

Kings

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Coyotes

Kings

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Nikolai Khabibulin (L) N. Khabibulin	0	1	0	30	26	.867	4	4.02	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Bob Corkum B. Corkum	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Shane Doan S. Doan	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0
Dallas Drake D. Drake	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	3	0.0
Mike Eastwood M. Eastwood	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0
Jeff Finley J. Finley	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0.0
Mike Gartner M. Gartner	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	4	0.0
Craig Janney C. Janney	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jim Johnson J. Johnson	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0.0
Kris King K. King	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0
Igor Korolev I. Korolev	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dave Manson D. Manson	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	1	0.0
Brad McCrimmon B. McCrimmon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Teppo Numminen T. Numminen	0	1	1	-3	0	0	1	3	0.0
Jeremy Roenick J. Roenick	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Cliff Ronning C. Ronning	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Darrin Shannon D. Shannon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Keith Tkachuk K. Tkachuk	2	0	2	-1	2	1	0	3	66.7
Oleg Tverdovsky O. Tverdovsky	0	1	1	-3	0	0	1	4	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Byron Dafoe (W) B. Dafoe	1	0	0	29	27	.931	2	2.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Philippe Boucher P. Boucher	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	20.0
Neal Broten N. Broten	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.0
Dan Bylsma D. Bylsma	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Ferraro R. Ferraro	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Steven Finn S. Finn	1	0	1	+1	4	0	0	0	1	100.0
Dmitri Khristich D. Khristich	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0
Ian Laperriere I. Laperriere	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0
Mattias Norstrom M. Norstrom	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Kai Nurminen K. Nurminen	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Eddie Olczyk E. Olczyk	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
Barry Potomski B. Potomski	0	0	0	-1	17	0	0	0	0
John Slaney J. Slaney	0	0	0	+3	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Brad Smyth B. Smyth	1	1	2	+2	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Kevin Stevens K. Stevens	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Vladimir Tsyplakov V. Tsyplakov	1	1	2	+2	0	0	0	1	6	16.7
Vitali Yachmenev V. Yachmenev	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Doug Zmolek D. Zmolek	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0