2–8

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 14-11-2 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PHX	0	1	1	2
NYI	1	6	1	8

Coyotes at Islanders

Islanders beat Coyotes 8–2 at UBS Arena on December 10, 1996.

🗓 Tue, Dec 10, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Niklas Andersson

2 G, 3 A

4 shots · +5

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +4

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Berard

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +4

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Marty Mcinnis Go-ahead 1st · 02:48

Assists: Derek King, Travis Green

0–1

2nd period

🏝️ Bryan Berard 2nd · 00:38

Assists: Marty Mcinnis

0–2

🌵 Keith Tkachuk 2nd · 09:58

Assists: Mike Gartner, Kris King

1–2

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy 2nd · 10:40

Assists: Doug Houda, Niklas Andersson

1–3

🏝️ Bryan Smolinski PP 2nd · 12:11

Assists: Niklas Andersson, Bryan Berard

1–4

🏝️ Claude Lapointe 2nd · 17:10

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Bryan McCabe

1–5

🏝️ Bryan McCabe SH 2nd · 18:47

Assists: Marty Mcinnis, Niklas Andersson

1–6

🏝️ Niklas Andersson 2nd · 19:55

Assists: Bryan Berard, Claude Lapointe

1–7

3rd period

🏝️ Niklas Andersson 3rd · 01:32

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Bryan Smolinski

1–8

🌵 Oleg Tverdovsky SH 3rd · 10:50

Assists: Dallas Drake, Jeremy Roenick

2–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌵PHX NYI🏝️

30 Shots on goal 30

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

31 Penalty minutes 25

PHX shooting 6.7% (2/30) NYI shooting 26.7% (8/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌵Coyotes

Nikolai Khabibulin

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 40:00 TOI

Darcy Wakaluk

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Coyotes

Coyotes: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–7

Coyotes

Coyotes: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Nov 23, 1996

🏝️NYI @ 🌵PHX

3–3 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ PHX vs NYI, answered

Who won Coyotes vs Islanders on December 10, 1996?

Islanders won 8–2.

What was the final score of Coyotes vs Islanders?

The final score was Coyotes 2, Islanders 8.

Who scored for Coyotes?

Keith Tkachuk, Oleg Tverdovsky.

Who scored for Islanders?

Niklas Andersson (2), Bryan Berard, Bryan McCabe, Bryan Smolinski, Claude Lapointe, Marty Mcinnis, Ziggy Palffy.

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Coyotes vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Coyotes vs Islanders season series?

Islanders lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🌵Coyotes

Previous game · Dec 9

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 7

Also on December 10, 1996

Coyotes season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule