🦅 Away Capitals 14-15-2 before this game

3–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	1	1	1	3
PHX	0	1	3	4

Capitals at Coyotes

Coyotes beat Capitals 4–3 on December 17, 1996.

🗓 Tue, Dec 17, 1996 · 20:00 CST 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Coyotes lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌵 PHX

Keith Tkachuk

2 G

5 shots · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Chris Simon

1 G, 1 A

6 shots

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · -2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Peter Bondra PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:44

Assists: Steve Konowalchuk, Phil Housley

1–0

2nd period

🌵 Keith Tkachuk SH Tying 2nd · 08:00

Assists: Brad McCrimmon

1–1

🦅 Sergei Gonchar Go-ahead 2nd · 19:29

Assists: Joe Juneau, Chris Simon

2–1

3rd period

🌵 Jim Johnson Tying 3rd · 02:54

Assists: Kris King

2–2

🌵 Oleg Tverdovsky Go-ahead 3rd · 10:23

Assists: Jeremy Roenick, Mike Gartner

2–3

🌵 Keith Tkachuk 3rd · 14:10

Assists: Teppo Numminen, Craig Janney

2–4

🦅 Chris Simon PP 3rd · 19:42

Assists: Peter Bondra, Sergei Gonchar

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PHX🌵

34 Shots on goal 26

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

17 Penalty minutes 15

WSH shooting 8.8% (3/34) PHX shooting 15.4% (4/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Jim Carey

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:55 TOI

🌵Coyotes

Darcy Wakaluk

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Coyotes

Coyotes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Coyotes

Coyotes: no games found in this situation this year.

❓ WSH vs PHX, answered

Who won Capitals vs Coyotes on December 17, 1996?

Coyotes won 4–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Coyotes?

The final score was Capitals 3, Coyotes 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Chris Simon, Peter Bondra, Sergei Gonchar.

Who scored for Coyotes?

Keith Tkachuk (2), Jim Johnson, Oleg Tverdovsky.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jim Carey made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Darcy Wakaluk made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Capitals vs Coyotes season series?

Coyotes lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 14

🌵Coyotes

Previous game · Dec 14

Also on December 17, 1996

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