2–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PHX	0	1	1	2
LAK	3	0	2	5

Coyotes at Kings

Kings beat Coyotes 5–2 at Crypto.com Arena on December 26, 1996.

🗓 Thu, Dec 26, 1996 · 21:30 CST 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Kings lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 👑 LAK

Vladimir Tsyplakov

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · +2

2nd star 👑 LAK

Brad Smyth

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 👑 LAK

Ray Ferraro

2 A

5 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

👑 Philippe Boucher PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:18

Assists: Kai Nurminen, Neal Broten

0–1

👑 Brad Smyth 1st · 07:35

Assists: Ray Ferraro, Mattias Norstrom

0–2

👑 Vladimir Tsyplakov 1st · 11:52

Assists: Dmitri Khristich, Vitali Yachmenev

0–3

2nd period

🌵 Keith Tkachuk 2nd · 09:58

Assists: Craig Janney, Dallas Drake

1–3

3rd period

🌵 Keith Tkachuk PP 3rd · 00:59

Assists: Teppo Numminen, Oleg Tverdovsky

2–3

👑 Steven Finn 3rd · 05:36

Assists: Vitali Yachmenev, Vladimir Tsyplakov

2–4

👑 Eddie Olczyk Empty net 3rd · 19:47

Assists: Ray Ferraro, Brad Smyth

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌵PHX LAK👑

29 Shots on goal 31

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

29 Penalty minutes 25

PHX shooting 6.9% (2/29) LAK shooting 16.1% (5/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌵Coyotes

Nikolai Khabibulin

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:41 TOI

👑Kings

Byron Dafoe

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Coyotes

Coyotes: no games found in this situation this year.

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Coyotes

Coyotes: no games found in this situation this year.

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Dec 3, 1996

👑LAK @ 🌵PHX

4–1 · Kings won

❓ PHX vs LAK, answered

Who won Coyotes vs Kings on December 26, 1996?

Kings won 5–2.

What was the final score of Coyotes vs Kings?

The final score was Coyotes 2, Kings 5.

Who scored for Coyotes?

Keith Tkachuk (2).

Who scored for Kings?

Brad Smyth, Eddie Olczyk, Philippe Boucher, Steven Finn, Vladimir Tsyplakov.

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Coyotes vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Coyotes vs Kings season series?

Kings 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 23

👑Kings

Previous game · Dec 22

Also on December 26, 1996

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