3–2

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BOS	0	0	0	0	3
PHX	0	0	0	0	2

Bruins at Coyotes

Bruins beat Coyotes 3–2 in overtime on October 8, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Oct 8, 1997 · 21:00 CDT 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌵 PHX

Rick Tocchet

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 21:14 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Ted Donato

1 G

2 shots · 14:22 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Dmitri Khristich

1 G

2 shots · 17:42 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS PHX🌵

16 Shots on goal 35

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

10 Hits 11

12 Blocked shots 7

5 Takeaways 11

3 Giveaways 4

10 Penalty minutes 12

BOS shooting 18.8% (3/16) PHX shooting 5.7% (2/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 62:09 TOI

🌵Coyotes

Nikolai Khabibulin

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 61:52 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Coyotes

Coyotes — tied after 1st: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Coyotes

Coyotes — tied after 2nd: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Taylor · Bates · DiMaio 18:32

L2 Samsonov · Axelsson · Khristich 17:07

L3 Donato · Allison · Sullivan 14:17

L4 Baumgartner · Thornton · Wilson 8:45

D1 Bourque · McLaren 27:18

D2 Ellett · Sweeney 19:19

D3 Timander · Malkoc 13:48

🌵Coyotes

L1 Tkachuk · Roenick · Tocchet 21:41

L2 Ronning · Janney · Drake 16:42

L3 Isbister · Shannon · Gartner 14:21

L4 McKenzie · Corkum · Stapleton 7:58

D1 Numminen · MacIver 22:59

D2 Diduck · More 20:52

D3 Baron · Johnson 14:45

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Feb 15, 1997

🐻BOS @ 🌵PHX

4–5 (OT) · Coyotes won

Oct 7, 1996

🌵PHX @ 🐻BOS

5–2 · Coyotes won

❓ BOS vs PHX, answered

Who won Bruins vs Coyotes on October 8, 1997?

Bruins won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Coyotes?

The final score was Bruins 3, Coyotes 2, in overtime.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

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

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Bruins vs Coyotes season series?

Bruins 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Oct 7

🌵Coyotes

Previous game · Oct 5

Also on October 8, 1997

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