5–1

Final

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

Canucks at Coyotes

Canucks beat Coyotes 5–1 on December 17, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Dec 17, 1997 · 20:00 CST 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Canucks lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐋 VAN

Pavel Bure

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 22:32 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Dana Murzyn

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:12 TOI · +3

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Mark Messier

2 A

1 shots · 20:21 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN PHX🌵

23 Shots on goal 24

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

7 Hits 9

2 Blocked shots 8

4 Takeaways 3

1 Giveaways 6

15 Penalty minutes 27

VAN shooting 21.7% (5/23) PHX shooting 4.2% (1/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Arturs Irbe

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌵Coyotes

Nikolai Khabibulin

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 11-16-6 (33% win rate, 33 games)

Coyotes

Coyotes — tied after 1st: 16-13-4 (48% win rate, 33 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 11-16-6 (33% win rate, 33 games)

Coyotes

Coyotes — tied after 2nd: 16-13-4 (48% win rate, 33 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐋Canucks

L1 Messier · Linden · Bure 20:21

L2 Gelinas · Odjick · Brashear 13:50

L3 Sillinger · Walker · Noonan 13:18

L4 Naslund · Roberts · Bohonos 8:05

D1 Lumme · Ohlund 23:18

D2 Babych · Murzyn 19:32

D3 Ledyard · Hedican 17:20

🌵Coyotes

L1 Ronning · Corkum · Gartner 17:54

L2 Ylonen · Janney · Tocchet 15:08

L3 Isbister · McKenzie · Lemieux 12:37

L4 Kilger · Tkachuk · Roenick 11:15

L5 Stapleton 10:21

D1 Numminen · Diduck 22:54

D2 Slaney · Petit 21:24

D3 Quint 16:50

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ VAN vs PHX, answered

Who won Canucks vs Coyotes on December 17, 1997?

Canucks won 5–1.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Coyotes?

The final score was Canucks 5, Coyotes 1.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Canucks vs Coyotes season series?

Canucks 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

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 15

🌵Coyotes

Previous game · Dec 14

Also on December 17, 1997

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