GLENDALE — Peter Mueller had a goal and two assists, and the Phoenix Coyotes beat Los Angeles 4-1 on Wednesday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
It was the second three-point game for the 19-year-old Mueller, a rookie.
Mueller knocked a rebound past goalie Jean-Sebastien Aubin to put Phoenix up 3-1 at 11:03 of the second period. It was the eighth goal for Mueller, Phoenix's first-round pick in 2006.
Michael Cammalleri scored his 13th goal for the Kings, who have lost nine of 11.
Steven Reinprecht scored to give Phoenix a 1-0 lead at 11:11 of the first period. Reinprecht picked up a loose puck in the neutral zone, skated in and fired a shot through Aubin's legs.
The Coyotes made it 2-0 on Radim Vrbata's power-play goal 3 minutes later. Vrbata scored on a rebound of Ed Jovanovski's slap shot from the blue line.
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Phoenix's Shane Doan scored an empty-net goal at 19:17 of the third period.
● Canucks 3, Blackhawks 2: In Chicago, Brendan Morrison scored early in the third period to break a tie and also had an assist for Vancouver.
Morrison's shot from the right circle deflected off Chicago defenseman Andrei Zyuzin and slid past goalie Nikolai Khabibulin just inside right goal post.
Mattias Ohlund and Byron Ritchie also scored for the Canucks in their fourth victory in five games.
● Penguins 4, Oilers 2: In Edmonton, Alberta, Sidney Crosby had three assists in the third period in his first professional game in Western Canada to lead the Penguins.
Kris Letang, Maxime Talbot, Ryan Whitney and Colby Armstrong scored for Pittsburgh, and Robert Nilsson and Shawn Horcoff countered for Edmonton.
● Senators 5, Panthers 4: In Sunrise, Fla., Randy Robitaille scored twice, and Ray Emery stopped Kamil Kreps' penalty shot in the third period to help Ottawa snap a seven-game losing streak.
Mike Fisher, Nick Foligno and Jason Spezza also scored for the Senators. Ottawa won for the first time since a 4-2 victory over Montreal on Nov. 19.
● Sharks 3, Stars 2: In Dallas, Joe Thornton scored the go-ahead goal with 8:36 left and added two assists to help San Jose win its third straight.
With the game tied at 2, Milan Michalek took possession behind the Dallas net and passed in front to Thornton, who beat Marty Turco for his 12th of the season.
● Thrashers 4, Islanders 3, SO: In Atlanta, Slava Kozlov and Ilya Kovalchuk scored in a shootout for Atlanta, and goalie Kari Lehtonen stopped Bill Guerin and Miroslav Satan in the tiebreaker.
Kovalchuk scored his NHL-leading 23rd goal, and Marian Hossa had a short-handed goal and added an assist for Atlanta.
● Blue Jackets 5, Avalanche 4: In Columbus, Ohio, Dan Fritsche's goal with 4:05 left capped a wild six-goal third period in Columbus' comeback victory.
The Blue Jackets pulled even on Rick Nash's second goal of the night and another by Joakim Lindstrom midway through the period.
● Flyers 3, Wild 1: In St. Paul, Minn., Jeff Carter had a goal and an assist, and Braydon Coburn also scored to help Philadelphia extend its road winning streak to four games.
Pavol Demitra scored for the Wild, and Niklas Backstrom made 22 saves.
● Devils 4, Bruins 3, OT: In Newark, N.J., Patrik Elias scored his second goal of the game with 1:44 left in overtime, and New Jersey extended its winning streak to eight.
