GLENDALE - Taylor Pyatt ended Phoenix's long scoring drought early in the third period and Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 25 shots for his fourth shutout this season, helping the Coyotes beat Minnesota 1-0 and end a five-game home losing streak.
Phoenix came out with an intensity missing the previous two games, peppering Niklas Backstrom with 31 shots in the first two periods. Backstrom was stellar at times, extending his scoreless streak to a franchise-record 157 minutes, 13 seconds before Pyatt finally broke through early in the third.
Sami Lepisto set up Pyatt's goal - Phoenix's first in 132 minutes - by keeping the puck in Minnesota's zone. Bryzgalov made it hold up for his 19th shutout in his 300th career game.
• Sharks 2, Bruins 0: In Boston, Logan Couture scored on one of just 18 shots for San Jose as the surging Sharks won. Devin Setoguchi added an empty-net goal with 2.1 seconds left and Antti Niemi got his third shutout.
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• Ducks 3, Avalanche 0: In Denver, Corey Perry scored three goals and Curtis McElhinney stopped 25 shots for his second NHL shutout to lead Anaheim. Perry's second hat trick of the season came on an empty-net goal with 17.3 seconds left.
• Flyers 3, Stars 1: In Philadelphia, Andrej Meszaros and Darroll Powe each scored on long-distance wrist shots, and Brian Boucher stopped 30 shots to lead Philadelphia past Dallas. Jeff Carter added his 25th goal for the Flyers, who increased their Atlantic Division lead over Pittsburgh to three points.
• Sabres 6, Maple Leafs 2: In Buffalo, N.Y., Drew Stafford scored twice and added an assist, Thomas Vanek had a goal and two assists, and Ryan Miller finished with 23 saves to lift Buffalo over Toronto.
• Blue Jackets 4, Oilers 3: In Columbus, Ohio, R.J. Umberger scored twice and assisted on both of Kristian Huselius' goals, including the game-winner with 4:00 left, to lead Columbus past Edmonton. The Oilers' Magnus Paajarvi had a career-best two goals.
• Islanders 5, Senators 3: In Uniondale, N.Y., Rob Schremp's second goal of the game broke a third-period tie and lifted New York over Ottawa.
• Hurricanes 4, Thrashers 3, OT: In Raleigh, N.C., Erik Cole scored at 2:48 of overtime to give Carolina a win over Atlanta.
• Predators 3, Red Wings 0: In Nashville, Tenn., Pekka Rinne stopped 35 shots and Nashville shut out Detroit. Sergei Kostitsyn scored twice and captain Shea Weber added a goal for Nashville, which snapped a four-game losing streak.
