Coyotes 5, Sharks 3

Lauri Korpikoski scored two goals to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. Down by two goals late, the Sharks' Patrick Marleau scored with 32 seconds left, but the Coyotes' Radim Vrbata scored at 19:59. With one of the worst home records in the league, Phoenix's picked up its 11th at home this season (26 points), and only Montreal and Columbus have less points at home. The loss snapped a three-game losing streak by San Jose. Phoenix won for the second time in its last six games. In the middle period, the Coyotes picked up three goals on six shots to take a one goal lead into the final session. Despite falling behind 1-0, Phoenix managed to create leads of 2-1 and 3-2, and one more in the final period.