Scottie Upshall scored with 5:54 to play in the third period Thursday, giving the Phoenix Coyotes a 2-1 victory over Los Angeles. In a meeting of teams out of the playoff chase, the Coyotes moved two points ahead of the Kings in their fight to stay out of the Pacific Division cellar. Los Angeles entered the third period with a 1-0 lead but Ed Jovanovski tied it 6:08 into the stanza.

Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 35-of-36 shots Saturday in the Phoenix Coyotes' 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Phoenix scored three times in the second period and once each in the first and third. Daniel Winnik, Shane Doan, Ed Jovanovski (power play), Viktor Tikhonov (empty net) and Matthew Lombardi all

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top National Hockey League free agents continued to sign quickly on the second day of the free agency period on Sunday, with Doug Weight of Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes agreeing to a new contract with his former team, the St. Louis Blues.

By Alan Crosby TURIN (Reuters) - A rash of injuries has left teams scrambling to find players for the Olympic ice hockey tournament and forced some competitors to choose between NHL employer or country.