Radim Vrbata scored two goals Saturday, leading the Phoenix Coyotes to a season-opening 6-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings. He scored once in each of the first two periods, with the second giving Phoenix a 4-1 lead at 14:08 of the second. Matthew Lombardi, Daniel Winnik, Scottie Upshall (unassisted),

Scottie Upshall and Peter Mueller had a goal and assist apiece Thursday, leading the Phoenix Coyotes to a 4-1 win over San Jose. The Sharks had already clinched the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs after the Detroit Red Wings lost 4-3 in a shootout with Nashville Thursday.

Two goals by B.J. Crombeen were all the St.

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.

Petr Prucha's power-play goal 53 seconds into overtime Monday gave the Phoenix Coyotes a 6-5 win over Dallas. Scottie Upshall and Enver Lisin scored two goals apiece for the Coyotes, who have won just five of their last 16 games and face elimination from playoff contention.