San Jose, Calif., Oct. 13: Lauri Korpikoski scored the game-winning goal Monday in his first NHL shootout attempt to hand the Phoenix Coyotes a 1-0 win over San Jose.
Peter Mueller also scored for Phoenix during the shootout and Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 26 shots to help the Coyotes break a two-game losing streak.
Evgeni Nabokov made 30 saves for the Sharks, who came into the game with two straight wins.
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