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NHL: San Jose 3, Phoenix 2

Published: March. 29, 2009 at 1:46 AM

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 29 (UPI) -- Joe Pavelski's third-period power-play goal Saturday lifted the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes.

Pavelski's 23rd goal this season broke a 2-2 at the 1:34 mark. Jody Shelley (unassisted) and Tom Cavanagh scored in the second, and Evgeni Nabokov was credited with 25 saves on 27 shots for the Sharks, who stopped a two-game skid following a three-game winning streak.

San Jose rose to 109 points, two better than Detroit for the best record in the Western Conference and in the NHL overall.

Phoenix got second-period goals from Kurt Sauer and Matthew Lombardi.

Ilya Bryzgalov was beaten three times on 32 shots for the Coyotes, who have lost six in a row and are 14th in the West.

Devin Setoguchi had his five-game points streak snapped.

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