GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Yanic Perreault and Oleg Saprykin each scored two goals to lead the Phoenix Coyotes over the Minnesota Wild 4-3 Tuesday night.
Ladislav Nagy and Georges Laraque each had two assists for the Coyotes, who have the fewest points in the Western Conference.
Pavol Demitra, Wes Walz and Mark Parrish each had a goal and an assist for the Northwest Division-leading Wild, who lost for the fourth time in five games.
Phoenix goaltender Curtis Joseph stopped Demitra's wide-open shot in the final seconds to preserve the victory.
After Walz put the Wild up 3-2 at 7:00 of the third period, Perreault answered 43 seconds later with his second goal of the night.
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Phoenix went ahead 4-3 at 15:41 when Saprykin corralled a rebound of his own shot and backhanded it off goaltender Manny Fernandez's shoulder and into the net.
The Coyotes have had a disturbing tendency of falling behind early in games, and they did it again when Minnesota jumped ahead 1-0 at 1:01 of the first period.
Demitra scooped up a turnover in the Phoenix zone and fired a wrist shot past Joseph for his fourth goal of the season.
Demitra burned the Coyotes again at 1:12 of the second period, feeding Parrish from behind the net.
Minnesota has allowed the third-fewest goals in the NHL, but the Wild couldn't make the 2-0 lead stand up.
The game seemed to turn when Laraque fought with Minnesota's Derek Boogaard less than two minutes after Parrish scored.
Forty-seven seconds later, Perreault beat Fernandez to his glove side to cut Minnesota's lead to 2-1. The Coyotes tied it at 2 on Saprykin's first goal of the game.
NOTES: The Wild signed assistant coaches Mike Ramsey and Mario Tremblay to multiyear contract extensions. They have been on coach Jacques Lemaire's staff since the Wild made its debut in 2000-01. ... Minnesota was without right wing Marian Gaborik, who has missed 10 games with a groin injury. ... Minnesota finishes its season-long five-game road trip at Nashville Thursday night. ... Mike Comrie, Shane Doan and Jeremy Roenick lead the Coyotes with 12 career points apiece against Minnesota. Comrie (ankle) and Doan (back) were out Tuesday night.
