Wings lose 4-1 lead in 3rd; Phoenix wins 5-4 in shootout

Radim Vrbata’s shootout goal completed Phoenix’s late comeback and gave the Coyotes a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.

Down 4-1 in the final period, the Coyotes got goals from Kyle Turris and Ray Whitney to get within one by the middle of the frame. Martin Hanzal tied it with 1:57 left in regulation.

Just 2:04 in, Detroit forward Drew Miller flipped the puck on net from deep in the left circle and got it between Bryzgalov’s pads. It was the Red Wings’ first shot of the game.

Johan Franzen scored his 27th goal, and Red Wings-leading 10th on the power play, with 3:03 left in the first to give Detroit a 2-0 lead.

Detroit’s special teams, however, continued to click. Darren Helm scored a short-handed goal with 13 seconds left in the second period to make it 4-1.

The Wings scored four goals on their first 14 shots of the game.