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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Between a three-day layoff and a quirk in the schedule, the San Jose Sharks were concerned about getting off to a slow start. They did, yet still found a way to pull out a road victory, something that had been hard to come by recently. Patrick Marleau scored in regulation and in the shootout, Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist, and the Sharks beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-3 on Friday night. "They had a little more jump and much better execution than we did early in the game, in fact off the opening faceoff," Sharks coach Todd McLellan said. "But I was pleased with the way our guys stuck with it and fought through it." San Jose had to fly out Friday morning because the new NHL labour agreement requires teams to take three full days off for the holiday break. The Sharks were flat early, and the Coyotes jumped on them, creating numerous good scoring chances in the first period to go up 1-0. The Sharks found their rhythm after they fought back. In regulation, Brent Burns had a goal and an assist, and Joe Thornton had two assists. Once San Jose hit the shootout, Logan Couture and Marleau scored, and Antti Niemi stopped Radim Vrbata and Oliver Ekman-Larsson for the Sharks second win in their past seven road games. "Its been tough for us on the road, so for us to go out and get the two points was nice," Marleau said. The Coyotes were much better in their own end than previously against the Sharks, allowing 28 shots in regulation after giving up 101 combined in a pair of games in San Jose earlier this season. Phoenix pulled out a victory in one of those first two games, but couldnt earn the extra point Friday after struggling in the shootout. David Moss had two goals, and Vrbata scored late in the third period to help Phoenix earn a point in its fourth straight game -- all after regulation. "The last time we got two points on San Jose, we probably didnt deserve those two points," Coyotes coach Dave Tippett said. "Tonight, I thought that game was a toss-up. Unfortunately, we didnt get the extra point, but we put the work in to get the two points." With their early travel, the Sharks seemed a step slow in the opening period, and the Coyotes jumped on them, generating several good scoring chances. San Jose gave them an extra one midway through the period, when Sharks forward Matt Nieto flipped an errant pass right to Moss, who whirled around in the slot and beat Niemi. The Sharks nearly scored early in the second period when a shot by Justin Braun hit the left post, bounced off a stick and hit the right post before being cleared away. They did get one through after a Coyotes turnover. Thornton ended up with the stray puck, skated up the middle and found Pavelski, who beat Smith over the glove shoulder from the left circle. The next two goals came quickly. Phoenix answered 68 seconds after Pavelskis goal when Moss fought off Nieto and redirected a shot from David Schlemko past Niemi. San Jose responded on a power play two minutes after that, tying it when Marleau gathered a pass from Tommy Wingels and beat Smith with a wrist shot from between two defenders. The Sharks made a big push to start the third period, and Burns scored midway through, one-timing a feed from Pavelski behind the net that went through Phoenix defenceman Derek Morris legs. Phoenix again had an answer, scoring with just over 6 minutes left on a power play when Mike Ribeiro sent a pass through traffic to Vrbata, who scored his 11th of the season from the left circle to tie it at 3-all. Smith made a big save on Burns after a turnover right in front in overtime, but couldnt stop Couture or Marleau in the shootout. "Theyre such a good team, those first two lines have really good players," Vrbata said. "We played much tighter defensively and didnt give them much. Obviously, (they scored) three goals, but its a good team." NOTES: Friday night was the 10th anniversary of the Coyotes first game at Jobing.com Arena -- a 3-1 loss to Nashville. ... Thornton, the NHL assists leader with 37, has five in his past two games. ... Coyotes captain Shane Doan missed his ninth straight game because of Rocky Mountain Fever. He skated Friday morning, but no timetable has been set for his return. ... Couture has gone seven games without a point, leaving him stuck on 99 goals and 98 assists for his career. Portland Trail Blazers Jerseys . - Vince Carter, heading into his 17th NBA season, doesnt consider age a big issue anymore. Al-Farouq Aminu Jersey . Still, Inter moved one point ahead of Parma in the race for fifth place and the final Europa League spot. Udinese remained 14th, 11 points above the relegation zone. 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The Wichita Wingnuts demonstrated clearly why they have the best record in the American Association. Wichita scored four runs in the first inning off Goldeyes starter Joe Sintes and cruised to a 10-3 victor, as Wichita improved to a league-best 53-32 on the season. With the loss, the Goldeyes had their two-game winning streak snapped and fell to 47-30. Their lead over the St. Paul Saints in the North Division of the American Association fell to just two games. The Saints beat Sioux City 4-2 on Thursday. “We just dug ourselves a hole early and couldnt quite climb out of it,” said Goldeyes manager Rick Forney. “When we scored three runs in the fourth to make it 5-3, I thought we might have a chance to come back, but he (starter Joe Sintes) loaded the bases and we gave up that grand slam (reliever Taylor Bratton) and that was it. “Thats a good team playing very well right now. Theyre hot. They showed us why they have the best record in the league.” A three-run first-inning home run homer by Carlo Testa and a grand slam homer by Chriss McMurray in the fifth were the big blows, as Wichita scored four in the first and four more in the fifth to put the game away.dddddddddddd However, after falling behind 5-0, the Goldeys battled back in the fourth to make it 5-3. Casey Haerther led off with a single, Reggie Abercrombie doubled, Haerther scored on a ground out by Luis Alen and Abecrombie came home ahead of Jake Blackwood who hit a two-run homer. But in the top of the fifth, Wichita got the grand slam from McMurray, that made it 9-3 and the Goldeyes were done. Jason Van Skike (9-3, 3.19 ERA), who started the All-Star Game in Winnipeg late last month, earned the victory, while Sintes (0-2, 13.50 ERA) suffered the loss. There was no save. The Wingnuts finished with 10 runs on 12 hits, while the Goldeyes managed just three runs on 12 hits. 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