GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Benoit Pouliut had two goals and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres held off Arizona's furious late charge to beat the Coyotes 5-4 on Thursday night.
Kyle Okposo had a goal and an assist to help the Sabres build a 5-1 lead in the third period in a battle of the worst teams from each conference.
But Arizona scored three goals in the final eight minutes, pulling within one on Christian Dvorak's goal with an extra attacker and 52 seconds left.
Dvorak's goal came after Zac Rinaldo and Nick Cousins each scored in the third to give the Coyotes a chance, but they couldn't get anything else past Robin Lehner.