GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- For the fourth straight home game, the

Phoenix Coyotes had an early two-goal lead. This time, they built

on it.

Daymond Langkow and Ladislav Nagy had a goal and an assist

apiece and Mike Comrie scored his first goal with the Coyotes, who

ended an eight-game winless streak by beating the Dallas Stars 3-2

Saturday night.

Phoenix scored three times in its first 11 shots -- getting just

enough of an edge to hold off a Dallas team that was 6-0-2 in eight

previous games.

"The most impressive thing about tonight's game was the fact we

held on to it against a pretty good team," coach Bob Francis said.

"Up by two, the next challenge was to get that third one, which we

didn't do in that last game and haven't done on a couple of

occasions."

Brian Boucher had 32 saves a night after giving up four goals in

a 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders.

"I think we relaxed tonight, played with composure and got the

job done," Boucher said.

Coyotes captain Shane Doan had two assists and won the first

star for his work in the third period, which included forcing Stars

goalie Marty Turco into a roughing penalty after Doan intercepted

two clearing passes while bottling up Dallas in its own end.

Doan missed an empty net with 40 seconds to go, but figured in

his team's ability to hold on against six attackers the final 1:11.

Phoenix was 0-6-1-1 since beating Detroit 5-2 on Jan. 24.

Pierre Turgeon and Brenden Morrow had power-play goals for the

Stars, who lost for the first time after a 6-0-2 run.

Turco, who leads the NHL in wins with 26, had 18 saves.

"They're a desperate hockey team right now," Dallas coach Dave

Tippett said. "We have to come out and match that desperation.

We've got to get our legs going, win some races to loose pucks."

Morrow tightened the game with the only goal of the third period

-- a wrist shot over Boucher 4:05 in after a crossing pass from Bill

Guerin glanced off Jason Arnott and went to Morrow. The sequence

began with Mike Modano hitting the right goalpost.

The Coyotes' skates figured in their first goal -- Jan Hrdina

kicked the puck to Nagy, whose crossing pass went in off Langkow's

skate 3:47 in.

Comrie, acquired Monday from Philadelphia for goalie Sean Burke,

made it 2-0 with 40.1 seconds left in the first period.

The center, playing on the Flyers' fourth line before the trade,

has been skating with Doan, the Coyotes' captain, and Brian Savage.

The combination clicked when Doan got the puck to Savage on the

left wing.

Savage pulled up above the circle and sent a shot off Turco's

pads. Comrie moved in from the right and flipped the rebound over

the sprawling goalie on the far side.

In a pivotal sequence midway through the second period, Arnott

got the puck past Boucher, but the goal was disallowed because

Steve Ott drew a roughing penalty for scuffling with Tyson Nash of

Phoenix.

"I grazed his cheek and he acted like his face fell off," a

disappointed Ott said.

The Coyotes capitalized when Doan passed across to Nagy, whose

slap shot from the point went in through traffic 7:33 into the

period and 56 seconds into Ott's penalty.

"That third goal was big," Doan said. "You know, we get the

third one, and it makes a huge difference. We still have a two-goal

lead when they score, and you're still in control."

Turgeon cut it to 3-1 at the 9:19 mark, scooping the puck over

Boucher, but the goalie made nine more saves before the period

ended and 13 more in the third.Game notes
Phoenix won the season series 3-2-1. ... The Coyotes

improved to 3-7-2-2 at the new Glendale Arena, snapping a six-game

winless streak at home (0-4-1-1). ... Comrie's goal was his fifth

this season and first since Jan. 12 against Pittsburgh.