Lauri Korpikoski scored the only goal in the shootout as the Phoenix Coyotes defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Tuesday at Jobing.com Arena.

The Coyotes forward beat Luongo with a wrist shot inside the left post for the eventual game-winning goal.

"I'm just proud of how hard the guys competed," said Coyotes coach Dave Tippett. "I mean you've got Vancouver on a winning streak, sitting here last night watching our game on TV. We played a hard, hard game in San Jose and we come back here and the guys muster up that kind of effort. It makes our whole coaching staff very proud."

Phoenix administered some pressure early in the first. On a 2-on-1 rush, Robert Lang ripped a snap shot on net, but it was turned aside by Roberto Luongo.

After the initial surge by the home side, Vancouver clawed back.

Phoenix had some trouble containing the line of Alex Burrows, Daniel Sedin, and Henrik Sedin. The trio forced the Coyotes onto their heels during the first, accounting for four of 12 total shots.

Jason LaBarbera got the start between the pipes as IIya Bryzgalov, who suffered a shootout loss at San Jose on Monday, watched from the bench.

"It's always weird when you play your ex-teammates especially when it's so close," said LaBarbera, who was the backup to Roberto Luongo last year. "I ended the year with them and we had a lot of good memories in the playoffs and I just wanted to come with a good effort tonight."

The two sides traded unsportsmanlike minors in first, resulting in a 4-on-4 opportunity. Twins Henrik and Daniel had two quality scoring chances, but LaBarbera stopped both attempts.

When the buzzer sounded after the first period, the teams remained stuck at 0-0.

Exactly half way through the second period, Phoenix broke the scoreless tie.

Ed Jovanovski buried a one-timer from Shane Doan. After a scramble out front, Doan grabbed the puck, coasted to the right corner, and found Jovanovski on the opposite side of the ice, giving the Coyotes a 1-0 lead.

It wasn't long before Vancouver solved LaBarbera.

Just 49 seconds after Phoenix scored, Mikael Samuelsson's wrist shot fooled the former Canucks goaltender. As Darcy Hordichuk went to the net, Samuelsson shot pinballed past a screened LaBarbera, evening the score at 1-1.

"If you think you're coming to Phoenix now for an easy two points that's not the case now," Samuelsson said.

Phoenix went ahead for the second time late in period.

At 17:02, Petr Prucha beat Luongo five-hole on a feed from Radim Vrbata. The Coyotes forward carried the puck behind the net, waited for his teammate to get open, then chipped a pass out front to a wide-open Prucha, making it 2-1.

The pace of play was even for much of the third, with chances for both teams.

It took until the 13:48 of the final frame for another goal.

Kyle Wellwood tipped an Alexander Edler offering to beat LaBarbera. For the second time in the game, Vancouver fought back to tie the score.

The final minutes of the third solved nothing and the teams moved on to extra time.

With the man-advantage to start overtime, the Canucks nearly completed the comeback. After a flurry of passes, Henrik Sedin found brother Daniel in the slot, but his shot was gloved down by LaBarbera.

Like the third, the overtime session ended in a tie, sending the game to a fifth and final period.

In the shootout, Luongo stopped a backhand attempt by Vrbata, forced Peter Mueller to miss the net, but could not stop Korpikoski.

Tuesday was the first time Vancouver registered a single point via overtime or shootout loss. Before the game, they were the only team in the league without an extra point for losing after regulation.

"We got one of those loser points so everybody can get off our case because we didn't have one," said Canucks coach Alain Vigneault. "But I would rather have won and still have people on our case for not having one of those loser points."

On the opposite end, LaBarbera stretched out, stoning Samuelsson to seal the game for Phoenix. He also turned aside offerings from Mason Raymond and Wellwood for his third win of the season.

"I've seen Wellwood enough times last year in practice and I knew he was going to slow down," LaBarbera said. "He holds the puck out in front of him so it's a little bit easier for me to get to it."

Phoenix won for 10th straight time at home, setting a new franchise record.

With files from The Canadian Press