The Coyotes defeated the Sharks 2-1 on Saturday night to hand San Jose their season-high fifth straight loss. Radim Vrbata and Robert Lang for Phoenix and goalie Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 37 shots at Jobing.com Arena. "We ran into penalty problems early in the game," said San Jose coach Todd McLellan. "They put us on our heels a lot." The Sharks fell into a tie with the Kings for first place in the Pacific Division with the loss.