GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma had plenty of talented players to pick from in the third round of the shootout.

So who did he choose? Rookie Mark Letestu.

Good call, Coach.

Using a move he perfected in the minors, Letestu scored the only goal of a shootout after Brent Johnson was steady in replacing goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and helped the Penguins rally for a 4-3 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night.

“I’ve seen Mark take a lot of shootouts and be a go-to guy in those situations in the American Hockey League,” said Bylsma, who was talked into using Letestu by assistant coach Tony Granato. “Giving him a chance to use some of the moves he has, it was nice to see that go in.”

Pittsburgh had lost five of six after being beaten 3-2 by Anaheim on Friday. The Penguins were sluggish early after that physical game and trailed 2-0 after another shaky performance by Fleury.

Johnson was steady, though, and Pittsburgh rallied in the second period with goals by Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Chris Kunitz helped Pittsburgh recover from a 3-2 deficit with a tying goal in the third period — Crosby got an assist — but the Penguins couldn’t convert on a late power play in overtime.

Phoenix goalie Ilya Bryzgalov was good against Crosby and Kris Letang in the shootout, sprawling out to make saves, but wasn’t ready for Letestu’s quick wrister that zipped in for the winner.

“I kind of knew I was going to go (third),” Letestu said. “I’ve had a lot of success in the minors and practice, and I was pretty happy when Dan called my number and I got a chance to win a hockey game.”

The Coyotes had their chances, particularly after getting to Fleury.

Coming off a 6-3 loss to Dallas on Friday, Phoenix played without captain Shane Doan (lower body) and defenseman Ed Jovanovski (illness). Charged up by a rare big crowd of 14,642, the Coyotes didn’t seem to mind and chased Fleury with two goals in the first 7 minutes.

Phoenix couldn’t sustain it, though, allowing Pittsburgh to come back thanks to a whiff by defenseman Derek Morris that led to an easy goal by Crosby and too much pressure in front of Bryzgalov.

Phoenix missing on its three chances in the shootout.