DETROIT – An apparent blowout turned into a tense thriller Saturday afternoon.

The Detroit Red Wings made the Phoenix Coyotes pay for their lack of discipline by racing out to a four-goal lead barely a minute into the second period.

The Coyotes stormed back with three power-play goals to make a game of it, but the Red Wings held on for a 4-3 victory in Game 2 of the Western Conference quarterfinals at Joe Louis Arena.

Detroit has a 2-0 series lead heading into Games 3 and 4 Monday and Wednesday in Phoenix.

Pavel Datsyuk dazzled the Coyotes with his amazing moves, slick passes and underrated shot. He scored a goal and assisted on three others. His four points were one short of the franchise playoff record shared by Norm Ullman and Steve Yzerman.

The Red Wings scored twice on the power play, with Tomas Holmstrom providing a key screen each time.

Holmstrom had a goal and an assist. Brian Rafalski and Darren Helm scored goals and Nicklas Lidstrom picked up a pair of assists.

Shane Doan spearheaded Phoenix's comeback with two power-play goals in the third period, at 5:49 and again at 8:37 during a two-man advantage.

The Coyotes had some chances to tie it late but the Red Wings held on.

Johan Franzen's face was bloodied and bruised as he needed 23 stitches to repair%