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PHOENIX -- The Columbus Blue Jackets led 13 seconds in and then poured on a flurry of shots -- and still needed a late rally and shootout to beat Mike Smith and the Arizona Coyotes.Columbus pummeled Smith with a franchise-record 60 shots, Alexander Wennberg scored with 2:16 left in the third period and the Blue Jackets beat the Coyotes 3-2 in a shootout Saturday night.Boone Jenner put Columbus ahead early off a pass from Jack Johnson, but then Smith stopped 47 consecutive shots until Wennbergs tying tally.I think they have a belief, Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella said. They werent playing terribly. Smitty played so well. But we kept working at it.Columbus is the first NHL team with 60 shots in a game since Toronto against the New York Islanders on Nov. 23, 2009, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Jackets previous high was 54 shots on April 3, 2012 -- a 2-0 loss to Smith and the Coyotes.Smith set a franchise record with 58 saves, but the Coyotes still lost their third straight. He has faced 40 or more shots in four of Arizonas past eight games.Frustration would be a good word, but its even more than that right now, Smith said. At some point, youd like to see the team move forward and take the step to be able to win hockey games. But we take one step forward and two steps back. Its hard to win hockey games like that.Cam Atkinson and Sam Gagner scored on Smith in the shootout while Curtis McElhinney stopped both Arizona shooters. Columbus has won three straight.The big thing for me is to give them a chance to win the game, said McElhinney, who made 32 saves and earned his first career overtime win. (Smith) was really good, so I had to do it on my end.Shane Doan got his 399th career goal and Radim Vrbata also scored for Arizona, which was playing its eighth overtime game in 23 contests.Doan put Arizona ahead 2-1 at 11:04 of the second when he redirected Michael Stones lobbed shot from just inside the blue line along the right boards.Wennberg tied it at 2 by backhanding the puck between Smiths pads off a pass from Brandon Saad.It was a heck of a pass from Saader, Wennberg said. It goes so quickly but the five-hole is my spot right there.After failing to take advantage of a two-man advantage late in the first, the Coyotes evened the score on Vrbatas rising shot off McElhinneys blocker from the left faceoff circle for a power-play goal 63 seconds into the second period.Smith helped preserve the lead with 5:30 left in the second, stopping Saads breakaway attempt with a sprawling pad save.In overtime, McElhinney stared down Doan on a 2-on-1 break to make a pad save. Thirty seconds later, Smith covered Wennberg on a breakaway the other direction.Game notes Smiths 58 saves were the most in the NHL this season. ... McElhinney was making his fourth start of the season and first since Nov. 21. ... The Blue Jackets activated LW Matt Calvert from injured reserve on Friday. Calvert, who had missed Columbus past five games with an upper-body injury, has two goals and an assist in 17 games this season. ... The Coyotes recalled C Tyler Gaudet from Tucson of the American Hockey League on Friday, giving Arizona 13 forwards on its roster. Its Gaudets second stint with the Coyotes following a one-game appearance in early November.UP NEXTThe teams will complete a home-and-home series Monday night in Columbus. Custom Hockey Jerseys Store . -- Ryan Getzlaf grabbed the three pucks wrapped in tape and held them up to his chest in the Anaheim Ducks dressing room for a celebration nine seasons in the making. Custom Colorado Avalanche Jerseys . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. http://www.customjerseyshockey.com/ .1 million pounds ($61.2 million) on Saturday, giving the beleaguered English Premier League champions a major lift. Custom Ottawa Senators Jerseys ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter. Custom New Jersey Devils Jerseys . -- Nathan Pancel scored twice as the Sudbury Wolves defeated the North Bay Battalion 4-2 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Editors Note: Chris Low covers college football for ESPN.com. Below is an excerpt of his article about Steve Spurriers return to Florida.This was Steve Spurriers day, the day he was officially welcomed back to Florida -- as Head Gator Ambassador -- and he and his family soaked in every bit of it, starting with a two-hour autograph session at the UF Bookstore to promote his new autobiography Head Ball Coach: My Life in Football and ending with one stroll after another down memory lane as Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium became Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.I think about my life path and how blessed Ive been, said Spurrier, gazing out onto the field and watching the final few minutes of the first half in the Gators plodding 24-7 victory over UMass. Its just amazing to be here and to have had all the great things that have happened to me. When Doug Dickey brought me back here to coach quarterbacks (in 1978), we got fired after one year. I was done. I didnt know where I was going or what I was going to do. At one point, my assistant coaching record was 10-24-1. But I guess all roads just sort of keep leading back to Florida.Even as a 71-year-old ambassador who walks with a familiar limp thanks to a surgically replaced knee, Spurrier still scurries at a pretty good pace. And it turns out that he still has a few movees, too.ddddddddddddAs part of the Steve Spurrier Field dedication before the game, he led the Gators traditional Mr. Two Bits cheer with a rousing performance and then a Usain Bolt pose to close the deal.All day long, his former players flocked around him. They all have their favorite Spurrier stories, and most of those stories only get better with him. And his memory, expressly his ability to recall the most obscure details from years ago, is uncanny.Some of the best interaction with Spurrier came with the fans, who crammed into the UF Bookstore to buy his book and then wait in line to get an autographed copy. Buddy Martin, who co-authored the book with Spurrier, was there helping to direct traffic and said hed never seen Spurrier, admittedly not a huge autograph guy, so giddy to sign for so many people.After two hours of signing books, it was difficult to tell whether the fans were happier to have Spurrier back or if he was happier to be back. He joked that he would stay busy ambassadoring.Even though it was a long day, it was a day Spurrier and his entire family will cherish. Hes big on winning, big on having fun and big on family.To read Chris Lows entire article about Spurriers return to Florida, visit ESPN.com. ' ' '