CHICAGO — Conor Garland and Nick Schmaltz scored within the shootout towards Robin Lehner, and the Arizona Coyotes rallied from two objectives right down to to beat the Chicago Blackhawks Four-Three on Sunday night time.
Patrick Kane linked towards Darcy Kuemper within the tiebreaker because the Coyotes improved to 5-2 in shootouts this season and completed a Three-1 highway journey.
Garland bought his team-leading 12th purpose in regulation, and Carl Soderberg and Christian Fischer additionally scored. Kuemper completed with 26 saves by way of additional time.
Jonathan Toews has a purpose and two assists for his first three-point recreation this season. Alex DeBrincat and Dominik Kubalik additionally scored for injury-depleted Chicago, which performed past regulation for the third straight recreation following an additional time win at Boston on Thursday and a shootout win at New Jersey the next night time.
Chicago Blackhawks middle Jonathan Toews (Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Lehner had 44 saves — together with a number of sensational ones — because the Coyotes pressured late.
Chicago led Three-1 after one interval.
Toews opened the scoring 53 seconds in. He linked on a backhand deflection of Calvin de Haan’s mushy cross-ice feed, regardless of being tied up with defenceman Jason Demers.
DeBrincat’s power-play purpose at eight:40 made it 2-Zero. The ahead slipped behind Arizona’s defence on the left facet, took Kane’s feed, then burst to the online and beat Kuemper excessive on the glove facet.
Arizona reduce to 2-1 at 11 minutes from a goalmouth scramble when Christian’s Dvorak’s feed from the left facet of the online ticked in off Fischer’s skate. Kubalik’s midair deflection of Connor Murphy’s shot from the left level with 2:05 left within the first restored Chicago’s two-goal lead.
Chicago Blackhawks left wing Dominik Kubalik (Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Garland and Soderberg scored power-play objectives within the second to tie it at Three. Garland trimmed it to Three-2 at 6:32 on a wrist shot from the slot.
Chicago rookie defenceman Dennis Gilbert and Demers squared off in a free-swinging struggle at 7:01. Gilbert was assessed an additional minor penalty for instigating, in addition to a 10-minute misconduct.
Soderberg knotted it at Three on the following man benefit at eight:53 when his move from proper circle deflected off Chicago’ defenceman Slater Koekkoek’s stick and over Lehner’s shoulder.
Lehner robbed Clayton Keller with a flashy glove save at 9:19 of the scoreless third to maintain it tied. Keller was alone on the low fringe of the precise circle throughout Arizona’s fifth straight power-play when he fired and Lehner reached to seize the shot.
Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Robin Lehner (Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Lehner slid throughout the crease to cease Jakob Chychrun at 1:40 of additional time. Kuemper blocked Toews’ tip-in try from the sting of the crease throughout Chicago’s power-play halfway by way of the additional interval.
Arizona completed the OT on a power-play of its personal after Toews despatched off for slashing.
NOTES
DeBrincat has objectives in three straight video games after going 12 video games with out one. … Chicago D Duncan Keith (groin) missed his fifth recreation. Coach Jeremy Colliton mentioned the 36-year-old two-time Norris Trophy winner hasn’t resumed skating and stays out “week-to-week.” … Chicago D Olli Maatta missed his third recreation (sickness) and F Andrew Shaw sat out his fourth (concussion protocol). … The Blackhawks recalled F Dylan Sikura from Rockford of the AHL and re-assigned F Anton Wedin. … Arizona scratched F Michael Chaput, F Barrett Hayton and D Aaron Ness.
UP NEXT
Coyotes: Host Calgary on Tuesday night time.
Blackhawks: At Vegas on Tuesday night time to start out a three-game journey.
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Matt Carlson, The Related Press