Welcome to the post for the quarterfinal series between the Phoenix Coyotes and the Chicago Blackhawks. Please use this post as a reference for the entire series.
Game 1: Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, Arizona. In goal: Mike Smith for Phoenix; Corey Crawford for Chicago. Chicago led off with a Jonathan Toews goal, assisted by Patrick Kane and Johnny Oduya. Phoenix tied it with a second period Taylor Pyatt goal, set up by Daymond Langkow. The Coyotes gained the lead with an Antoine Vermette goal, guided in by Raffi Torres and Keith Yandle. The Blackhawks tied it late in the third period as Brent Seabrook scored, with help from Toews and Kane. Phoenix won 3-2 in overtime on a Martin Hanzal goal, fueled by Adrian Aucoin and Rostislav Klesla. Smith (43 for 45 in saves), Hanzal, and Vermette got the three stars, while Toews and Kane get honorable mentions. Phoenix leads 1-0 in the series.
Game 2: Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, Arizona. In goal: Mike Smith for Phoenix; Corey Crawford for Chicago. Chicago busted things open with a Bryan Bickell goal, a power play goal from Dave Bolland and Johnny Oduya. Phoenix answered on a Raffi Torres goal with a lone Shane Doan helper. The Coyotes took the lead with an Antoine Vermette power play goal, his second of the postseason, powered by Keith Yandle and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Blackhawks retied it on a second period Brandon Bollig goal, helped along by Nick Leddy and Duncan Keith. Phoenix retook the lead with another Vermette power play goal, his second of the game and third of the playoffs, coming off of Yandle and Derek Morris. Chicago tied it with six seconds left in the third period with a Patrick Sharp goal, via Brent Seabrook and Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks completed the comeback with an overtime goal by Bickell, his second of the game, made possible by Viktor Stalberg. Bickell, Vermette, and Torres got the three stars for the 4-3 game. The series is now tied at 1.
Game 3: United Center, Chicago, Illinois. In goal: Corey Crawford for Chicago; Mike Smith for Phoenix. Chicago began with an Andrew Brunette goal, helped along by Patrick Kane and Nick Leddy. Phoenix tied it in the third period on a Rostislav Klesla goal set up by Mikkel Boedker and Boyd Gordon in the third period. The Blackhawks got the lead back thirty-three seconds later with a Michael Frolik goal, from Brent Seabrook and Dave Bolland. The Coyotes retied it on a Ray Whitney goal, coming via Klesla just thirty-two seconds later. Phoenix ended up winning 3-2 in overtime with a Boedker goal, from Taylor Pyatt and Klesla. The three stars were given to Boedker, Kane, and Whitney, while Klesla gets the honorable mention. Phoenix now carries a 2-1 series lead.
Game 4: United Center, Chicago, Illinois. In goal: Corey Crawford for Chicago; Mike Smith for Phoenix. The game was scoreless until Shane Doan scored in the third period, with help from Ray Whitney. The Coyotes extended the lead on a Taylor Pyatt goal, his second of the postseason, fueled by Antoine Vermette and Radim Vrbata. Chicago got one back as Brendan Morrison scored, guided in by Jonathan Toews and Niklas Hjalmarsson. The Blackhawks tied it as Michael Frolik netted his second of the playoffs, thanks to Dave Bolland and Johny Oduya. Phoenix won it with a Mikkel Boedker overtime goal (sounds familiar?), his second of the postseason, pushed through by Boyd Gordon and Keith Yandle. The three stars belonged to Boedker, Doan, and Morrison. The Coyotes pushed Chicago the brink as they now hold a 3-1 lead.
Game 5: Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, Arizona. In goal: Mike Smith for Phoenix; Corey Crawford for Chicago. Phoenix opened with a second period Gilbert Brule goal, with assists by Marc-Antoine Pouliot and the goalie Smith. Chicago tied it with a Nick Leddy third period goal, set up by Michael Frolik and Brandon Saad. The Blackhawks took the game 2-1 with a Jonathan Toews goal in overtime, his second of the postseason with a lone assist from Viktor Stalberg. Toews, Smith (36 for 38 in saves), and Brule earned the three stars. Phoenix now has a 3-2 series lead.
Game 6: United Center, Chicago, Illinois. In goal: Corey Crawford for Chicago; Mike Smith for Phoenix. Phoenix led off with a second period Oliver Ekman-Larsson power play goal powered by Keith Yandle and Ray Whitney. The Coyotes added on in the third period with a Gilbert Brule goal, coming off of Kyle Chipchura as his second of the postseason. Phoenix extended the lead with an Antoine Vermette power play goal, his fourth of the playoffs, guided in by Mikkel Boedker and Ekman-Larsson. The Coyotes struck again on a Chipchura goal, going in from Brule and Daymond Langkow. This made it 4-0, a final, with the three stars being Smith (39 save shutout), Ekman-Larsson, and Brule, while Chipchura gets an honorable mention. Phoenix wins the series 4-2 and will play Nashville in the next round, while Los Angeles and St. Louis go head to head. This concludes the Western Conference Quarterfinals.
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