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Coyotes Get By Blackhawks in Overtime

Shayne Gostisbehere scored on a deflection with 14.7 seconds left in overtime, Michael Carcone and Travis Boyd also scored and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Sunday night.

 

The win was only struggling Arizona's second in the last nine games (2-6-1). The slumping Blackhawks lost their fifth straight (0-3-2) after a two-game winning streak.

 

Gostisbehere's game-winner came with Chicago's Patrick Kane in the penalty box and deflected off Chicago center Jonathan Toews' left toe before sliding by goaltender Kevin Lankinen.

 

Kane and Dylan Strome scored for Chicago.

 

Lankinen, who stopped 32 shots, made the two best saves in the five-minute overtime, stopping Phil Kessel with a stick save and Barrett Hayton with a glove deflection within seconds of each other with about a minute to go. Then came Gostisbehere's shot.

 

Kane tied the game at 2 at 5:33 of the third period with his 22nd goal and 80th point of the season, firing a 50-foot wrist shot through traffic and past Coyotes goaltender Karel Vejmelka with the Blackhawks on the power play.

 

Strome put the Blackhawks ahead 1:13 into the game, wristing the puck past Vejmelka from the slot after winger Alex DeBrincat created a turnover.

 

Chicago continues a five-game home stand with Seattle on Thursday and Dallas on Sunday.

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