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Recap - Blackhawks Defeat Arizona 3-2

Chicago needed a shootout to earn a 3-2 victory over Arizona on Saturday in NHL action at Gila River Arena.

The Blackhawks were a +123 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.0.

Chicago got a goal from Brandon Saad(2) in the victory. Saad opened the scoring at 12:08 of the first period.

Corey Crawford turned in a 40-save effort for the Blackhawks.

Arizona got goals from Conor Garland, and Brad Richardson in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Antti Raanta stopped 43 of 45 shots for the Coyotes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Chicago went 0-for-3, while the Coyotes were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Arizona lost the shots on goal battle to Chicago by a margin of 45-42.

Chicago heads into a battle against the Wild. Arizona, meanwhile, will have their next action against Edmonton.