Kane extends point streak in Blackhawks win against Coyotes

-- Patrick Kane assisted on Brandon Saad's two goals to extend his point streak to 12 games, and scored in the shootout for the Chicago Blackhawks in a 3-2 win against the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena on Saturday.Corey Crawford made 40 saves plus two in the shootout for the Blackhawks (25-21-6), who are 6-0-1 in their past seven games."The excitement is high; we've been winning, we've had a stretch of wins, and any time you're winning you feel good," Saad said. As a team, we probably don't have the confidence we had 20 games ago."Video: CHI@ARI: Saad nets opening goal during the 1stRichardson got Arizona within 2-1 at 8:58 of the second period off a rebound along the goal line, and Garland tied it 2-2 with a wrist shot from the left circle inside the far post at 18:20."We're battling for a playoff spot, and that was probably the most exciting game of this year," Crawford said. It's unbelievable."Chicago trails Arizona by three points for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the Western Conference with two games in hand."They made a push and, for us, it's a big character win, sticking with it," Saad said. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup, the Stanley Cup Playoffs logo, the Stanley Cup Final logo, Center Ice name and logo, NHL Conference logos, NHL Winter Classic name, and The Biggest Assist Happens Off The Ice are registered trademarks and NHL.TV, Vintage Hockey word mark and logo, The Game Lives Where You Do, NHL Winter Classic logo, NHL Heritage Classic name and logo, NHL Stadium Series name and logo, NHL All-Star logo, NHL Face-Off name and logo, NHL.