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April 19, 2012, Thursday
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MIKKEL Boedker's shot from a difficult angle found its way into the net, ending an exhausting third overtime in three games, and sending the Phoenix Coyotes to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago on Tuesday.
But the defeat was only part of the Blackhawks' bad night. They also lost star forward Marian Hossa, and they aren't happy about it.
Phoenix has a 2-1 lead in the first-round Western Conference playoff series and the Blackhawks might have to begin their comeback attempt without Hossa, their regular-season points leader. Hossa was carried off on a stretcher after a crushing hit from the Coyotes' Raffi Torres.
"It was a brutal hit," Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said, displeased that Torres wasn't penalized.
"I saw exactly what happened. It was right in front of me," Quenneville said. "How four guys missed it was hard. The refereeing tonight was a disgrace."
Torres said: "As far as the hit goes, I felt like it was a hockey play. I was just trying to finish my hit out there." Hossa was released from the hospital and is expected to recover completely, but there is no timetable for his return.
In Detroit, Kevin Klein scored a go-ahead goal 6:25 into the third period and Pekka Rinne made 40 saves to lift the Nashville Predators to a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings and a 3-1 lead in the first-round Western Conference playoff series.
In Newark, New Jersey, Brian Campbell scored on a second-period power play as Florida staged its greatest playoff comeback, rallying from an early three-goal deficit to beat New Jersey 4-3.
The Panthers lead the series 2-1.
But the defeat was only part of the Blackhawks' bad night. They also lost star forward Marian Hossa, and they aren't happy about it.
Phoenix has a 2-1 lead in the first-round Western Conference playoff series and the Blackhawks might have to begin their comeback attempt without Hossa, their regular-season points leader. Hossa was carried off on a stretcher after a crushing hit from the Coyotes' Raffi Torres.
"It was a brutal hit," Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said, displeased that Torres wasn't penalized.
"I saw exactly what happened. It was right in front of me," Quenneville said. "How four guys missed it was hard. The refereeing tonight was a disgrace."
Torres said: "As far as the hit goes, I felt like it was a hockey play. I was just trying to finish my hit out there." Hossa was released from the hospital and is expected to recover completely, but there is no timetable for his return.
In Detroit, Kevin Klein scored a go-ahead goal 6:25 into the third period and Pekka Rinne made 40 saves to lift the Nashville Predators to a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings and a 3-1 lead in the first-round Western Conference playoff series.
In Newark, New Jersey, Brian Campbell scored on a second-period power play as Florida staged its greatest playoff comeback, rallying from an early three-goal deficit to beat New Jersey 4-3.
The Panthers lead the series 2-1.
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