The Chicago Blackhawks will want to keep their perfect season record when they take on the Phoenix Coyotes Thursday night at 9:00 pm ET.
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Chicago (8-0-2) overcame a pair of two-goal, first-period deficits to win 5-3 at San Jose on Tuesday in a matchup of the Western Conference's top teams. After a wild 3-3 first period, Patrick Kane scored the final two as the Blackhawks improved to 2-0-2 on a season-high six-game trip.
The Blackhawks, among the league leaders with 33 goals, have come from behind in five of their victories and both of their shootout losses. Tuesday's comeback came two nights after Marian Hossa tied the score with 2.3 seconds left in a 3-2 shootout win at Calgary.
The Blackhawks twice trailed by one goal before scoring four straight in the first meeting with Phoenix and held on for a 6-4 road win Jan. 20. They had lost in six games to the Coyotes (4-4-2) in the first round of the 2012 playoffs.
Hossa, held without a point for second time in three games Tuesday, scored twice in Phoenix last month. The veteran winger was knocked out of last year's playoffs on a blindside hit from Raffi Torres, who was still suspended for the last meeting but is expected to play Thursday.
Including the playoffs, the Blackhawks are 8-3-2 in their last 13 games in Phoenix and have won the last three while scoring 12 times. However, the Coyotes have yielded three goals during their current 3-0-1 home stretch.
Lauri Korpikoski and Martin Hanzal each scored his fourth goal of the season in Monday's 2-1 win over Minnesota. The Coyotes are 3-0-2 since losing four of their first five.
All of Korpikoski's goals have come against Finnish goaltenders, but he is likely to face Corey Crawford in this contest. Among the league leaders with a 1.82 goals-against average, Crawford has a 1.87 GAA and a 4-1-1 record in Phoenix, including the playoffs.
