Hawks drop another shootout, fall to Coyotes

GLENDALE—Ilya Bryzgalov had a unique tactic on Patrick Kane’s breakaway late in overtime: he closed his eyes and Kane him in the chest.In the shootout, he didn’t seem to need his eyes or his chest.Bryzgalov stopped Kane on the overtime breakaway and only needed one save in the shootout when the Hawks missed the goal on its final two chances, lifting the Phoenix Coyotes to a 4-3 win over the Blackhawks on Saturday night.OK, so maybe it wasn’t that simplistic. Bryzgalov has, after all, been known to use the close-my-eyes line whenever he stops a breakaway.Still, it was a big save, one that gave the Coyotes a chance to win their fourth straight in the shootout after blowing a two-goal lead at home.Playing in front of the first sellout at Jobing.com Arena since the home opener, the Coyotes withstood a furious opening flurry by the Hawks and were up 2-0 early in the second period on Radim Vrbata’s fourth goal in three games and Taylor Pyatt’s 15th of the season.The Blackhawks resumed their pressure, though, getting a power play goal from Troy Brouwer in the second period and another by Duncan Keith with 4 minutes left in regulation to send the game to overtime.But the Hawks staggered to the finish after Kane’s breakaway missed.Bryzgalov opened the shootout with a pad save on Toews and Vrbata scored on his chance by flipping it in with his backhand after faking forehand.Phoenix didn’t score on its other two chances, but didn’t need to.