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The Coyotes fought back and players from both teams had to be separated in the closing seconds after Hanzal and Chicago's Bryan Bickell were called for roughing penalties.
Phoenix kept up the feistiness to open the second period and broke through 7 1/2 minutes in, when Pyatt lifted a shot past Corey Crawford after a nifty backhand feed by Daymond Langkow. The Coyotes set up the goal by wearing the Blackhawks down, repeatedly keeping the puck in the zone to create an exceptionally long shift.
Vermette put Phoenix up 2-1 late in the period, one-timing a pass from Raffi Torres so hard that it bounced out of the net and Crawford wasn't sure if it went in.
The Coyotes were 33-1 when leading after two periods during the regular season, but Seabrook broke through in the closing seconds when a shot by Toews hit the right post and slipped across the crease right to his stick. Smith didn't know where the puck was and Seabrook flipped it in to force overtime after Crawford had left the ice for an extra attacker.
NOTES: The Coyotes and Blackhawks are meeting for the first time in the playoffs. ... Phoenix has killed off 29 straight penalties, dating to the regular season. ... Toews' goal was his 16th career in the playoffs. ... Chicago's Patrick Kane had an assist on Toews' goal for his 49th career playoff point, moving him into 15th in Blackhawks history.
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