Blackhawks lose to Coyotes, continue slide

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- With time running out to keep a nine-season Stanley Cup Playoff streak alive, the Chicago Blackhawks lost their sixth straight game, 6-1 against the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena on Monday.

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Six players scored, and Antti Raanta made 37 saves for the Coyotes (14-32-10), who are 5-5-5 in their past 15 games.

Alex DeBrincat scored for the Blackhawks (24-24-8), who have not won in February (0-5-1). Chicago's losing streak is its longest since the team lost nine straight from Jan. 21-Feb. 14, 2012.
The Blackhawks, who haven't missed the playoffs since 2007-08, are last in the Central Division with 56 points, 10 behind the Minnesota Wild for the second wild card into the postseason from the Western Conference.
"It's been a tough little while here," Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane said. "We're just trying to find something positive to build off of and we just can't do it right now so it's frustrating.
"If we get down in a game, if we get behind, sometimes it's just deflating on the bench, deflating for everyone."
Max Domi gave the Coyotes a 1-0 lead at 1:32 of the first period when he deflected Jakob Chychrun's shot from the point past Anton Forsberg. It was Domi's first goal since Dec. 16 (21 games).
"I was pretty fired up," Domi said. "It's been a while. Everyone always says it's the ugly, tough ones that get you going."
Clayton Keller made it 2-0 at 9:22 when he knocked in a rebound off Derek Stepan's backhand at the right post.
DeBrincat cut the lead to 2-1 with a power-play goal at 4:33 of the second period.

Alex Goligoski scored to make it 3-1 at 7:06 when his shot from along the left boards went under Forsberg's pad. Forsberg, who made 10 saves, was pulled following the goal and replaced by Jeff Glass, who made six saves.
"The third goal, I think that was the one that you need a save made," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. "We had some momentum there in the game. That one has to be stopped."
Tobias Rieder extended the lead to 4-1 at 9:33 when he scored on a rebound in the crease after Glass couldn't locate the puck following Christian Fischer's shot.
Nick Cousins made it 5-1 at 7:12 of the third period, redirecting Goligoski's shot from the point.
Christian Dvorak scored on a breakaway at 15:38 to make it 6-1.
"I just like to see some guys scoring," Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet said. "Hopefully it gets them some confidence and loosens some people up."
This is the latest the Blackhawks have been .500 since Feb. 13, 2008 (25-25-6).
"I don't think we want to be fooled knowing that you out-attempt them, you outshoot them, and out-chance them, and you lose the game without even giving yourself a chance of getting two points," Quenneville said. "That's what we play for. We're in the winning business."

Goal of the game

Cousins' goal at 7:12 of the third period.

Save of the game

Raanta's save on Nick Schmaltz 46 seconds into the second period.

Highlight of the game

Domi's goal at 1:32 of the first period.

They said it

"Right after the game, initially, right now, there's nothing good to feel about it. No one is leaving with a smile on their face." -- Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy
"Playing a couple years for them, you kind of have a little bit of a taste of what they can do. " -- Coyotes goalie Antti Raanta on playing against his former team

Need to know

DeBrincat has seven points (six goals, one assist) in his past eight games. ... The Blackhawks have scored two or fewer goals in 11 of their past 14 games. ... Stepan has six points (goal, five assists) during a four-game point streak. ... Goligoski has six points (two goals, four assists) during a four-game point streak.

What's next

Blackhawks: At the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday (10 p.m. ET; ATTSN-RM, NBCSCH, NHL.TV)
Coyotes: At the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday (10:30 p.m. ET; NBCSCA, FS-A, NHL.TV)