The Chicago Sun-Times' "3 stars" from Game 2 of the Blackhawks' first-round series against the Phoenix Coyotes:
1 - Bryan Bickell
Bickell scored on the power play to give the Hawks' a 1-0 lead and also the game-winner in overtime. The 6-4 power forward had four shots on goal. "The puck was finding me tonight, and it was exciting to get the goal to get the team the win," Bickell said.
2 - Antoine Vermette
The Coyotes forward nearly had the game-winner until Patrick Sharp was able to tip in Brent Seabrook's point shot with 5.5 seconds left to force overtime. Vermette had two goals in Game 2 and now has three this series.
3 - Corey Crawford
Coyotes goalie Mike Smith may have seen more shots, but Crawford was stellar late in the third and in overtime for the Hawks. He kept it a one-goal game when the Coyotes had plenty of quality chances and essentially allowing the Hawks to tie it in the final seconds. He made 30 saves.
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