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Rapid Reaction: Blackhawks 6, Coyotes 1

CHICAGO -– Here’s a quick look at the Chicago Blackhawks’ 6-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday at the United Center:

How it happened: The Blackhawks were motivated after consecutive home losses, and they showed it throughout Tuesday’s game. The Blackhawks scored twice in the first period behind goals by Jonathan Toews and Andrew Shaw. They extended their lead to 4-0 when Patrick Kane and Teuvo Teravainen scored in the second period. Shaw and David Rundblad later added goals. Lucas Lessio scored his first career goal and accounted for the Coyotes’ lone goal. Teravainen had his first multipoint game of his career, as he also had a primary assist. Blackhawks goaltender Antti Raanta made 35 saves in the win. Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith had 45 saves.

What it means: Tuesday’s result was expected. The Blackhawks were unhappy with their recent play and facing a struggling Arizona team. The real challenge for the Blackhawks will be Wednesday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Blackhawks snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 29-15-2. The Coyotes extended their losing streak to six games and fell to 16-24-5. Kane notched his 200th career NHL goal and has 22 goals and 51 points on the season.

Player of the game: Shaw was in a major slump heading into the game. He was a minus-10 on the season and had just one goal in the previous 21 games. He took care of that Tuesday by scoring two goals and being a plus-2. He also had eight shots on goal.

Stat of the game: Seventeen of the Blackhawks’ 18 skaters had a shot on goal.

What’s next: The Blackhawks travel to play the Penguins on Wednesday. It’s their final game before the All-Star break. The Blackhawks have seven consecutive road games before returning to the United Center on Feb. 9.