Peter Mueller had little trouble expressing his relief after scoring his first goal of the season. "Finally," Mueller said after the Coyotes' 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. "It's like someone took a weight vest off of me." Mueller spent two games as a healthy scratch before returning to the lineup Wednesday in Colorado. Though he didn't record a point, extending his scoreless streak to seven games, Phoenix coach Dave Tippett saw an immediate difference.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Thu 11/5	Pho	Pho 1 - 3	W: Bryzgalov L: Huet
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Fri 2/5	Chi	8:30 pm
Sat 3/20	Pho	9:00 pm
Tue 3/23	Chi	8:30 pm

Game Stats

Blackhawks (8-5-1) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM K. Versteeg 1 0 5 -1 0 P. Kane 0 1 1 -1 0 D. Bolland 0 0 0 -2 0 T. Brouwer 0 0 1 0 0 D. Byfuglien 0 0 2 -1 0 A. Ebbett 0 0 0 0 0 C. Fraser 0 0 1 0 0 T. Kopecky 0 0 3 0 2 A. Ladd 0 0 1 -1 0 J. Madden 0 0 1 -1 0 P. Sharp 0 0 6 0 0		Coyotes (10-6-0) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM M. Hanzal 1 1 2 1 2 P. Mueller 1 0 2 0 0 S. Upshall 1 0 2 1 0 S. Doan 0 1 1 1 0 P. Prucha 0 1 3 0 0 P. Bissonnette 0 0 0 0 0 V. Fiddler 0 0 0 0 0 R. Lang 0 0 1 0 0 M. Lombardi 0 0 1 1 0 T. Pyatt 0 0 0 1 0 R. Vrbata 0 0 2 0 0 D. Winnik 0 0 0 0 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM C. Barker 0 0 1 -2 0 B. Campbell 0 0 5 -1 0 J. Hendry 0 0 0 0 2 N. Hjalmarsson 0 0 1 1 0 D. Keith 0 0 2 -1 0 B. Seabrook 0 0 1 0 0 B. Sopel 0 0 1 -1 2		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM E. Jovanovski 0 1 0 0 4 D. Schlemko 0 1 3 2 0 A. Aucoin 0 0 0 1 2 S. Lepisto 0 0 2 0 2 J. Vandermeer 0 0 0 0 0 K. Yandle 0 0 4 2 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% C. Huet(L, 5-4) 23 20 3 .870		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% I. Bryzgalov(W, 9-4) 32 31 1 .969

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PLAYER NEWS

Blackhawks Antti Niemi (CHI - G) News: Antti Niemi was masterful on Sunday as the Blackhawks shut out the Canucks 1-0. Niemi stopped all 30 shots he faced in the contest.  [+] Impact: Niemi is now 4-1-1 this season, and he has provided the team with a reliable option behind starter Cristobal Huet. Tonight was his second shutout in five starts this season, so he could have plenty of fantasy value if Huet were to go down with injury. (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Bryan Bickell (CHI - LW) News: Bryan Bickell returned from a head injury to score the game-winning goal on Sunday as the Blackhawks defeated the Canucks 1-0. The goal was Bickell's first point of the season. [+] Impact: Bickell left Saturday's game against the Oilers with a head injury, but he felt well enough to play for the Hawks tonight. Good thing, too, as he scored a big goal to help the Hawks take down a solid Canucks squad. (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Bryan Bickell (CHI) News: Bickell (head) left the game early in the first period on Saturday night after striking his head against the ice, the Daily Herald reports. [+] Impact: Bickell is questionable for Sunday night's game against the Canucks. (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009)

Coyotes Shane Doan (PHO - Right Wing) News: Doan had a goal and an assist to help the Coyotes beat the Flyers 3-1 on Saturday night. [+] Impact: The Phoenix captain had gone five straight games without a point. (STATS - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) Matthew Lombardi (PHO - Center) News: Lombardi had a power-play goal and an assist to help the Coyotes beat the Flyers 3-1 on Saturday night. [+] Impact: Lombardi had not scored since Oct. 22 - a drought of 11 games. (STATS - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) Robert Lang (PHO - Center) News: Lang logged his seventh assist of the year in Phoenix's 3-1 win over Philadelphia on Saturday night. [+] Impact: Lang has been scuffling a bit lately on offense, as have the rest of the 'Yotes. In a four-game week, Lang owners had a lot of hope that he'd have a big week, but his assist on Saturday night was his first and only point this week for the Coyotes. (RotoWire - Sat. Nov 21, 2009)

Injury Report

Blackhawks Player Injury Status B Bickell Left game - Head injury day-to-day D Bolland Back surgery IR A Burish Torn right ACL IR M Hossa Right shoulder surgery IR

Coyotes Player Injury Status E Jovanovski Lower-body injury IR Z Michalek Lower-body injury IR K Sauer Headaches IR