Alex Stalock's first shutout of season lifts Blackhawks over Coyotes

Jake McCabe scored midway through the second period and Tyler Johnson added an empty-netter to back a 22-save shutout from Alex Stalock as the host Chicago Blackhawks beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-0 on Friday night.

Chicago snapped a five-game losing streak while prevailing on home ice for the first time since Dec. 23, a win that ended an eight-game slide.

The Blackhawks had been outscored 9-3 in the first two games of a s