NHL Playoffs 2012, Blackhawks Vs. Coyotes Game 4: Game Time, TV Schedule And More

None of Andrew Shaw, Raffi Torres or Marian Hossa will take the ice for their respective teams in Game 4 of a series that started out as the least rough and dirty of all of the NHL's playoff series. Between Shaw's shot to the head of Mike Smith and Torres' huge hit on Hossa, the Phoenix Coyotes and Chicago Blackhawks might get into a little bit more of the chippy stuff that has defined other playoff series.

Torres has been suspended indefinitely for his huge hit on Hossa, which caused the Blackhawks' winger to be briefly hospitalized. Shaw will be serving the second game of his three-game suspension in Game 4 on Thursday.

Though Game 3 will be best remembered for the hit, it was certainly an interesting hockey game independent of that and it could have been a turning point in the series. Chicago took the lead on two separate occasions, had more shots than Phoenix and won the faceoff battle, but let their opponents back into the game twice on their home ice. In overtime, Mikkel Boedker got a bit of a lucky break with his five-hole goal, and the Blackhawks now need a win to even the series and split at home.

No. 3 Phoenix Coyotes at No. 6 Chicago Blackhawks
8 p.m. ET Thursday -- Game 4, Western Conference Quarterfinals | Coyotes Lead 2-1
National TV: TSN, CNBC, RDS2 | Local TV: Fox Sports Arizona Plus, CSN Chicago

For more on the Coyotes, check in with Five For Howling and SB Nation Arizona. For more on the Blackhawks, head over to Second City Hockey and SB Nation Chicago.