Saginaw Spirit forward Brandon Saad made his NHL playoff debut Thursday night, logging 13:11 of ice time for the Chicago Blackhawks in their 3-2 overtime loss to the Phoenix Coyotes.

Chicago now trails the series, 3-1. Game 5 is scheduled for Saturday night in Phoenix.

Saad was in the starting lineup for the game, and logged 10:54 of even strength time and 2:17 of power play time. He finished a plus-one after being on the ice for his team's first goal of the game.

Saad was one of two former Spirit captains to suit up in Thursday's game. Phoenix's Paul Bissonnette and fought Chicago's Brandon Bollig five minutes into the game. He received a game misconduct for not having his jersey tied down.