Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Grabs three points Tuesday
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Bedard scored two goals, including one on a power-play, and tallied the game-winning assist in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Senators.
Bedard was the hero in Chicago's season finale with a three-point night. He tallied the first goal of the game just 88 seconds into the first period before he later tallied a power-play goal in the second period. He capped off Tuesday's performance with the game-winning assist on Frank Nazar's winning goal just 48 seconds into overtime. The 19-year-old Bedard finishes the regular season with 23 goals, 44 assists and 195 shots on net in 82 games this season. The rising star saw a slight reduction in points per game and shots on goal this season. However, his durability in his sophomore season helped him reach a new career high of 67 points, with 15 of those points coming in his last 15 games. With the addition of Spencer Knight and the emergence of linemate Ryan Donato, Bedard is already in an improved situation for the start of the 2025-26 season.
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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Sets career high in points
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Bedard scored a power-play goal, tallied an assist and put three shots on net in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to Winnipeg.
Bedard found the back of the net on a power play in the first period before distributing the primary helper on Ryan Donato's game-tying goal in the third period. Even though Bedard then posted the first goal of the shootout with a wrist shot past Connor Hellebuyck, it wasn't enough as the Jets responded with back-to-back tallies to win the game. Overall, the 19-year-old Bedard has 21 goals, 42 assists and 191 shots on net in 80 appearances this season. While his point total from this season will be worse on a per-game basis than his rookie campaign, Bedard's 63 points this year represent a new career high. He's turned up the heat down the stretch with 11 points in his last 13 games, giving him a reason to hold his head high headed into year three with the Blackhawks.
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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Provides helper on game-winner
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Bedard notched an assist and three shots on goal in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Penguins.
Bedard timed a pass to give space for Ilya Mikheyev to break into the Penguins' zone alone. The play worked, and Mikheyev ended up with the game-winning tally. Bedard has gone six games without a goal but has racked up four assists in that span. The 19-year-old reached the 60-point mark for the second year in a row, and he also set a career high with his 40th assist. He's added 183 shots on net, 44 hits, 35 blocked shots, 64 PIM and a minus-38 rating over 77 appearances.
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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Adds assist Wednesday
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Bedard logged an assist, two shots on goal and three hits in Wednesday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Avalanche.
Bedard set up Connor Murphy's tally in the second period. This was Bedard's third straight game with a helper, and he has three goals and four assists over his last eight outings after a rather pedestrian early half of March. The 19-year-old center is up to 20 goals, 39 helpers, 177 shots on net, 43 hits, 35 blocked shots, 62 PIM and a minus-38 rating across 75 appearances this season. He's been productive but hasn't taken a step forward compared to his rookie year, though his recent play is encouraging.
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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Notches assist in overtime loss
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Bedard recorded an assist and four shots on goal in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Predators.
Bedard set up an Alex Vlasic tally in the second period. After enduring a seven-game point drought coming out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break, Bedard has bounced back with three points over his last two outings. The 19-year-old center is up to 52 points, 152 shots on net and a minus-28 rating through 64 appearances. His offense hasn't been as good as his 61-point rookie campaign, but a breakout will come for Bedard eventually, even if it's not this season.
Bedard scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over Utah.
Bedard came through when the Blackhawks needed him the most, and he notched his 17th goal of the season with only 1:50 left in overtime. The goal snapped Bedard's seven-game pointless drought. The 19-year-old posted 61 points in 68 games as a rookie last season, and he's up to 51 points across 63 contests this campaign. If he stays healthy, Bedard could set career-high marks in both goals and points once the regular season ends in April.
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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Two points on power play in win
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Bedard scored a goal on three shots, added an assist, went plus-2 and logged two PIM in Friday's 6-2 win over the Predators.
Both of Bedard's points came on the power play in his first multi-point effort since Jan. 8. The center has three goals and four helpers over his last seven outings, earning five power-play points in that span. For the season, he's collected 16 goals, 32 helpers, 23 power-play points, 129 shots on net and a minus-21 rating over 54 appearances.
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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Keeps rolling with goal
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Bedard scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Hurricanes.
Bedard has goals in back-to-back games and has gotten on the scoresheet in four straight contests. He heated up just before the holiday break and hasn't slowed down in January with five goals and seven helpers over 13 outings. The 19-year-old is up to 15 goals, 45 points, 120 shots on net and a minus-23 rating through 51 appearances this season.
Bedard notched a power-play assist, two shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Wild.
Bedard set up Seth Jones' third-period tally. This was Bedard's fourth straight game without a goal, matching his longest goal drought since the start of December, but he has still earned three helpers during his current quiet stretch. The 19-year-old center is up to 13 goals, 30 helpers, 115 shots on net and a minus-22 rating over 49 appearances. Bedard hasn't been able to show much growth on offense in his sophomore campaign, and it's an issue with shot volume -- he averaged nearly three shots per game last season but is under 2.5 per contest in 2024-25, wiping out the benefits of a marginal increase in shooting percentage.
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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Posts helper in overtime loss
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Bedard logged an assist in Friday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Lightning.
Bedard has two goals and two assists over his last five outings. The 19-year-old center is up to 13 goals, 29 helpers, 113 shots on net and a minus-20 rating over 48 appearances. He's been consistent lately, which certainly helps fantasy managers who stuck it out through a choppier first two months of the campaign for the second-year standout.
Bedard scored a goal and took three shots in Thursday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Predators.
Bedard couldn't score in the shootout, but the star center still made his presence felt by finding the twine in regulation. This was his second straight game with a goal, but the 19-year-old prospect has been nothing short of spectacular of late. He's cracked the scoresheet in all but one of his last 12 games dating back to Dec. 21, a span in which he's tallied 14 points (six goals, eight assists) while also adding 27 shots, seven hits and three blocked shots.
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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Two points in Wednesday's win
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Bedard produced a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Avalanche.
The 19-year-old phenom helped set up Chicago's first goal of the night, an Ilya Mikheyev tally late in the first period, before potting the game's final tally midway through the third. Bedard extended his point streak to eight games in the process, a stretch in which he's racked up four goals and 11 points.
Bedard recorded a power-play assist and four shots on goal during Friday's 4-2 win over the Canadiens.
Bedard didn't find the back of the net in this one, but the star playmaker managed to extend his point streak to six games with a power-play assist in Tyler Bertuzzi's first-period goal. The 19-year-old center is going through his most productive stretch of the campaign and is close to performing at a point-per-game pace. He's up to 34 points (10 goals, 24 assists) across 39 appearances so far.
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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Nets lone goal on power play
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Bedard scored a power-play goal on four shots and went minus-4 in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Stars.
Bedard gave the Blackhawks a positive start with the opening goal at 12:20 of the first period. The Stars then rattled off five unanswered tallies for the win. Bedard has three goals and three assists over his last four outings, but he's also gone minus-6 in that span as the Blackhawks' defensive woes persist. The 19-year-old center has 10 goals, 32 points (15 on the power play), 93 shots on net and a minus-17 rating through 37 contests overall. He's been strong for fantasy managers who can stomach his poor plus-minus rating.
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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Three points in losing effort
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Bedard scored a goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Flames.
The teen phenom got Chicago on the board midway through the second period, then helped set up two Tyler Bertuzzi tallies in the third as the visitors tried to rally from a 5-1 deficit. Bedard has three multi-point performances in the last six games, and over the last 13 contests, he's piled up five goals and 14 points.
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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Scores late to avoid overtime
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Bedard scored a goal on two shots and added an assist in 17:52 of ice time in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Islanders.
Bedard set up Teuvo Teravainen's power-play marker in the middle frame, and the 19-year-old scored the eventual game-winning goal at 19:06 of the third period. Bedard is heating up with two goals and five helpers over his last five games. The center has nine points (three goals) through eight games in December, which is one more than the eight points he produced across 12 games in November. Bedard has nine more points than any of his teammates, and he's up to seven goals (three game-winners), 19 helpers, 13 power-play points, 12 PIM and a minus-11 rating through 31 outings.
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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Nets PP goal vs. Dallas
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Bedard scored a power-play goal in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Stars.
Bedard bolstered Chicago's lead to 3-0 just 41 seconds into the second period with a snap shot while on the power play. This was Bedard's fourth goal of the campaign, but the 19-year-old center is enduring a rough start to the campaign when compared to the numbers he posted as a rookie. He averaged nearly a point per game in 2023-24, with 61 points across 68 regular-season appearances, but he's been limited to "only"16 points in 22 games thus far in 2024-25. Fantasy managers shouldn't worry too much about that, however, and while Bedard could continue to navigate through some growing as a 19-year-old, he remains one of the game's brightest young players.
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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Supplies two assists
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Bedard notched two assists, two hits, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Ducks.
Bedard ended a three-game point drought by setting up both of Jason Dickinson's tallies in the contest. It's been 10 contests since Bedard scored a goal, but he has managed a decent six assists in that span. For fantasy purposes, Bedard played at left wing Tuesday to accommodate Dickinson, a natural center, on the top line. If that lasts long enough, Bedard could gain some positional flexibility. The 19-year-old has three goals, 12 assists, 55 shots on net, eight PIM and a minus-6 rating through 19 appearances this season.
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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Distributes three helpers
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Bedard notched three assists, five shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Ducks.
Bedard entered Sunday with no points over his last three games despite the Blackhawks scoring 10 goals as a team in that span. The 19-year-old put an end to the slump with an assist in each period, including one power-play helper. He's too talented to stay quiet over long stretches, so fantasy managers shouldn't be too discouraged. Bedard is up to three goals, nine assists (five on the power play), 45 shots and a minus-1 rating through 13 appearances.
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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Scores once again Saturday
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Bedard scored a goal in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Stars.
Bedard has found the back of the net in his last two appearances, and the 19-year-old star center has already notched nine points across nine appearances this season. Even though the Blackhawks are bound to struggle in 2024-25, Bedard should be one of the team's few productive fantasy options across all formats. The lack of consistency is an issue, though, as he hasn't been able to chip in with points in three of his last six outings.
