Connor Bedard needed a game like Sunday’s 5-3 win over the New York Islanders, but perhaps the Chicago Blackhawks needed it more. Tied 3-3, Bedard potted the game-winner with 54 seconds left at ...

Bedard finished the season with 23 goals and 44 assists, a slight statistical improvement over his rookie totals, but a drop in per-game production from last year, going from 0.9 points per game ...

OTTAWA — Connor Bedard had time to come to terms with the Blackhawks’ end-of-season fate. He’s known for a while the Blackhawks weren’t making the playoffs.

Bedard appreciated the two-way nature of the meeting and their conversations since. “ [Anders] has been great,” Bedard said Wednesday. “We all love how he’s come in and taken control.