The Chicago Blackhawks earned three wins in a row for the first time during the Connor Bedard era with their victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday. On Saturday, they hit the road to play the Calgary Flames looking for their fourth straight.
Things didn’t start well for Chicago as Calgary took a 2-0 lead in the first period and brought it into the intermission. Another multi-goal comeback was needed if the Hawks wanted to make it four in a row. They had one of those already on the streak.
In the second period, Connor Bedard scored to get Chicago on the board and within one. This was a beautiful shot after Taylor Hall found him with a stunning pass on a two-on-one. Bedard now has 30 career goals which passes Patrick Kane (29) for the second-most goals scored by a teenager in franchise history.
Throughout the rest of the second period, the Flames scored three unanswered to make it 5-1. At that point, it felt like the Hawks were probably not going to win. With that said, this team doesn’t quit on games no matter what the score is.
Within the first minute of the third period, Tyler Bertuzzi scored to make it 5-2. The momentum was carried to the point where he was able to score a second goal of the game at 11:30 of the final frame.
Connor Bedard assisted on both Bertuzzi goals. That made it a three-point night for Bedard who now has 29 points in 34 games played. That’s incredible production for a 19-year-old player, the second youngest in the NHL.
To make things extra interesting, Ilya Mikheyev scored at 18:52 which got the Hawks within one goal (5-4). Mikheyev now has a goal in four straight games. Like all of his other goals lately, Teuvo Teravainen assisted on it to give him another two-point effort.
Calgary ended up depositing one into the empty net which secured the 6-4 victory for them. The Hawks were unable to get the win to make it four straight but Bedard had a great night along with some other prominent Blackhawks.
It’s been said before and it’ll be said again. At this point, wins and losses aren’t important for the Hawks this season. Would it be nice to win more? Sure. The long-term value is in developing players to get the most out of them.
Since Anders Sorensen has taken over, we’ve started to see some of that come to fruition at the NHL level. Young players and veterans alike have found the back of the net with much more frequency.
The Blackhawks now have one more game before the holiday break. They will make a stop in St. Paul on Monday to take on the Minnesota Wild for a divisional matchup. Following another big offensive game in Calgary, Connor Bedard and the Blackhawks should believe in their group going into the next match.
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