Chicago Blackhawks fourth-liner Ryan Donato issued a very clear statement to Connor Bedard, Anders Sorensen, Kyle Davidson, and everybody on the team about his mindset heading into the trade deadline.

Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Kyle Davidson voiced an honest message about the franchise's rebuilding process around cornerstone Connor Bedard.

Connor Bedard scored from a seemingly impossible angle in the Blackhawks 4-1 win over the Lightning on Tuesday.

Ryan Donato and Taylor Hall are both feeling the effects of playing on a Chicago Blackhawks team that plunged headfirst into a rebuild. The Blackhawks currently sit in last place in the NHL despite rostering a player many consider to have the brightest future in Connor Bedard.

Chicago's other players will likely generate more interest at the trade deadline, but Donato can beat them all for sheer effort.

Kyle Connor scored twice and Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves as the Winnipeg Jets won their fourth in a row, 4-1 over the Montreal Canadiens.

Bedard has 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in his past 17 games, and he's on a three-game, three-point run (one goal, two assists). Bedard is essentially doing things on his own in Chicago, and even more so now that they're dismantling the team for yet another high draft pick.

Connor Bedard put the Chicago Blackhawks on the board, but it was Landon Slaggert who gave them the only lead they’d need.

Connor Bedard’s sharp angle shot from the right corner of the offensive zone knotted the score, and Chicago rookie Landon Slaggert gave the visitors a 2-1 lead on his snap shot from atop the left faceoff circle with 1:46 left in the period.

Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each recorded a hat trick and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 7-2 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Tuesday. Thompson scored in each period en route to his seventh career hat trick and first of the season,

The Carolina Hurricanes host the Chicago Blackhawks after Andrei Svechnikov's two-goal game against the New York Rangers in the Hurricanes' 4-0 win.