Söderblom was the primary reason the Blackhawks were up at all. He made 34 saves — stopping all 26 shots he saw in the last two periods, including 15 in the third — to take the victory. Per Evolving Hockey, Söderblom saved 2.74 goals above expected in the game.
Connor Bedard scored from a seemingly impossible angle in the Blackhawks 4-1 win over the Lightning on Tuesday.
It's official, Connor Bedard is cracked. The 19 year old Chicago Blackhawks forward scored an absolutely ridiculous goal this evening against Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevsky. Sick, sick, sick stuff right there from a very talented teenager.
Chicago Blackhawks veteran Tyler Bertuzzi went after Bolts forward Michael Eyssimont for slamming Connor Bedard into the boards during Tuesday's matchup.
Earlier in the week, the Blackhawks traded Taylor Hall to the Hurricanes, and Connor Bedard is now reacting to the move.
The Chicago Blackhawks were the third team involved in Friday's blockbuster Mikko Rantanen trade. They got decent value in exchange for Taylor Hall, but might have impacted Connor Bedard's development in the process.
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,
Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard sent collectors into a frenzy for much of last year with his Young Guns card. Bedard, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NHL draft, has been called a once-in-a-generation talent.
But Blackhawks star Connor Bedard scored the tying goal with five seconds left on Chicago’s one-man-advantage with a remarkable tight-angle shot that found a tiny opening between goaltender Jonas Johansson’s left shoulder and the crossbar.
Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each had a hat trick and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 7-2 win against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.
The Chicago Blackhawks allowed the Tampa Bay Lightning to tie it with the goalie pulled and then win it in overtime last week at United Center. This time around, they wanted to make things right against the Lightning.