On Sunday night against the Capitals, there were glimpses of Connor Bedard’s special talents. There were also glimpses of where the 18-year-old needs to improve.
Without a goal over the last five games, Bedard still had two assists during the Blackhawks’ 4-2 loss to Washington, and it’s the second helper that stood out. Late in the third period with the Hawks down 4-1, Bedard skated down the left side of the attacking zone to a few feet from the goal line and fired a backhand saucer pass through the slot to a wide-open Connor Murphy, who one-timed the feed past Capitals goaltender Darcy Kuemper.
