Connor Bedard strikes first against the Minnesota Wild and Filip Gustavsson
The Anders Sorensen experiment in Chicago continues to march forward, as Connor Bedard beat Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson to score first tonight.
Connor Bedard and the Blackhawks would open the scoring at 13:15 in the 1st period.
Bedard used his slick stick-handling skills, to fool Gustavsson and put it between the goalie's pads.
The Blackhawks superstar acted as if he was going to pass the puck the entire way to the net.
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In another sign that Bedard has regained his confidence in the year 2024, he without hesitation utilized a mistake by the Wild and struck first in a goal that the John Hynes-led Wild should've neutralized.
While Bedard needs to continue to work on his face-offs, his defensive play in the Wild's defensive zone should be applauded tonight.
This was Bedard's 9 goal of the season, and he has scored 30 points this season, and the game against the Wild is the 35th of the year.
Michigan-iversary
Not to take away from the festivities tonight, but it is the one-year anniversary of Bedard's Michigan goal from last season:
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DECEMBRE 23 | 111 ANSWERS Connor Bedard strikes first against the Minnesota Wild and Filip Gustavsson Do you think center Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks can beat the Minnesota Wild tonight? | ||
| Yes | 38 | 34.2 % |
| No | 73 | 65.8 % |
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