Connor Bedard’s words — whatever they were — ran afoul of a referee, and he missed the make-or-break final minutes of the Chicago Blackhawks’ 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks.

Bedard spent most of the final 11 minutes of Thursday's game stuck in the penalty box after an unusual "abuse of officials" call.

Chicago Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard wound up getting a 10-minute misconduct penalty for “abuse of the officials,” but many fans aren’t sure he earned it.

One of the game’s rising stars has to be feeling a little humbled after getting caught using his words a little too much. During Thursday night’s game between the Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks,

Connor Bedard says he didn’t say anything that “was too crazy” to earn himself a misconduct penalty for abuse of officials.

Connor Bedard received the first 10-minute game misconduct of his career in the third period of Thursday’s 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks for “abuse of officials.”