Last season, Bedard led the Hawks with a plus-11 penalty differential (25 drawn, 14 against). This season, he entered Tuesday with the Hawks’ worst penalty differential at minus-11 (12, 23).

When Blackhawks fans daydreamed in the spring of 2023 about soon-to-be-drafted Connor Bedard’s future NHL goals, they probably imagined something like his snipe Sunday against the Flyers. It was ...