Blackhawks, sans Connor Bedard, lose to Winnipeg Jets
Connor Murphy scored early in the second period for the 'Hawks.
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Connor Murphy scored early in the second period for the 'Hawks.
Two forwards did come back for the 'Hawks. Taylor Raddysh (left groin) and Joey Anderson (left shoulder) played right wing on the top two lines after missing five and 10 games respectively.
Back at home after a disastrous trip, the depleted Chicago Blackhawks desperately needed an encouraging performance.
The announcement comes after Bedard suffered a big hit in the first period by defenseman Brendan Smith during Friday night's game against the New Jersey Devils.
Bedard was hit by Devils defenseman Brendan Smith after the 18-year-old center carried the puck into the 'Hawks' offensive zone.
Artemi Panarin scored his team-best 24th goal, Vincent Trocheck added three assists and the New York Rangers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1.
Bedard leads the Blackhawks with 33 points – 15 goals and 18 assists – in 37 games played so far this season.
Arvid Soderblom made 33 saves for the Blackhawks.
The Blackhawks have lost 11 consecutive road games (0-10-1) and have the second-fewest points in the NHL at 24.
Roope Hintz completed a hat trick with 7.9 seconds remaining in overtime giving the Dallas Stars a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Bedard, who leads NHL rookies in scoring, sent a wrist shot under the glove of Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck for his 15th goal of the season.
Jordan Kyrou scored twice, and Justin Faulk, Jake Neighbours and Brandon Saad also scored in the third period to help the St. Louis Blues erase a three-goal deficit and beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7-5 on Saturday night.
The Blackhawks were buoyed by the return of defensemen Kevin Korchinski and Jarred Tinordi.
Ryan Donato added a goal and an assist for the last-place 'Hawks, who had lost four in a row.
Nick Foligno had two goals for Chicago, and Connor Bedard had two assists against his hometown team.
Connor Bedard gave the banged-up Blackhawks (9-18-1) a 1-0 lead with his 12th goal 3:21 into the first period, but the 'Hawks still lost.
NHL rookie scoring leader Connor Bedard assisted on both Chicago goals, and Arvid Söderblom had 23 saves.
Anthony Beauvillier, Alex Vlasic and Jason Dickinson scored, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 for their first back-to-back wins of the season.
Philipp Kurashev scored the last-place Blackhawks, which had dropped 10 of 12 overall.
Connor Bedard scored in the shootout for the 'Hawks, but Tyler Johnson was stopped by Juuse Saros.
Taylor Raddysh scored in the third period for Chicago, which has been outscored 13-2 during its three-game losing streak.
Morgan Barron snapped a tie in the second period, and the Winnipeg Jets beat Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1.
Bedard, meanwhile, was so frustrated by Chicago's power play in the pivotal second period that he broke his stick hitting it against the boards before going the bench.
Perry dispelled any notion that the incident involved a teammate's family member.
The Blackhawks had dropped six of seven. They held off the Kraken in the final minutes.
