Slaggert put the Blackhawks ahead 2-1 at 18:14 with a snap shot from the top of the left circle off a drop pass from Lukas Reichel. Slaggert was playing his first NHL game of the season, having been recalled from Rockford of the American Hockey League on Sunday.
Connor Bedard will be in action Thursday when his Chicago Blackhawks face the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena. Prop bets for Bedard are available, and so is some information to help you make the right decisions.
Earlier in the week, the Blackhawks traded Taylor Hall to the Hurricanes, and Connor Bedard is now reacting to the move.
Hall was acquired from the Bruins, along with current captain Nick Foligno, on June 26, 2023, to help Bedard, then an 18-year-old rookie, transition to the NHL from the Western Hockey League. Hall had four points (two goals, two assists) in 10 games before having season-ending ACL surgery on his right knee in November 2023.
Chicago Blackhawks fourth-liner Ryan Donato issued a very clear statement to Connor Bedard, Anders Sorensen, Kyle Davidson, and everybody on the team about his mindset heading into the trade deadline.
Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Kyle Davidson sent a very direct message to Connor Bedard, as the teenager cruises through his sophomore year in the NHL.
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Connor Bedard put the Chicago Blackhawks on the board, but it was Landon Slaggert who gave them the only lead they’d need.
At the time of Davidson's speech, the Blackhawks sit dead-last in the NHL standings with a 15-29-5 record and 35 total points, albeit with four games in hand over the 31st-ranked San Jose Sharks.
Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Kyle Davidson voiced a very powerful message during his NHL mid-season press conference, sending a stern reminder to the locker room, including star Connor Bedard.
Bedard has 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in his past 17 games, and he's on a three-game, three-point run (one goal, two assists). Bedard is essentially doing things on his own in Chicago, and even more so now that they're dismantling the team for yet another high draft pick.