TAKEAWAYS: Bedard Scores Lone Goal in 4-1 Loss to Oilers 

In a late-night battle on Tuesday, the Chicago Blackhawks dropped a 4-1 game to the Edmonton Oilers. 

Connor Bedard impressed everyone with his lone goal for the Blackhawks early in the first period with his shot. Despite the loss, the rookie forward felt the team made different looks throughout the game but simply couldn’t capitalize on the opportunities. 

“We created [some chances] a bit and I thought it wasn't terrible but definitely some things clean up,” Bedard said. 

After Bedard’s goal, the Edmonton Oilers struck back to tie the game up at 1-1. From there, the Oilers continued to challenge the Blackhawks throughout the night and found some luck to take the victory.

While Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl applied heavy pressure throughout the night, Jason Dickinson noted that it still didn’t cause the team to fall behind. 

“I think there were a lot of positives, and it sucks because it stings losing 4-1, it seems like we might have gotten dominated, but I really didn't feel like we were,” Dickinson said. 

Before they entered the matchup in Edmonton, head coach Luke Richardson announced that Seth Jones would miss the game due to an upper-body injury. Without him and Kevin Korchinski on defense, this allowed others to step out in the contest. 

With some last-minute shakeups, Richardson noticed how his young defensive core handled the pressure and made the most of their opportunities. 

“I thought [our defense] did a pretty good job,” Richardson said. “I thought we were right in that game. I thought those guys did a heck of a job there.”

BEDARD EXTENDS ROAD STREAK

After he scored the lone goal for Chicago, Bedard extended his road point streak to 10 straight games. In that span, the rookie scored nine goals and five assists to bring his season total to 23 points (12G, 12A). 

He now sits six games behind Nathan MacKinnon, who set the road record to 16 games in the 2013-14 season.