TORONTO — Corey Perry scored the winner to lead Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks over the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Monday.
MacKenzie Entwistle, Tyler Johnson and Taylor Raddysh, into an empty net, had the other goals for Chicago (2-2-0). Arvid Soderblom made 36 stops. Andreas Athanasiou had two assists.
The No. 1 pick at the 2023 draft — and the NHL's most-hyped youngster since Connor McDavid — Bedard continued a season-opening road tour of hockey-mad markets after starting his professional career against childhood idol Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins before facing the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens.