Dating back to the start of the 2022-23 season, while it’s true they’ve only had Connor Bedard in their ranks for the last three games, no NHL team has scored fewer goals than the Blackhawks at 2.46 per game. For a Leafs team looking to tighten things up in the defensive zone after conceding nine goals through two games, it should be just what the doctor ordered.
Bedard has thus far produced three points in two games, all at even strength, and his line with Taylor Hall and Ryan Donato is the Blackhawks’ only one (by a large margin) that has broken even in shots and scoring chances.