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Chicago Blackhawks

Connor Bedard

#98Center5'10"190 lb

0.0 in 2 days
2025-26 regular season
69
GP
30
G
45
A
75
P
226
SOG
13.3% SH
20:52
TOI/GP

C · CHI · NHL id 8484144

Connor Bedard has played 69 games for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2025-26, scoring 30 goals and 45 assists (75 points) on 226 shots while averaging 20:52 a night (16:40 at even strength, 3:29 on the power play and 0:01 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 64% of his 5v5 minutes with Nick Lardis and 48% with Wyatt Kaiser over the last 10 games, and the Blackhawks have controlled 44% of shot attempts with Bedard on the ice (53-65 in goals, 67% offensive-zone starts). In the Blackhawks' most recent game against SJS he was on L2 with Frank Nazar and Nick Lardis and on PP1. He is shooting 13.3% this season against 12.0% across the 219 games in our data.

Right now

From the Apr 15 game vs SJS, detected from shift data

Last 5: L1/PP1 · L1/PP1 · L1/PP1 · L1/PP1 · L1/PP1

Deployment timeline

2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 20 games, 20:03 average time on ice, PP1 in 20 games, 4 line changes.

PPLine12▼1▲111111111112▼1▲11110m8m17m25mMar 8Mar 12Mar 17Mar 20Mar 24Mar 27Mar 31Apr 4Apr 9Apr 13
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
20 games shown, 20:03 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE
Top speed56th5722.4 mph
Bursts 20+ mph94th95195
Hardest shot86th8790.7 mph
Offensive-zone time52nd5242.3%
Distance skated91st92235.0 mi
High-danger SOG78th7954
Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

Last 10 games · 57 attempts, 30 on goal, 0 goals

Shot map, OPP at CHI: 57 attempts, 30 on goal, 0 goals, 2.89 expected goals; best chance Connor Bedard at 0.27 xG.

  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked
Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 69 GP · 75 points vs 70.3 expected

Luck Meter →
Hold

Last 20 games: -32. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

13.3%
100.8
82.4%
G vs xG
30 / 30.4
  • • Shot diet worsened: 0.067 xG per attempt lately vs 0.095 before.
Goals against expected goals
0102030-0.4goals below expected-0.1σ10/74/15
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.

Fantasy box score

  • Games played69
  • Goals3040th
  • Assists4540th
  • Points7535th
  • Power-play points2166th
  • Shorthanded points0227th
  • Shots on goal22624th
  • Hits31533rd
  • Blocked shots27493rd
  • Plus/minus−18662nd
  • Penalty minutes50104th
  • Faceoffs won31597th

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).

Beyond the box score

2025-26 regular season · 69 of 69 games through the sequence engine

MethodLeaders
−0.026
Season net
−0.48xG

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

MethodLeaders
Per 100 draws
−0.024
Season
−0.16G
47.1%669 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 102-115 · NZ 112-136 · DZ 101-103

MethodLeaders
Per 60
1.85
Attempts
34
0.150

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

MethodLeaders
Season
+1.22G
Per 60
+0.051
Drawn / taken
31 / 25minors

MethodLeaders
44.9%
35.7%
44.6%
Transition CF/60
4.5
Turnovers won/60
21.5
Turnovers lost/60
23.6

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
226 shots on goal, 30 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
R Circle25%12%7
R Point1%6%0
Low Slot19%23%9
L Point2%5%1
R Corner3%0%0
High Slot10%7%0
Outside R2%4%0

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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How his goals happened

40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method
Goal anatomy
GamePlayEntryPassesShot mphNotesReplay
Mar 26, 2026 @ PHIRebound—061.9rebound
Mar 22, 2026 vs NSHReboundcarry211.71-on-0, rebound
Mar 19, 2026 @ MINOdd-man rushcarry034.11-on-0
Mar 12, 2026 @ UTAReboundcarry053.6rebound
Mar 8, 2026 @ DALDump and chasedump159.83-on-2
Feb 28, 2026 @ COLRushpass3*58.8—
Feb 26, 2026 @ NSHForecheck turnover—064.7—
Feb 2, 2026 vs SJSCycle—5*39.2one-timer
Jan 30, 2026 vs CBJRebound—025.1rebound
Jan 29, 2026 @ PITOdd-man rushcarry067.82-on-1
Jan 19, 2026 vs WPGOdd-man rushpass148.52-on-1
Dec 10, 2025 vs NYROdd-man rushcarry131.24-on-2, one-timer
Dec 4, 2025 @ LAKRebound—630.9one-timer, rebound
Dec 2, 2025 @ VGKRushcarry151.8—
Nov 30, 2025 vs ANAOdd-man rushloose117.15-on-1
Nov 30, 2025 vs ANAForecheck turnover—010.1—
Nov 26, 2025 vs MINRushcarry5*26.8one-timer
Nov 18, 2025 vs CGYCycle—021.5—
Nov 18, 2025 vs CGYOdd-man rushloose051.92-on-1
Nov 18, 2025 vs CGYPoint shot—117.9—
Nov 12, 2025 vs NJDForecheck turnover—3*67.7—
Nov 9, 2025 @ DETCycle—367.3—
Nov 7, 2025 @ CGYForecheck turnover—031.8—
Nov 5, 2025 @ VANOdd-man rushcarry023.01-on-0
Oct 28, 2025 vs OTTDeflection—166.1deflection
Oct 28, 2025 vs OTTRushcarry157.6—
Oct 28, 2025 vs OTTForecheck turnover—2*62.7—
Oct 26, 2025 vs LAKDeflectioncarry04.7—
Oct 11, 2025 vs MTLDeflection—7*19.1—
Oct 9, 2025 @ BOSForecheck turnover—1*64.3one-timer
Apr 15, 2025 @ OTTCycle—457.9—
Apr 15, 2025 @ OTTOdd-man rushcarry056.33-on-2
Apr 12, 2025 vs WPGCycle—6*58.7one-timer
Mar 23, 2025 vs PHIOff the faceoff—056.4—
Mar 20, 2025 vs LAKCyclecarry2*64.2one-timer
Mar 18, 2025 vs SEARushcarry4*40.6—
Mar 7, 2025 vs UTACyclepass250.82-on-1
Feb 7, 2025 vs NSHForecheck turnover—062.7one-timer
Jan 30, 2025 @ CAROdd-man rushcarry146.21-on-0
Jan 28, 2025 @ TBLCycle—2*69.2—

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Bedard

TeammatePosGPShareCF% togetherGF% togetherCF% Bedard apartCF% mate apart
Andre BurakovskyLW53577:3352%45.7%50% (28-28)41.9% 269:1044.1% 152:55
Ryan GreeneC55557:0651%44.9%50% (29-29)41.0% 324:5735.7% 197:58
Wyatt KaiserD64388:0435%43.3%42% (20-28)44.6% 642:3244.2% 708:21
Alex VlasicD68367:3433%41.6%33% (12-24)45.3% 717:3944.9% 826:33
Artyom LevshunovD56340:4431%44.8%37% (15-26)43.1% 558:0643.7% 478:37
Sam RinzelD53328:3230%44.1%51% (19-18)44.3% 534:0345.4% 498:00
Matt GrzelcykD55278:4025%45.6%62% (16-10)43.4% 602:4046.4% 543:41
Tyler BertuzziLW53260:4324%43.0%45% (14-17)42.4% 599:4448.3% 509:03
Louis CrevierD65253:5323%42.1%50% (12-12)45.2% 789:3345.4% 697:42
Connor MurphyD43133:5212%42.4%75% (6-2)44.6% 556:4346.7% 434:27
Nick LardisLW22129:0412%43.4%21% (3-11)41.5% 214:4735.2% 116:21
Teuvo TeravainenLW34109:1410%49.7%31% (5-11)45.4% 454:5343.5% 337:44
Frank NazarC1992:288%49.1%43% (6-8)41.0% 210:4641.9% 177:45
Colton DachC2475:257%42.2%40% (2-3)45.0% 323:0448.6% 187:07

Game log

69 games in 2025-26, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
Apr 15vs SJSW 5-2022+1060038%17:5114:283:07—
Apr 13vs BUFL 1-5000-3001150%22:3115:356:37—
Apr 11vs STLL 3-5011-1600053%23:0118:093:03—
Apr 9vs CARL 2-7000-4300277%20:2215:224:55—
Apr 6@ SJSL 2-3011-2720140%21:1314:155:39—
Apr 4@ SEAW 4-20220200162%17:4113:363:36—
Apr 2@ EDML 1-30110300063%20:1416:151:54—
Mar 31vs WPGOTL 3-4000-2000033%19:5717:052:52—
Mar 29@ NJDL 3-5011-1601141%20:4016:133:29—
Mar 27@ NYRL 1-6000-2300050%20:3215:594:33—
Mar 26@ PHIL 1-51010400040%19:3717:012:25—
Mar 24@ NYIW 4-3000-1400044%19:5315:382:28—
Mar 22vs NSHOTL 2-3101-1321040%20:4615:504:43—
Mar 20vs COLL 1-4000+1100053%18:3815:522:46—
Mar 19@ MINW 2-1101+1601138%23:5417:494:18—
Mar 17vs MINOTL 3-4022+2401153%23:0520:003:05—
Mar 14@ VGKL 0-40000222062%19:4515:424:01—
Mar 12@ UTAW 3-21120201042%23:2822:440:44—
Mar 9vs UTAW 3-2022+1524050%21:0616:304:07—
Mar 8@ DALOTL 3-4101-1301011%19:3316:362:00—

Season splits by strength

2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations691439:4820:521438138550.9%50.6%722719918253%93.981.674%
Even strength691150:3316:40996127443.9%43.6%502660556944%55.668.166%
5v5691102:0515:58957122843.8%43.4%479631536545%51.163.567%
Power play68240:053:323625686.6%85.5%1833927196%29.23.298%
Penalty kill120:590:0500——0000—0.00.0100%
4v42021:251:04151845.5%48.3%89020%1.31.658%
3v3 (OT)1727:031:35242846.2%46.7%15202250%3.12.9100%
5v467227:453:243305485.9%84.6%1633723196%24.33.298%
5v377:271:0420195.2%95.0%12120100%3.60.0—
6v5, own net empty3732:500:53682275.6%75.8%29101109%3.18.0100%
5v6, opponent net empty2014:120:43123227.3%32.3%898189%6.01.30%
4v364:530:4912192.3%91.7%8120100%1.20.0100%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2025-26CHI69304575-185022613.3%312720:52
2024-25CHI82234467-367019511.8%473720:17
2023-24CHI68223961-442820610.7%542719:47

Connor Bedard news

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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.