US EditionBlackhawks Center Connor Bedard Set to Return From Shoulder Injury
Connor Bedard, who ranked among NHL leaders with 19 goals and 25 assists before injury, returns to help the Blackhawks extend their season-high four-game winning streak.
- On Friday, Connor Bedard was cleared to play and participated in the Chicago Blackhawks' morning skate before facing the Washington Capitals.
- On Dec. 12, Bedard suffered a late-game injury in a 3-2 loss at St. Louis, then was hit in the face by a puck during a 6-4 loss at Ottawa on Dec. 20.
- Ranked among NHL leaders, Connor Bedard had 19 goals and 25 assists in 31 games, while the Blackhawks enter on a season-high four-game win streak.
- Bedard's availability creates immediate roster options as he could still join Team Canada in Italy as an injury replacement, though the Blackhawks may miss players due to an illness affecting roster.
- Despite his form, Connor Bedard was left off the Team Canada roster last week while he and fellow center Frank Nazar were sidelined during 10 losses in 12 games for Chicago.
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Immediately after Connor Bedard's Dec. 12 injury, Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill said he hoped his star player's absence would force his team to learn new skills that would help them down the road.The Hawks did exactly that. They went 5-6-1 overall without Bedard but 5-1-1 after Christmas, and they generated only two fewer five-on-five scoring chances than they allowed (249 to 251) during that entire span.As Bedard returns to the lineup Friday a…
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