Connor Bedard
Chicago Blackhawks · #98 · Center · age 21 · 5'10" · 190 lb · shoots RBorn 🇨🇦 North Vancouver, British Columbia · Drafted 2023 · Rd 1 #1
9 points in 8 games — 108th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
49HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 82% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 49 lately — hotter than 82% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 49 · +17 over these 8 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
6 points and 3 goals in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 2.4× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2.5 | 1.1 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Assists | 3 | 3.1 | 1.5 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Points | 6 | 5.6 | 2.5 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| Shots | 16 | 15 | 8 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| Shooting % | 18.8% | 16.7% | 13.6% | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −3 | −1.9 | −0.2 | −1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 20:37 | 20:30 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ BOS | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −1 | 22:07 | 49 |
| Oct 29 | @ DET | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18:22 | 33 |
| Oct 27 | vs LAK | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19:21 | 41 |
| Oct 25 | vs FLA | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23:09 | 40 |
| Oct 23 | vs MTL | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 20:06 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points108th of 424 forwards9leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals88th of 424 forwards4leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists100th of 424 forwards5leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots144th of 424 forwards24leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points62nd of 424 forwards4leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus300th of 424 forwards−3leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game24th of 424 forwards20:30leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: power-play points (94th), ice time (94th), shots (93rd). Below the middle: plus/minus (13th).
■ Bedard this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 92 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 75 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | CHI | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.13 | −3 |
| 2025–26 · best | CHI | 69 | 30 | 45 | 75 | 1.09 | −18 |
| 2024–25 | CHI | 82 | 23 | 44 | 67 | 0.82 | −36 |
| 2023–24 | CHI | 68 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 0.90 | −44 |