Connor Bedard extended his point streak to nine games, but the Chicago Blackhawks played one of their worst second periods of the season Friday in a 5-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.

At the halfway point of the season, time to break down the season so far from top-line stars to budding prospects in Rockford and beyond.

The progress within the Chicago Blackhawks organization since Connor Bedard's rookie season last ... along with more skill in Teuvo Teravainen and Tyler Bertuzzi. But it hasn't really helped ...

For context, the Blackhawks won 26 games the season before drafting Bedard, then went on to win even fewer games (23) during his rookie season. They have 14 wins at the halfway point of the 2024-25 regular season, putting them on pace for a modest increase to 28.

Power play goal for Chicago! Scored by Connor Bedard with 08:31 remaining in the 2nd period. Assisted by Seth Jones and Teuvo Teravainen. Sharangovich scored his seventh goal of the season ...

Chicago Blackhawks' Connor Bedard is on his way to becoming an NHL superstar based on how quickly he reached 100 career points. Connor Bedard has been a hot topic lately for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Former NHL coach Rick Bowness has shared his opinion on Connor Bedard's development with the Chicago Blackhawks, suggesting that the young Blackhawks star needs a partner like Leon Draisaitl to ...

CHICAGO- The Chicago Blackhawks know that they have a stud in Connor Bedard. There are detractors because there are other parts of his game that need work (as is the case for every teenage NHL ...

Typically, if a player speaks after morning skate, as Foligno did, others are made available postgame unless the player did something to stand out in the game. But Foligno was there to face the music on behalf of his team because that’s what this loss called for.

A loss is just a loss, right? Not necessarily. If there’s anything this Chicago Blackhawks season has taught us, there are degrees to losing — and not just margins of victory, points in the standings or other statistical measures.

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"It's just day by day, trying to improve the group — what we have right now — and not trying to look too far down the road," Sorensen said.