It is never a bad time to get hot, but better earlier than later this season so that there's more confidence in Bedard and the team heading into next season. The Blackhawks are also technically not out of the race and I guarantee the players believe they can still make a comeback. They are far from mathematically eliminated.

Bedard's spectacular toe-drag goal on Thursday against the Islanders seemed to flagrantly defy the laws of physics.

The Chicago Blackhawks earned three wins in a row for the first time during the Connor Bedard era with their victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday. On Saturday, they hit the road to play the Calgary Flames looking for their fourth straight.