Connor Bedard Stuns NHL With Historic 4-Point Night — Watch the 18-Year-Old Blackhawks Phenom Rewrite the Record Books

The Connor Bedard show in Chicago is picking up speed just as winter hits the Windy City. Less than 48 hours after torching the Anaheim Ducks with a four-point night, the 20-year-old center was named the NHL’s Third Star of the Month for November after piling up 23 points (10 goals, 13 assists) in just 14 games—production that dragged the Blackhawks to within a point of a Western Conference playoff spot. Bedard’s latest masterpiece came Sunday, when he scored twice in the third period and added two assists in a 5-3 comeback win over Anaheim. The performance marked his fifth career four-point outing, a total surpassed before age 21 by only seven players in NHL history, including Wayne Gretzky and Sidney Crosby. Key numbers driving the hype • League ranks through Dec. 3: 37 points (3rd), 16 goals (T-5th), 21 assists (T-9th) in 25 games. • In November he factored on 52 percent of Chicago’s goals, while the power play clicked at 31.6 percent with him quarterbacking the left half-wall. • Shot volume is rising: 52 shots on goal in November alone, keeping him among the NHL’s top 15 in attempts. Why Bedard’s surge matters now 1. Blackhawks relevance: After five straight losses, Chicago needed a spark. Bedard’s outburst has them 11-9-5, firmly in the wild-card conversation. 2. Rookie-deal window: With Bedard in year 3 of his entry-level contract, GM Kyle Davidson has cap space to add help by the deadline if contention remains realistic. 3. Awards race: He already owns the 2024 Calder Trophy; this season’s pace plants him in early Hart Trophy chatter alongside Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid. Teammates feel the rising tide. “He believes we can come back any time and win any game,” coach Jeff Blashill said post-Ducks, praising Bedard’s “no-quit” leadership. Veteran winger Tyler Bertuzzi added that the youngster “makes everyone around him faster and smarter.” What’s next • Road test vs. defending-champion Vegas Golden Knights (Dec. 3). Bedard logged three points in his last T-Mobile Arena visit. • December gauntlet: nine of the next 13 on the road, including clashes with Colorado and Dallas—home of fellow monthly stars MacKinnon and Jason Robertson. • Milestones in sight: at his current clip (1.48 P/GP), Bedard would eclipse 100 points by game 68, breaking Crosby’s modern-era age-20 record (102). For Blackhawks fans starved for a new icon, Bedard isn’t just living up to the billing—he’s accelerating past it. If his November form carries into December, the United Center could be hosting meaningful spring hockey far sooner than anyone predicted.