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Connor Bedard
Center #98 Blackhawks $0.950M
Player Information

Connor Bedard has 53 points (23 goals, 30 assists) in 44 games for the Chicago Blackhawks this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 1) of the 2023 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, he has 181 points (68 goals, 113 assists) in 194 regular-season games for the Chicago Blackhawks.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 20.6 yrs (17.07.2005)
    Height / Weight: 178 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 1st in 2023
    Draft Team: Team logoChicago Blackhawks
    Awards: Calder Memorial Trophy (1x)
Player Evaluation

The 20-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Blackhawks controlling 54% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Connor Bedard is off the ice, the Blackhawks control 38% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 46% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 14% in the defensive zone.

  • 78

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 14th of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 195th of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.16
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.54
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    20.94
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    1.50
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    1.50
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.55
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    1.18
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.79
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    4.23
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.75
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.46
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    1.78
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.26
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.14
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    1.09
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.09
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.23
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.68
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.14
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Connor Bedard at his age (20.6 yrs):
    Robert Thomas (Rating of 78 in 2019, Today 68)
    Travis Konecny (Rating of 78 in 2017, Today 72)
    Nico Hischier (Rating of 78 in 2019, Today 81)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.950M
Player Contract Value: $6.500M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 RFA
Age at the end: 22.0 yrs (17.07.2005)
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Connor Bedard
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 1 1 -1 23:49 8 0.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 1 0 1 -2 19:48 4 25.0% 0
30.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 1 1 2 0 22:53 1 100.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Sharks 1 1 0 1 1 20:41 1 100.0% 2
04.02.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 -2 22:07 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 3 2 5 -4 15 20.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Blackhawks 68 22 39 61 -44 19:46 206 10.7% 28
2024-25 Team Logo Blackhawks 82 23 44 67 -36 20:16 195 11.8% 70
2025-26 Team Logo Blackhawks 44 23 30 53 -2 20:58 143 16.1% 32
Season Projection 69 36 47 83 -3 20:57 224 16.1% 50
Total 194 68 113 181 -82 544 12.5% 130
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Connor Bedard Team Logo C 20.6 yrs 178 cm / 86 kg 1.20 0.93 85 64 $0.950M
84% Tim Stützle Team Logo C 24.1 yrs 183 cm / 84 kg 1.07 0.91 82 68 $8.350M
83% William Nylander Team Logo RW 29.8 yrs 183 cm / 90 kg 1.30 0.92 87 65 $11.500M
82% Kyle Connor Team Logo LW 29.2 yrs 185 cm / 82 kg 1.14 0.97 81 67 $7.143M
81% Brad Marchand Team Logo LW 37.8 yrs 175 cm / 81 kg 1.09 0.90 87 56 $5.250M
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