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Center•#98STEADYPPI 86Connor Bedard is a 21-year-old center for the Chicago Blackhawks. Selected 1st overall by CHI in the 2023 NHL Draft. Born in North Vancouver, CAN. At 21, Connor is among the younger players in the league.
This season, the right-shooting forward has 4 goals and 6 assists for 10 points in 9 games. He averages 1.11 points per game on 20:35 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 58–112 pts
STEADY — 70th percentile at C, 65% hit rate (69 GP, 2025-26)
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Connor's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
34
Current: 4
Assists
51
Current: 6
Points
86
Current: 10
Strong production expected. Most likely outcome is 63-109 points, establishing this player as a top-line contributor.
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Art Ross
Most Points
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Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Connor was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 9 games, 186 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
58.5 vs 57.3 lg
59th percentile
Quality of teammates
56.0 vs 56.8 lg
48th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Connor takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
42
Goals vs expected
4 vs 4.0 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
38%
With-or-without-you
Who Connor plays with at 5v5, and how the shot-quality share moves when they are apart — a with-or-without-you read.
| Teammate | Together | xGF% with | xGF% apart | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman KantserovR | 108 min | 42.5 | — | — |
5v5, real shift-overlap TOI; Corsi incl blocked, xG unblocked. “Apart” is that teammate’s share in the minutes he played without Connor, so the swing is a comparison of the same player in two situations rather than against the league. Pairs need 100 minutes together to appear at all, and a swing still carries whoever else was on the ice — it is a strong hint, not an isolated effect.
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
88
Offense
41
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
47-pt spreadThe 47-point spread between offensive (88th) and defensive (41th) percentiles is extreme for a center. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
47-pt spreadThe 47-point spread between offensive (88th) and defensive (41th) percentiles is extreme for a center. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Connor Bedard's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | CHI | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 28 | 14.3% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | CHI | 69 | 30 | 45 | 75 | -18 | 226 | 13.3% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | CHI | 82 | 23 | 44 | 67 | -36 | 195 | 11.8% |
Form
Connor's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | vs COL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21:19 |
| Oct 31 | @ BOS | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 22:07 |
| Oct 29 | @ DET | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18:22 |
| Oct 27 | vs LAK | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:21 |
| Oct 25 | vs FLA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:09 |
Similar centers
Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare Connor to another player
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Chicago Blackhawks this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts, where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a forward. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy, zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 23-242023-24 | CHI | 68 | 22 | 39 | 61 | -44 | 206 | 10.7% |
| Career | — | 228 | 79 | 134 | 213 | -101 | 655 | 12.1% |
Frank Nazar
C · 5 pts
