In his Vancouver homecoming Saturday, Bedard's goal drought extended to nine consecutive games. His most memorable play was a whiff at the red line that led to a Canucks empty-net goal, sealing the Hawks' eventual 4-1 loss.

Bedard is playing better hockey this season than as a rookie but is struggling to do the thing that is supposed to come easy to him — score.

The Chicago Blackhawks were down in the dumps about settling for dump-ins against a fast-paced Seattle Kraken team.