Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks

Bedard Returns, Kantserov Delivers, and Chicago Finally Wins a Close Third Period

For nearly ten minutes of the third period, the Chicago Blackhawks watched a two-goal lead disappear and were forced to confront a familiar problem: finishing the game they had done enough to control. Sidney Crosby had pulled Pittsburgh even, and a home crowd waiting for Connor Bedard's season debut to end with a win had a reason to worry. Teuvo Teräväinen changed the ending at 15:42.