The Hawks (26-31-13) fell to the Predators 3-2 in overtime on Sunday. It\u2019s their fourth loss in five games<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIf our overtimes had been better, our record (would) be much better,\u201d Blashill said. \u201cI certainly recognize that, but we got a lot of other things that we\u2019re looking at as well and that we need to continue to improve on.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t believe in luck, but there\u2019s a little bit of happenstance in overtime. That\u2019s reality, so we got to keep finding ways (to) make the better play than the other team.\u201d<\/p>\n Bedard collected a long pass from Ryan Greene and used a set of stick moves to leave goaltender Juuse Saros looking back at 13:57 in the second period. It was the center\u2019s 29th goal of the season.<\/p>\n Greene\u2019s ice vision has always been one of his best attributes, but it has reached new heights skating with Bedard. He\u2019s proven his top-line candidacy despite not sounding the horn much.<\/p>\n \u201cYou get a chance every day to build your resume and he\u2019s done a good job of building that in a positive fashion,\u201d Blashill said of Greene. \u201cHe\u2019s not chaotic in his game, his game\u2019s pretty calm and he\u2019s pretty smart so that helps him play with a guy like (Bedard) because he can read off him.<\/p>\n \u201cI may have to try him out at center a little bit more as this keeps going through the year, but he\u2019s done a good job being a good complementary player on the top line.\u201d<\/p>\n The right wing of the top line has raised questions all season. That spot belongs to Andr\u00e9 Burakovsky, who sent four shots on goal on Sunday.<\/p>\n He was rammed in overtime by Preds left winger Filip Forsberg, who proceeded to fly the puck behind Spencer Knight (30 saves) for the game-winning goal. It was his second goal of the game, the first coming at 6:31 in the second period for Nashville (33-28-9).<\/p>\n Blashill has defended his placement of Burakovsky as Bedard\u2019s right winger, despite his scoring just two points since Jan. 9. The bench boss said that he\u2019s seeing a heightened confidence from Burakovsky since his March 9 goal, but admitted that more points need to come.<\/p>\n \u201cWe need production out of him, we all get that (and) he gets that, (but) sometimes you don\u2019t totally control that,\u201d Blashill said. \u201cSometimes you see a guy out there (and) you can tell he doesn\u2019t have confidence. He looks like he has confidence but he\u2019s certainly snake-bitten.\u201d<\/p>\n Nick Lardis got a full-game promotion to the second line after spending much of his recall from Rockford on the fourth. He attempted a pass to Frank Nazar, but Nashville defenseman Nicolas Hague inadvertently sticked the puck into his own net past Saros (26 saves) at 4:34 in the second to open scoring for the Hawks.<\/p>\n Blashill said Sunday was Lardis\u2019s best game since being recalled from the IceHogs. He\u2019s making the most of this NHL stint.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to show my strengths when I get that opportunity,\u201d Lardis said. \u201d I thought (my line) generated chances and didn\u2019t give up a whole lot.\u201d<\/p>\n Matt Grzelcyk<\/a> was injured in a first-period scuffle and didn\u2019t return. Blashill didn\u2019t specify the injury or the timeline, but he confirmed Grzelcyk won\u2019t play in the next four road games.<\/p>\n As a result, the Hawks\u2019 defensemen skated for extended lengths of time. Alex Vlasic had a team-high ice time at 26:34.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought everybody did a great job,\u201d Vlasic said. \u201cIt\u2019s never easy to lose a guy like that, minutes-wise but also within the locker room, he\u2019s a big part of our team. To have him go down was a tough loss, but I thought everybody did a great job of stepping up.\u201d<\/p>\n Artyom Levshunov has spent the past week on the top defensive pair with Vlasic after his play in a 4-0 loss to Vegas<\/a>. He skated for 24:27.<\/p>\n \u201c(Levshunov\u2019s) been playing some really good hockey,\u201d Vlasic said. \u201cHe\u2019s been playing hard, playing good defense-first, and we\u2019ve been having some success, so it\u2019s been fun.\u201d<\/p>\n Louis Crevier skated for 18:03 in his return to the lineup after missing Friday\u2019s game against the Colorado Avalanche<\/a>. Andrew Mangiapane did not play on Sunday, but is expected to return to the lineup this week.<\/p>\n Hawks prospects Anton Frondell<\/a> and Sacha Boisvert<\/a> are expected to debut on the team\u2019s upcoming road trip, which starts at the New York Islanders on March 24. Boisvert\u2019s visa is still being processed, so his Hawks\u2019 status is still up in the air.<\/p>\n Frondell\u2019s visa process was handled at the time of his entry-level contract signing in July. He will be able to play for the Hawks upon arrival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There wasn\u2019t NFL football on Sunday in Chicago. 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Ryan Greene of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrates after scoring a goal against the Minnesota Wild during the second period at the United Center on March 17, 2026. (Michael Reaves\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n