\u201cGood road win at the end of the trip,\u201d Hawks coach Jeff Blashill said. \u201cYou win special teams battles, you win a lot of games.<\/p>\n
\u201cEarly in the year when we lost some games I thought we could have won, we weren\u2019t winning the special teams battle. Now we are.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Hawks were 3-for-3 on the power play and killed off all five of their penalties. Teuvo Ter\u00e4v\u00e4inen, Tyler Bertuzzi and Bedard each scored seconds into a power play.<\/p>\n
\u201cConfidence is a huge factor in life and especially on special teams,\u201d Blashill said. \u201cWhen Connor zips the one-hand, that makes the rest of the power play more dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n
To say Bedard is hot right now is an understatement. He took the NHL scoring lead with 25 points, though the Colorado Avalanche\u2019s Nathan MacKinnon (24) played later Sunday.<\/p>\n
And by reaching 25 points in his 16th game, Bedard matched Kane in 2015-16 as\u00a0the fastest Hawks in the last 35 years to hit that milestone.<\/p>\n
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Blackhawks center Connor Bedard celebrates with the bench after scoring during the first period against the Red Wings on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo\/Ryan Sun)<\/p>\n
Bedard isn\u2019t the only Hawk on fire either. Bertuzzi has six goals in his last three games<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve loved Bert from the moment I started coaching him in Grand Rapids,\u201d Blashill said. \u201cHe came in during our playoffs and I thought he was a winning hockey player then, (and) I think he\u2019s a winning hockey player now.\u201d<\/p>\n Arvid S\u00f6derblom started in net for the Hawks and finished with a career-high 45 saves. He had a couple of highlights, including a save on his brother<\/a>, left wing Elmer S\u00f6derblom, in the first period and a toe-tap save<\/a> in the second.<\/p>\n \u201c(I\u2019ve) been off for a few days and haven\u2019t played in a while, so the first few minutes (I felt) a little off,\u201d S\u00f6derblom said. \u201cBut once I felt some shots, I got into it pretty good right away.\u201d<\/p>\n It was the first time Arvid and Elmer faced each other in the NHL. The Hawks goaltender made sure to stay humble after stopping his brother\u2019s shot.<\/p>\n \u201cYou should never be chirping as a goalie; that can bite you in the (butt) pretty quick,\u201d S\u00f6derblom said. \u201cI might give it to him afterward.\u201d<\/p>\n