Eight minutes had passed in the first period Thursday night. The Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins went back and forth, with the Bruins leading 1-0 in their home opener.

Hawks forward Colton Dach skated behind the net and passed the puck to André Burakovsky, but not before taking a huge hit into the glass. Burakovsky slid the puck to an open Connor Bedard, who launched a one-timer into the net for his first goal of the season.

It was only one game, but moving Dach to the top line brought promising results. The Hawks are showing they can compete, but they’re still looking to turn their efforts into a victory, falling to 0-1-1 with a 4-3 overtime loss at TD Garden.

After not appearing on the scoresheet in the season-opening loss to the Florida Panthers , Bedard finished with two poin

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