CHICAGO -- Connor Bedard has always had a good amount of confidence, but it’s sky-high right now for the Chicago Blackhawks center, and with good reason.

The 20-year-old has 25 points (nine goals, 16 assists) in 16 games this season for the Blackhawks (8-5-3), who have won three in a row heading into their home game against the New Jersey Devils (11-4-1) on Wednesday (9:30 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS2, SN360).

“If you’re playing well, if points are coming, you’re going to feel good,” Bedard said Tuesday. “I think for me, it’s just not getting too high, not getting too low. When the points aren’t coming or I feel like I’m not playing my best, just stick with it and after every game, reset and try to play my best every night.”

This was the expectation when Chicago took Bedar

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