It was a good night to be a Chicago Blackhawks fan at the United Center.

The home team and the visiting Calgary Flames were in a slugfest for the first two periods on Tuesday. It was 2-2 early in the third, and it seemed like the Flames would steal a win after a goal from defenseman Rasmus Andersson.

The Hawks needed a jolt. That’s when they looked to alternate captain… Connor Bedard? In the absence of team captain Nick Foligno and alternate captain Jason Dickinson, No. 98 wore the “A” patch for the first time in his young career. And he wore it with pride.

Hats off to the captain. And hats off from the fans.

Bedard’s second career hat trick lifted the Hawks to a 5-2 win. The center has scored 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists) in the past 10 games. He notched his first hat trick less t

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