CHICAGO — Connor Bedard broke a tie with 54 seconds left in the third period to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-3 win against the New York Islanders at United Center on Sunday.
Bedard found the puck in the slot after Ryan Donato’s wraparound attempt was kicked away by Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin. He then scored with a one-timer that squeezed between Sorokin’s pads and rolled across the goal line.
“I just kind of try to get lost, and nice puck out,” said Bedard, who has seven points (two goals, five assists) in his past five games. “It just came right to me, shot it right at his chest and somehow it kind of found its way in. So, it’s nice to get a bounce like that.”…