Connor Bedard's 2 goals, 2 assists lead Blackhawks past Lightning - ESPN

TAMPA, Fla. — Top draft pick Connor Bedard had his first multi-point game with two goals and two assists as the Chicago Blackhawks beat Tampa Bay 5-3 on Thursday night to snap an eight-game losing streak against the Lightning.

Bedard powered Chicago to its first win over the Lightning since a 4-3 shootout victory on March 5, 2021.

«I think it's just kind of sticking with it,» Bedard said of the biggest night in his young NHL career. «I felt like there were games when I could have created more than this and I had zero points. That's how things go sometimes. It feels good to get on the scoresheet.»

At 18 years, 115 days, Bedard is the third-youngest player to record a four-point game in NHL history, behind only Ted Kennedy (18 years, 27 days) in 1944 and Bep Guidolin (18 years, 58 days) in 1944, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.

Rookie defenseman Kevin Korchinski and ex-Lightning forwards Tyler Johnson and Corey Perry also scored for Chicago. Nick Foligno had three assists and Petr Mrazek made 30 saves.

Anthony Cirelli, Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos scored for the Lightning, who lost in regulation for the first time in seven home games this season (4-1-2). Jonas Johansson made 24 saves.

«Listen, we had the momentum in this game clearly for the first 10-12 minutes, whatever it was,» Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. «We gave the momentum back with our self-inflicted errors, plain and simple. Turnovers, lack of execution and we just gave them freebies. It's tough to win if you're going to continue to do that.»

The Lightning controlled play for most of the first period, yet the Blackhawks led 4-2 at the break.

Cirelli's one-timer from the slot on the power play at 3:20 put Tampa Bay ahead 1-0. Bedard tied it