Connor Bedard skated into the faceoff circle, saw one of his idols standing across from him and tried to soak in the moment. Then the puck dropped, and the instincts that have made the 18-year-old Bedard the NHL's next big thing kicked in. Playing with a charismatic fearlessness, Bedard dazzled in Chicago's 4-2 comeback win over Crosby and the Penguins on Tuesday night.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins opened their 2023-24 season against the Chicago Blackhawks on national TV in a battle of generational first overall draft picks: 36-year-old Sidney Crosby and 18-year-old Connor Bedard. The Blackhawks ultimately won the highly-touted game 4-2 as Bedard tallied his milestone first NHL point. There was another first as well. Former Capitals' center,…