It took Connor Bedard just one minute and 13 seconds to start a new point streak.
Just one game after seeing his incredible 35-game WHL point streak snapped, the Regina Pats centre scored his 45th goal of the season in a 5-1 loss to the Medicine Hat Tigers on Sunday night.
Bedard’s goal came just over a minute into the first period, when he took a beautiful pass from Borya Valis and wired it past Tigers goalie Beckett Langkow.
The 17-year-old phenom now has 45 goals in 38 games this season. He has also dished out 46 assists, amassing 91 total points in the 2022-23 season.
After Bedard opened the scoring, the Tigers scored five unanswered to take the 5-1 win.
BEDARD’S SEASON TOTALS: 38 GP, 45 G, 46 A, 91 Pts.
PATS’ RECORD: 24-22-3 (Seventh in Eastern Conference)
UP NEXT: The Pats host the Moose Jaw Warriors, who are fourth in the East, on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CST.
With Bedard the top-ranked prospect for the 2023 NHL Draft, here’s a look at the current lottery odds. There will be two lottery draws where the top two picks are up for grabs. The percentages below indicate the chances of a team winning the first lottery when the top pick is in play. However, teams can only move up a maximum of 10 spots in order, so if a team outside of the bottom 11 wins the first draw, they won’t get the first overall pick. Therefore, while the 32nd-ranked team has an 18.5 per cent to win the first lottery, they still have a 25.5 per cent chance to pick first overall.
|
TEAM |
RECORD |
PTS |
PTS% |
FIRST LOTTERY ODDS |
|
Columbus |
15-32-4
|
34 |
.333 |
18.5% |
|
Chicago |
15-29-4 |
34 |
.354
|
13.5% |
|
Anaheim |
16-29-5 |
37 |
.370 |
11.5% |
|
Arizona |
16-28-6 |
38 |
.380 |
9.5% |
|
San Jose |
15-25-11 |
41 |
.402 |
8.5% |
|
Vancouver |
20-26-3 |
43 |
.439 |
7.5% |
|
Montreal |
20-27-4 |
44 |
.431 |
6.5% |
|
St. Louis |
23-25-3 |
49 |
.480 |
6% |
|
Detroit |
21-19-8 |
50 |
.521 |
5% |
|
Philadelphia |
21-21-9 |
51 |
.500 |
3.5% |
|
Ottawa |
24-23-3 |
51 |
.510 |
3% |
|
*Florida |
24-22-6 |
54 |
.519 |
2.5% |
|
*Nashville |
24-18-6 |
54 |
.563 |
2% |
|
*NY Islanders |
25-22-5 |
55 |
.529 |
1.5% |
|
*Buffalo |
26-20-4 |
56 |
.560 |
0.5% |
|
*Calgary |
24-17-9 |
57 |
.570 |
0.5% |
* denotes a team outside of the bottom 11 that can’t get the first overall pick in the lottery
• Florida’s unprotected first-round pick belongs to the Montreal Canadiens
• Standings as of games ending Feb. 1