After dealing the Vegas Golden Knights their first loss on Friday in Sin City, the Blackhawks won't skate on Saturday.
Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson gave his players Saturday off after they bounced back from a wretched start and topped the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in overtime on Friday.
Chicago fell behind 2-0 early, but then skated with the defending Stanley Cup champions for 50-plus minutes. Ryan Donato, Connor Bedard and Taylor Raddysh score in regulation before Philipp Kurashev won it in OT with a power-play goal.
The Blackhawks handed the Golden Knights (7-0-1) their first defeat after a record-setting winning streak by a team defending its Cup title. Chicago ended and three-game slide and improved to 3-5-0.
Bedard, the NHL's touted top draft pick of 2023, now has three goals and two assists in eight games. The 18-year-old center had three shots on goal and attempted three more shots skating on a line with Kurashev and veteran Nick Foligno.
The Blackhawks next play on Monday, against the Coyotes in Arizona.