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 |
Chicago | 16-32-5 | 37 | .349 | 18.5% |
Columbus | 17-34-4 | 38 | .345 | 13.5% |
Anaheim | 17-32-6 | 40 | .364 | 11.5% |
San Jose | 17-28-11 | 45 | .402 | 9.5% |
Vancouver | 21-30-4 | 46 | .418 | 8.5% |
Arizona | 19-28-8 | 46 | .418 | 7.5% |
Montreal | 23-28-4 | 50 | .455 | 6.5% |
Philadelphia | 22-24-10 | 54 | .482 | 6% |
St. Louis | 26-25-3 | 55 | .509 | 5% |
Ottawa | 26-24-3 | 55 | .519 | 3.5% |
Nashville | 25-21-6 | 56 | .538 | 3% |
*Buffalo | 27-22-4 | 58 | .547 | 2.5% |
*Detroit | 26-20-8 | 60 | .556 | 2% |
*NY Islanders | 27-23-7 | 61 | .535 | 1.5% |
*Calgary | 25-19-11 | 61 | .555 | 0.5% |
*Florida | 28-24-6 | 62 | .534 | 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. 9
