In his Vancouver homecoming Saturday, Bedard's goal drought extended to nine consecutive games. His most memorable play was a whiff at the red line that led to a Canucks empty-net goal, sealing the Hawks' eventual 4-1 loss.

Connor Bedard’s goal drought stretched to nine games — and the Chicago Blackhawks offense as a whole hasn’t been much better.

The Vancouver Canucks (8-4-3) will have their eyes set on a bounce-back performance as they welcome Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks (6-10-1) to Rogers Arena on Saturday night. Vancouver is coming off one of their worst performances of the season as they fell at home to the New York Islanders 5-2 on Thursday night.