Tyler Bertuzzi opened the scoring late in the first period, redirecting a pass at the side of the net past Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf to give Chicago a 1–0 lead after 20 minutes.

Connor Bedard had a goal and three assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames 4-0 on Friday night. Frank Nazar left with an injury in the first period and didn’t return.

Colton Dach fought Farabee shortly after the incident, stepping in for his teammate before the end of the first. After the game, head coach Jeff Blashill addressed Nazar’s status and provided a brief update on his injury, urging patience.

Connor Bedard had a goal and three assists, Spencer Knight stopped 33 shots for his first shutout of the season, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames 4-0

Former Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville has the Ducks flying atop the Pacific while onetime Windy City legend Jonathan Toews is back skating for Winnipeg.

The Blackhawks were widely expected to be one of the two worst teams in the league. Eight games in, they look much better than that.

Jonathan Toews will return to Chicago for the first time since leaving the Blackhawks, and Connor Bedard will have a front-row seat.

The Lukas Reichel trade to Vancouver was just the tip of the iceberg, because the Hawks will inevitably need to — and want to — ship out some homegrown prospects in the coming years.