Blackhawks 5, Penguins 3: Bedard Back, Teravainen Wins It

October 13, 2026 - Chicago - Twenty-eight seconds. Pittsburgh turned it over behind its own net. Anton Frondell moved it to the slot. Teuvo Teravainen beat Sergei Murashov. United Center had 1-0, and Connor Bedard was on the bench for his first shift of the season.

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3. Chicago is 2-5-0, 1-1 on a seven-game homestand, the Associated Press recap said. Pittsburgh is 3-3-1, the opener of a four-game trip. Shots were 27-24 Pittsburgh. Attendance was 17,609. Teravainen, Bedard, Roman Kantserov, Patrick Kane, Tyler Bertuzzi, Frondell, Artyom Levshunov, and Murashov are not seeded on AthX player pages, so those names stay unlinked.

Teravainen had two goals and an assist. Kantserov scored twice. Bedard had an assist in 21:06. Kane's secondary assist on Kantserov's second was his 894th, tying Phil Housley for the most by an American-born player, the NHL recap said. Spencer Knight stopped 24 of 27. Sidney Crosby scored his first two of the season. Nick Robertson scored. Murashov stopped 15 of 19.

Kantserov twice, Crosby twice

Crosby tied it at 6:57. Erik Karlsson found him in the neutral zone. Wrist from the right circle. Crosby told NHL.com it was nice to see it go in, better to win.

Kantserov one-timed from the slot at 17:50 on the power play. Bedard's touch pass from the left circle, Bowen Byram the other assist. 2-1. Second power-play goal of the season for Chicago, the AP recap said. Kantserov told NHL.com the last games were unlucky, he had his first NHL goal Saturday against Carolina, and now just keep going.

Levshunov skated down the right side at 10:32 of the second and found Kantserov tapping while fighting Ben Kindel. Kane the secondary. 3-1. Robertson poked Knight's rebound of a Blake Lizotte shot at 17:51, Karlsson the other helper. 3-2 after two.

Crosby swept in Connor Dewar's rebound at 9:17 of the third, Samuel Girard the other assist. Dewar is unlinked. 3-3. The AP recap put it at 656 career goals, tied with Brendan Shanahan for 14th. Then Teravainen scored from the half wall at 15:42, Ryan Greene and Cole Smith. Off Murashov. 4-3. Bertuzzi tipped the empty net at 19:50, Frondell and Teravainen. 5-3.

A captain who skipped November

Bedard missed the first six after surgery for a shoulder injury from a July 2 training session, the NHL recap said. He had been expected out until November. Skating in a noncontact jersey since Oct. 5. Two full practices Sunday and Monday. He told NHL.com it felt good to be back, the line created looks, and the win is what matters after a couple of losses that felt unrewarded.

Coach Jeff Blashill said Bedard had moments of good and a little rust, and that missing what he missed and playing that well is impressive. An incredible amount of work to come back this quick.

Crosby: it wasn't their best, they did enough to be in the game, you cannot leave it up to chance. Coach Dan Muse said Pittsburgh played into a track meet and missed chances to possess and come up ice together.

Frank Nazar sat the last game of a two-game suspension for an illegal check against the Islanders, the AP recap said. Andrei Kuzmenko returned after non-roster status following his father's death on Sept. 24, one shot in 11:55. Dominic Toninato played his 200th NHL game.

Pittsburgh visits Colorado on Friday. Chicago hosts Winnipeg on Thursday.

AthX Engine on a 20.00 home night

AthX Engine (our projection and scoring system) scored Teravainen at 12.30. Kantserov is 10.90 with the power-play bonus. Crosby is 9.20. Bertuzzi is 8.30. Frondell is 5.60. Robertson is 6.30. Karlsson is 5.60. Knight's win, 24 saves, and three goals against land at 9.00. Murashov is 1.20.

Chicago's team line is 20.00. Pittsburgh's 3-5 is 1.60.

Fantasy points measure the box. Price is what traders will pay for a Blackhawks captain who came back two weeks early, and for a Penguins captain who scored twice and still left with an L. They are not the same number.

Track Crosby, Knight, Karlsson, and both clubs on the marketplace. Chicago hosts Winnipeg on Thursday.

*Sources: AP recap (ESPN), ESPN box score, NHL.com recap, NHL.com scoreboard, ESPN NHL scoreboard. AthX Engine fantasy points scored from NHL gamecenter box 2026020098. Information only; not financial advice.*