Connor Bedard’s words — whatever they were — ran afoul of a referee, and he missed the make-or-break final minutes of the Chicago Blackhawks’ 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks.

Bedard spent most of the final 11 minutes of Thursday's game stuck in the penalty box after an unusual "abuse of officials" call.

Connor Bedard says he didn’t say anything that “was too crazy” to earn himself a misconduct penalty for abuse of officials.

One of the game’s rising stars has to be feeling a little humbled after getting caught using his words a little too much. During Thursday night’s game between the Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks,

The Chicago Blackhawks took on the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on Thursday night. It was the first matchup between the last two number-one overall picks, Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini.

The teenage stars hope their future meetings will have higher stakes than Thursday's game between the bottom two teams in the NHL standings.

Connor Bedard, a Chicago Blackhawks player, was given a 10-minute misconduct penalty for 'abuse of officials' during a game against the San Jose Sharks. This has sparked controversy among fans who believe Bedard is being unfairly targeted.

Connor Bedard received the first 10-minute game misconduct of his career in the third period of Thursday’s 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks for “abuse of officials.”

Connor Bedard’s second career overtime game-winner makes him the first teenager in Chicago Blackhawks history with multiple overtime goals.