St. Louis Blues captain reached out to Blackhawks rising star, who reached back to veteran regarding Bedard's upper-body injury in final second of Friday's 3-2 Blues win

The Chicago Blackhawks are going to have to win without their star center after he was placed on injured reserve.

Chicago Blackhawks superstar Connor Bedard was placed on injured reserve Monday morning after suffering an upper-body injury late during Friday’s loss to the St. Louis Blues.

WGN Radio’s Charlie Roumeliotis and Jack Heinrich break down Connor Bedard’s upper-body injury, which is expected to sideline him for multiple weeks. They react to the freak accident, explain why

The injured-reserve designation is retroactive to Friday, and players placed on IR cannot participate in games for a minimum of seven days. Using Blashill’s marker of the new year, the Blackhawks play eight games between now and Jan. 1, starting Tuesday in Toronto. They play 17 games between Jan. 2 and the Olympic break, which begins Feb. 6.

Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard appeared to sustain an upper-body in the final moments of his team’s 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Friday night.

The Blackhawks look to bounce back at home after a narrow loss while concerns grow over Connor Bedard’s late injury scare.

A faceoff gone wrong with 0.8 seconds left could have potential major ramifications on the first promising Blackhawks season in years. Chicago’s former No. 1 pick Connor Bedard suffered a right shoulder injury on the final play of Friday’s 3-2 loss to the Blues that already has him ruled out for Saturday’s game against the Red Wings.