The Blackhawks’ rebuild is centered on speed and shooting, with speed showing more prominently so far. Team speed was evaluated using NHL EDGE data across a full 82-game season. The Blackhawks recorded 80 speed bursts of at least 22 mph, ranking 15th in the NHL, improving from 18th before the Olympic break. Frank Nazar led the team with 15 of those 22+ mph bursts and also posted the highest skating speed on the roster. Ilya Mikheyev, Connor Bedard, and Oliver Moore followed Nazar in 22+ mph bursts, with Bedard showing improvement from the previous season. The fastest skaters included Nazar at 23.76 mph (98th percentile) and Mikheyev at 23.54 mph (95th percentile).
"As a team, the Blackhawks had 80 speed bursts of at least 22 mph, which ranked 15th in the NHL. That was up from 18th when teams took off for the Olympics in February, which is a nice improvement. Of those 80 speed bursts of at least 22 mph, Frank Nazar accounted for 15 of them. Nazar also had the highest skating speed on the team and accounted for three of the team's top ten overall speed bursts."
"Ilya Mikheyev (12), Connor Bedard (11) and Oliver Moore (9) led the team behind Nazar in 22 mph bursts on the season. That's a nice improvement from Bedard from the previous season. Top Speed Here are the top speeds achieved by Blackhawks skaters this season (with their NHL percentile):"
"Frank Nazar - 23.76 (98th percentile) Ilya Mikheyev - 23.54 (95th percentile) Oliver Moore - 23.00 (84th percentile) Nick Lardis - 23.00 (84th percentile) Landon Slaggert -22.66 (72nd percentile) Ryan Donato - 22.48 (63rd percentile) Connor Bedard - 22.36 (57th percentile) Ryan Greene - 22.31 (54th percentile)"
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