Whenever Connor McDavid and Connor Bedard meet on the ice, the NHL watches closely. Next season, when the Edmonton Oilers host the Chicago Blackhawks in November, the home team will have something planned in advance.

The two former first overall selections entered the NHL eight years apart. However, fans can’t wait for Bedard and McDavid to meet on the ice. It doesn’t happen often as the Oilers and Blackhawks don’t share divisions, but when they do nobody wants to miss it.

Chicago and Edmonton will face each other three times during the 2025-26 NHL campaign. Twice at Rogers Place in Canada’s Oil Capital, and only once at United Center in the Windy City. However, the Oilers will only have a special plan set in place for the first visit of Bedard and company to their arena next season.

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