With Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito and other hockey greats in the building to celebrate the start of the Boston Bruins' 100th season, Chicago Blackhawks phenom Connor Bedard took another early step toward joining them on Wednesday night when he scored his first career NHL goal.

"It's a big relief," said Bedard, who posed with the puck in the locker room after the 3-1 loss to Boston. "You want to get one really bad, quick, and kind of get that out of the way. But it was really cool moment and cool building to do it in."