Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard downplayed any lingering tension with Anaheim Ducks center Mason McTavish over the weekend after the two became involved in several heated exchanges during Chicago’s 5-3 comeback win at United Center.The game saw the Ducks take a 3-0 lead before the Blackhawks scored five unanswered goals. Bedard factored in four of them scoring twice including a late empty-netter and adding two assists.Throughout the night, he and McTavish were seen battling in tight areas, exchanging shoves and eventually engaging in a final scrum after whistles. Bedard’s empty-net goal was also followed by some chirping toward the Ducks bench.Connor Bedard later made it clear that the emotion was strictly competitive. He described his relationship with McTavish as friendly since their time together with Team Canada including sharing a room at the 2022 World Junior Championship."We're pretty close, actually. That's who he is, he's someone who always wants to compete I was roommates with him, I was on the same team with him for a couple years, and everything we do, he’s trying to make it a competition.”“Such a great player, such a good competitor. He’s a fun guy to play against. Obviously fun to go at it with him. I’ll probably say hi to him right now.”McTavish finished Saturday’s game without scoring but was heavily involved in matchup shifts against Bedard’s line.Connor Bedard downplays chances of intentional carryover of friction with Mason McTavishWhen asked what was said during the final minutes including the heated moments following his empty-net goal, Bedard described it as typical late-game competitiveness and that nothing stood out beyond the usual exchanges that happen when two teams are fully invested.Chicago and Anaheim are scheduled to meet again next Sunday, but Bedard downplayed the chances of any intentional carryover.“I mean end of the day it's hockey. You still got to make plays and score goals, you know, it's not just going to be fights, So, it's going to be a game we're both trying to win and um it'll obviously be very competitive, you know, two two teams that need every game. So, should be fun.”Bedard added that elevated emotion can help push players during intense games, but he doesn’t view it as something that separates one matchup from another.“I think everyone does a little. I think uh every game you got to find it and um you know try to try to bring that out. I think you know there's no more motivation in one game than another. Um but obviously it's fun when we're all into it and you know we have a comeback like that and emotions are running high.”The Blackhawks continue their homestand this week while Anaheim heads back on the road after allowing a three-goal lead to slip in the loss.