National Hockey League

FINAL Thursday, October 8, 2026
Chicago Blackhawks 1
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New York Islanders 4
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Match Report

Bo Horvat scores twice as Islanders beat Blackhawks 4-1

— Bo Horvat scored twice and the New York Islanders beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Thursday night.

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Team Stats

10
Blocked Shots
17
15
Hits
25
3
Takeaways
5
23
Shots
19
0
Power Play Goals
1
3
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
20
Faceoffs Won
29
40.8
Faceoff Win Percent
59.2
19
Giveaways
19
5
Total Penalties
5
21
Penalty Minutes
18

Top Performers

CHI

  • Arvid Soderblom GA 3 · SA 18 · SOS 0
  • Frank Nazar BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Dominic Toninato BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Roman Kantserov BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

NYI

  • Ilya Sorokin GA 1 · SA 23 · SOS 0
  • Bo Horvat BS 0 · HT 5 · TK 1
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 1
  • Calum Ritchie BS 2 · HT 0 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:46 · 3rd Ryan Greene faceoff won against Emil Heineman
  4. 19:46 · 3rd Wyatt Kaiser Roughing against Anthony Duclair
  5. 19:46 · 3rd Anthony Duclair Roughing against Wyatt Kaiser
  6. 19:46 · 3rd Goalie Stopped
  7. 19:44 · 3rd Matthew Schaefer Slap Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom
  8. 19:40 · 3rd Giveaway by Anton Frondell

Highlights

01:17 Chicago Blackhawks vs. New York Islanders: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:40 Bo Horvat scores power-play goal vs. Blackhawks Watch on ESPN 00:45 Emil Heineman scores goal vs. Blackhawks Watch on ESPN 00:44 Anthony Duclair nets goal for Islanders Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NYI lead series 1-0

Injuries

New York Islanders

  • Matias Maccelli Injured Reserve
  • Calum Ritchie Injured Reserve
  • Alexander Romanov Injured Reserve
  • Mathew Barzal Injured Reserve

Chicago Blackhawks

  • Bowen Byram Day-To-Day

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