1-3-0, 0-3-0 Away

NYI -185

1-2-0, 1-0-0 Home

Chicago Blackhawks @ New York Islanders

Blackhawks

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
S. Knight	1	2	0	0	3.36	.891
A. Soderblom	0	1	0	0	6.00	.813

Islanders

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
I. Sorokin	1	1	0	1	1.02	.968
S. Varlamov	0	1	0	0	3.03	.864

UBS Arena

7:30 PM, October 8, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Elmont, NY

Blackhawks visit the Islanders, look to end road losing streak

Chicago Blackhawks (1-3, in the Central Division) vs. New York Islanders (1-2, in the Metropolitan Division)

Oct 7, 2026, 04:11 am - Data Skrive

CHI

NYI

Points

Anton FrondellC #16

4PTS

Brayden SchennC #10

4PTS

Goals

Anton FrondellC #16

0PPG

Bo HorvatC #14

2PPG

10S

Assists

Anton FrondellC #16

0PPA

0+/-

Brayden SchennC #10

1PPA

2+/-

Chicago Blackhawks

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Andrew Mangiapane LW	IR	Oct 25
Teuvo Teravainen C	OUT	Oct 10
Connor Bedard C	IR-NR	Nov 7

New York Islanders

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Alexander Romanov D	OUT	Apr 8
Mathew Barzal C	IR-NR	Oct 10

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
CHI	2.25	4.25	19.3	31.3	29	1	11.1	4	63.6	1	0
NYI	3.00	2.33	26.0	29.0	36	2	18.2	2	83.3	2	0

Blackhawks Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/6/26	vsSTL	W4-2
10/3/26	@BUF	L4-3
10/1/26	@UTA	L6-0
9/29/26	@VGK	L5-2
9/26/26	vsSTL	W3-2

Islanders Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/6/26	@NYR	L5-2
10/3/26	vsNJ	W6-0
9/30/26	@TOR	L2-1
9/26/26	vsNJ	L4-1
9/25/26	vsNYR	L6-1

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Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawksCHI

(1-3-0)

(1-3-0, 0-3-0 Away)

o5.5

-125

New York IslandersIslandersNYI

(1-2-0)

(1-2-0, 1-0-0 Home)

-205

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 10/8

Blackhawks
Islanders

Game 1

10/8

ESPN+

Islanders
Blackhawks

Game 2

2/23

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	3	0	1	7
Utah	3	1	0	6
Minnesota	2	0	1	5
Colorado	2	1	0	4
Nashville	1	1	1	3
Dallas	1	2	0	2
St. Louis	1	2	0	2
Chicago	1	3	0	2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	4	1	0	8
Carolina	2	1	1	5
Washington	2	1	0	4
Pittsburgh	2	2	0	4
Columbus	1	1	0	2
NY Islanders	1	2	0	2
New Jersey	1	2	0	2
Philadelphia	0	2	2	2

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Chicago Blackhawks @ New York Islanders

Blackhawks visit the Islanders, look to end road losing streak

Scoring Leaders

Anton FrondellC #16

Brayden SchennC #10

Anton FrondellC #16

Bo HorvatC #14

Anton FrondellC #16

Brayden SchennC #10

Injury Report

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