New York Islanders
Current season record
6–4–2 · 14 pts
Wins–losses–overtime losses · 2026-27
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New York Islanders vs Chicago Blackhawks — Sunday, December 15, 2024 Game Analysis
New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks at United Center. Final.
Game Analysis
United Center
- USNHLN, CHSN, MSGSN
- CanadaSportsnet, TVA Sports
CHI
- Ilya Mikheyev (3)
- Taylor Hall (7)
- PPTeuvo Teravainen (7)
- Connor Bedard (7)
- ENConnor Murphy (1)
NYI
- Ryan Pulock (1)
- Simon Holmstrom (9)
- Noah Dobson (4)
New York Islanders vs Chicago Blackhawks Game Summary — Sunday, December 15, 2024
By Hockey in 60
Initial summary · A fuller recap will replace this when published.
Chicago Blackhawks defeated New York Islanders 5–3. The game was played at United Center.
A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.
New York Islanders vs Chicago Blackhawks Game Analysis — Sunday, December 15, 2024
By Hockey in 60
Chicago Blackhawks won despite being outshot 33–23. New York Islanders generated more shots on target, but the volume advantage did not translate into a better result. Chicago Blackhawks scored on 21.7% of its shots, compared with 9.1% for New York Islanders. Those are team scoring rates, not goalie save percentages; empty-net goals can affect them. The totals establish a difference in conversion, but cannot separate finishing, chance quality and goaltending.
New York Islanders converted 0 of 4 power plays (0.0%); Chicago Blackhawks converted 1 of 2 power plays (50.0%). The 1-goal net power-play edge accounted for part of the 2-goal final margin. This identifies special teams as a meaningful scoring difference, without proving how the game would have unfolded with different penalties.
New York Islanders won 56% of faceoffs. That is a clear edge in restarts, but faceoff percentage should not be treated as a possession percentage: the totals do not show where the draws occurred or what happened immediately afterwards.
Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.
New York Islanders vs Chicago Blackhawks Official Game Highlights — Sunday, December 15, 2024
New York Islanders vs Chicago Blackhawks Game Statistics — Sunday, December 15, 2024
| Statistic | New York Islanders | Chicago Blackhawks |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on goal | 33 | 23 |
| Power-play goals | 0 | 1 |
| Power-play opportunities | 4 | 2 |
| Power-play conversion (%) | 0.0 | 50.0 |
| Faceoffs won (%) | 56.0 | 44.0 |
| Hits | 27 | 22 |
| Blocked shots | 10 | 10 |
| Takeaways | 2 | 2 |
| Giveaways | 7 | 13 |
| Penalty minutes | 4 | 8 |
Source: ESPN game statistics.
Scoring and goaltending
Chicago Blackhawks won 5–3 at United Center.
Who scored
- Ilya Mikheyev Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Teuvo Teravainen (8), Nolan Allan (5)
- Ryan Pulock Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: none
- Taylor Hall Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Teuvo Teravainen (9), Alex Vlasic (13)
- Simon Holmstrom Goal (9) Deflected, assists: Pierre Engvall (4), Kyle MacLean (3)
- Teuvo Teravainen Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Connor Bedard (19), Alex Vlasic (14)
- Noah Dobson Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Nelson (10), Maxim Tsyplakov (12)
- Connor Bedard Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Donato (7)
- Connor Murphy Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goalies
- Ilya Sorokin stopped 18 of 22 for New York Islanders.
- Arvid Soderblom stopped 30 of 33 for Chicago Blackhawks.
Connor Bedard Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Donato (7) That made the score 3–4 in the 3rd, and Chicago Blackhawks stayed ahead.