Islanders 4, Blackhawks 1 on October 8, 2026
New York Islanders hosts Chicago Blackhawks at UBS Arena. Final.
NYI4VS
CHI1Thursday, October 8 at 4:30 PM PDT
UBS Arena
- USMSGSN, CHSN
NYI
- PPBo Horvat (3)
- Emil Heineman (2)
- Anthony Duclair (1)
- ENBo Horvat (4)
CHI
- Frank Nazar (2)
Recap
On October 8, 2026, the New York Islanders defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 at UBS Arena. Bo Horvat scored on the power play at 19:03 of the first, gathering a rebound off Matthew Schaefer's shot and finishing inside the left post. It was Horvat's third straight game with a power-play goal. Emil Heineman made it 2-0 at 6:44 of the second with a wrist shot from the high slot off a Matias Maccelli pass.
Anthony Duclair buried a one-timer from Logan Stanley at 9:38 for a 3-0 lead. Frank Nazar spoiled Ilya Sorokin's shutout bid at 17:26 of the third with Arvid Soderblom pulled for the extra attacker, beating Sorokin high blocker side off a Patrick Kane pass. Horvat added an empty-net goal at 18:27 for the 4-1 final.
Sorokin made 22 saves for the Islanders, who improved to 2-2-0. Soderblom stopped 15 shots for Chicago, which fell to 1-4-0. Stanley had two assists. Sorokin stopped Cole Smith on a breakaway at 1:08 of the second, and a video review could not confirm whether the puck crossed the line after Sorokin slid into the net.
Scoring
New York Islanders won 4–1 at UBS Arena.
Who scored
- Bo Horvat Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Schaefer (3)
- Emil Heineman Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Matias Maccelli (2), Adam Pelech (2)
- Anthony Duclair Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Logan Stanley (3), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (2)
- Frank Nazar Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Patrick Kane (1), Sam Rinzel (1)
- Bo Horvat Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Logan Stanley (4)
Goalies
- Arvid Soderblom stopped 15 of 18 for Chicago Blackhawks.
- Ilya Sorokin stopped 22 of 23 for New York Islanders.
Bo Horvat Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Schaefer (3) That made the score 0–1 in the 1st, and New York Islanders stayed ahead.