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Chicago Blackhawks @ New York Islanders

Blackhawks

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
S. Knight	0	2	0	0	4.04	.875
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

UBS Arena

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

Elmont, NY

CHI

NYI

Points

Alex VlasicD #72

2PTS

Brayden SchennC #10

2PTS

Goals

Jordan GreenwayLW #12

0PPG

Brayden SchennC #10

0PPG

Assists

Alex VlasicD #72

0PPA

0+/-

Logan StanleyD #64

0PPA

2+/-

Chicago Blackhawks

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

New York Islanders

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Mathew Barzal C	IR-NR	Oct 10

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
CHI	1.67	5.00	18.7	32.3	25	0	0.0	3	66.7	0	0
NYI	3.50	1.00	29.5	31.5	18	1	14.3	1	88.9	2	0

Blackhawks Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/3/26	@BUF	L4-3
10/1/26	@UTA	L6-0
9/29/26	@VGK	L5-2
9/26/26	vsSTL	W3-2
9/24/26	@STL	L1-0

Islanders Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/3/26	vsNJ	W6-0
9/30/26	@TOR	L2-1
9/26/26	vsNJ	L4-1
9/25/26	vsNYR	L6-1
9/22/26	@NYR	W4-3

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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	2	0	1	5
Colorado	2	0	0	4
Minnesota	2	0	0	4
Utah	2	1	0	4
Nashville	1	1	0	2
St. Louis	1	1	0	2
Dallas	1	2	0	2
Chicago	0	3	0	0

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	3	1	0	6
Pittsburgh	2	1	0	4
Carolina	1	1	1	3
NY Islanders	1	1	0	2
Washington	1	1	0	2
Columbus	1	1	0	2
New Jersey	1	1	0	2
Philadelphia	0	2	2	2

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Chicago Blackhawks @ New York Islanders

Scoring Leaders

Alex VlasicD #72

Brayden SchennC #10

Jordan GreenwayLW #12

Brayden SchennC #10

Alex VlasicD #72

Logan StanleyD #64

Injury Report

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