New York Islanders @ Chicago Blackhawks

22-14-4, 10-7-2 Away

Final/SO

	1	2	3	SO	T
Islanders NYI	2	0	0	1	3
Blackhawks CHI	0	2	0	0	2

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Bo Horvat lifts the Islanders to a 3-2 shootout victory over the slumping Blackhawks

— Bo Horvat scored in regulation and the shootout, helping the New York Islanders beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Dec 31, 2025, 05:01 am - AP

		1	2	3	SO	T
	Islanders	2	0	0	1	3
	Blackhawks	0	2	0	0	2

1st Period			NYI	CHI
2:56		Calum Ritchie (5) Assists: Simon Holmstrom (10), Maxim Shabanov (8)	1	0
12:08		Bo Horvat (21) (Power Play) Assists: Mathew Barzal (20), Matthew Schaefer (16)	2	0

2nd Period			NYI	CHI
15:31		Teuvo Teravainen (7) Assists: Oliver Moore (7), Artyom Levshunov (17)	2	1
19:57		Nick Lardis (2) (Power Play) Assists: Oliver Moore (8), Ryan Greene (10)	2	2

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			NYI	CHI
	Nick Lardis Wrist Shot High and Wide Right		0	0
	Mathew Barzal Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight		0	0
	Teuvo Teravainen Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich		0	0
	Bo Horvat Goal Snap Shot		1	0
	Ryan Donato Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich		1	0

Giveaway by Alex Vlasic
Bo Horvat shot blocked by Louis Crevier
Giveaway by Spencer Knight
Nick Lardis Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Oliver Moore faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Nick Lardis Wrist Shot Wide Right
Landon Slaggert hit Matthew Schaefer
Anders Lee shot blocked by Jason Dickinson
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Connor Murphy
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Ryan Greene
Nick Foligno Tip-In saved by David Rittich
Ryan Donato hit Ryan Pulock
Tony DeAngelo shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
Matt Grzelcyk Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Oliver Moore Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
Marshall Warren shot blocked by Artyom Levshunov
Artyom Levshunov hit Marshall Warren
Artyom Levshunov hit Simon Holmstrom
Louis Crevier Snap Shot Wide Left
Colton Dach hit Scott Mayfield
Nick Foligno hit Marshall Warren
Colton Dach hit Calum Ritchie
Takeaway by Matt Grzelcyk
Giveaway by Ilya Mikheyev
Ryan Donato Wrist Shot Wide Left
Alex Vlasic Wrist Shot Wide Left
Tony DeAngelo shot blocked by Connor Murphy
Andre Burakovsky Holding against Adam Pelech
Takeaway by Ryan Greene
Tony DeAngelo shot blocked by Nick Foligno
Colton Dach hit Adam Pelech
Giveaway by Ryan Greene
Andre Burakovsky Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Colton Dach hit Tony DeAngelo
Ryan Greene faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Artyom Levshunov Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
Connor Murphy Slap Shot High and Wide Left
Teuvo Teravainen Slap Shot saved by David Rittich
Wyatt Kaiser shot blocked by Ryan Greene
Ryan Greene faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Nick Foligno hit Scott Mayfield
Colton Dach Snap Shot Off Crossbar
Nick Foligno Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Alex Vlasic Wrist Shot Wide Right
Louis Crevier Wrist Shot Wide Left
Oliver Moore faceoff won against Calum Ritchie
Matt Grzelcyk Slap Shot saved by David Rittich
Ryan Donato faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Landon Slaggert hit Ryan Pulock
Tyler Bertuzzi Deflected saved by David Rittich
Nick Foligno Roughing against Emil Heineman
Ilya Mikheyev faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Wyatt Kaiser hit Mathew Barzal
Giveaway by Artyom Levshunov
Ryan Donato Wrist Shot Wide Left
Ryan Donato Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Alex Vlasic shot blocked by Ryan Donato
Ilya Mikheyev hit Matthew Schaefer
Teuvo Teravainen faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Nick Lardis Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
Colton Dach hit Jonathan Drouin
Ryan Donato hit Marshall Warren
Alex Vlasic Snap Shot Wide Right
Ryan Greene Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Giveaway by Wyatt Kaiser
Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi
Colton Dach hit Ryan Pulock
Louis Crevier hit Adam Pelech
Andre Burakovsky hit Marshall Warren
Oliver Moore faceoff won against Calum Ritchie
Teuvo Teravainen Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Oliver Moore (7), Artyom Levshunov (17)
Landon Slaggert Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Takeaway by Matt Grzelcyk
Landon Slaggert Slap Shot Wide Right
Nick Foligno faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Ilya Mikheyev Backhand Wide Right
Ryan Donato faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Nick Lardis hit Emil Heineman
Nick Lardis Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Ryan Donato faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Tyler Bertuzzi Tip-In Wide Right
Nick Lardis Wrist Shot Wide Right
Nick Lardis Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Oliver Moore (8), Ryan Greene (10)
Adam Pelech shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
Ryan Greene Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Giveaway by Wyatt Kaiser
Oliver Moore hit Calum Ritchie
Takeaway by Tyler Bertuzzi
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Nick Foligno
Alex Vlasic shot blocked by Ryan Donato
Giveaway by Ryan Greene
Louis Crevier Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Colton Dach hit Scott Mayfield
Nick Lardis hit Calum Ritchie
Ilya Mikheyev Roughing against Mathew Barzal
Ryan Greene faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin
Oliver Moore faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Oliver Moore faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Takeaway by Teuvo Teravainen
Artyom Levshunov Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Ryan Donato
Adam Pelech shot blocked by Ryan Greene
Matt Grzelcyk Wrist Shot Wide Right
Oliver Moore faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Landon Slaggert hit Casey Cizikas
Nick Foligno faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Bo Horvat shot blocked by Louis Crevier
Nick Foligno faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Giveaway by Louis Crevier
Giveaway by Connor Murphy
Jonathan Drouin shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
Giveaway by Connor Murphy
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Tyler Bertuzzi
Louis Crevier Slap Shot saved by David Rittich
Ryan Donato Wrist Shot Wide Right
Nick Foligno Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Nick Lardis Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Ryan Greene faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Ryan Greene Wrist Shot Wide Right
Ryan Greene Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Teuvo Teravainen Wrist Shot Wide Left
Artyom Levshunov Tripping against Emil Heineman
Emil Heineman shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
Nick Lardis Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Teuvo Teravainen Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Ryan Donato Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Ryan Greene shot blocked by Adam Pelech
Puck in Netting
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Ryan Greene
Anders Lee Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Marshall Warren
Giveaway by Matthew Schaefer
Calum Ritchie Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Simon Holmstrom (10), Max Shabanov (8)
Emil Heineman Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Giveaway by Mathew Barzal
Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot Short
Giveaway by Casey Cizikas
Marc Gatcomb hit Teuvo Teravainen
Emil Heineman hit Louis Crevier
Teuvo Teravainen shot blocked by Adam Pelech
Puck in Benches
Giveaway by Marshall Warren
Marc Gatcomb hit Alex Vlasic
Matthew Schaefer hit Louis Crevier
Giveaway by Mathew Barzal
Ryan Pulock hit Ryan Donato
TV Timeout
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Ryan Greene
Bo Horvat Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (20), Matthew Schaefer (16)
Marshall Warren hit Oliver Moore
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Colton Dach
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Ryan Greene
Giveaway by Ryan Pulock
Anders Lee hit Artyom Levshunov
Tyler Bertuzzi shot blocked by Anders Lee
Goalie Stopped
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Jason Dickinson
Simon Holmstrom Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Colton Dach
Marc Gatcomb hit Connor Murphy
Anthony Duclair Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Anders Lee Wrist Shot Wide Right
Puck in Crowd
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Jason Dickinson
Emil Heineman hit Louis Crevier
Emil Heineman hit Louis Crevier
Emil Heineman hit Oliver Moore
Simon Holmstrom Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Calum Ritchie Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Marc Gatcomb hit Louis Crevier
Jonathan Drouin hit Connor Murphy
Icing
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Nick Foligno
Ryan Pulock Wrist Shot Wide Right
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Ryan Greene
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Calum Ritchie faceoff won against Ryan Greene
Marshall Warren Wrist Shot Wide Right
Off-side
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Ryan Pulock
Takeaway by Matthew Schaefer
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Nick Foligno
Marc Gatcomb hit Alex Vlasic
Adam Pelech Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Jonathan Drouin
Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
Off-side
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Colton Dach
Jean-Gabriel Pageau shot blocked by Anders Lee
Anders Lee Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Wrist Shot Short
Anders Lee Tip-In saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Ryan Greene
High Stick
Jonathan Drouin Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Ryan Donato shot blocked by Marshall Warren
Giveaway by Marshall Warren
Puck in Netting
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Nick Foligno
Emil Heineman hit Artyom Levshunov
Giveaway by Ryan Pulock
Icing
Calum Ritchie faceoff won against Ryan Greene
Tony DeAngelo hit Nick Lardis
Takeaway by Casey Cizikas
Takeaway by Ryan Pulock
Max Shabanov hit Matt Grzelcyk
Giveaway by Marshall Warren
Icing
Giveaway by Jonathan Drouin
Colton Dach shot blocked by Adam Pelech
Giveaway by Ryan Pulock
Ryan Pulock hit Ryan Donato
Emil Heineman Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
Puck in Netting
Bo Horvat High-sticking - double minor against Nick Foligno
Andre Burakovsky shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
Puck in Netting
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Nick Foligno
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Tony DeAngelo
Giveaway by Ryan Pulock
Bo Horvat hit Artyom Levshunov
Giveaway by Bo Horvat
Louis Crevier shot blocked by Max Shabanov
Colton Dach shot blocked by Simon Holmstrom
Simon Holmstrom hit Connor Murphy
Giveaway by Calum Ritchie
Casey Cizikas hit Landon Slaggert
Marc Gatcomb Tip-In saved by Spencer Knight
Marc Gatcomb hit Artyom Levshunov
Matthew Schaefer Slap Shot Wide Right
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Mathew Barzal Roughing against Ilya Mikheyev
TV Timeout
Takeaway by Matthew Schaefer
Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
Off-side
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Oliver Moore
Giveaway by Tony DeAngelo
Off-side
Icing
Adam Pelech hit Nick Lardis
Bo Horvat hit Teuvo Teravainen
Nick Lardis shot blocked by Adam Pelech
Icing
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Ryan Greene
Ryan Pulock Wrist Shot Wide Right
Icing
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Nick Foligno
Giveaway by Ryan Pulock
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Giveaway by Max Shabanov
Marc Gatcomb Poke Wide Left
Marc Gatcomb Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Ryan Greene
Ryan Pulock Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Bo Horvat hit Alex Vlasic
Puck in Netting
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Ryan Greene
Tony DeAngelo Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Jonathan Drouin Tip-In Wide Right
Puck in Crowd
Emil Heineman hit Louis Crevier
Takeaway by Ryan Pulock
Giveaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Adam Pelech Wrist Shot Wide Right
Adam Pelech Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Takeaway by Casey Cizikas
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Bo Horvat
Matthew Schaefer Slap Shot High and Wide Left
Off-side
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Ilya Mikheyev
Giveaway by Mathew Barzal
Anders Lee Tip-In saved by Spencer Knight
Icing
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Nick Foligno
Mathew Barzal Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Bo Horvat Goal Snap Shot

ISLANDERS

BLACKHAWKS

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 1-0

Islanders
3
Blackhawks
2

Game 1

31/12

Blackhawks
Islanders

Game 2

24/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	24	12	3	51
NY Islanders	22	14	4	48
Philadelphia	20	11	7	47
Washington	20	14	5	45
Pittsburgh	17	12	9	43
NY Rangers	19	17	5	43
New Jersey	20	17	2	42
Columbus	17	15	6	40

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	29	2	7	65
Dallas	25	7	7	57
Minnesota	24	10	6	54
Utah	18	19	3	39
Nashville	17	17	4	38
St. Louis	15	17	8	38
Chicago	14	18	7	35
Winnipeg	15	18	4	34

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New York Islanders @ Chicago Blackhawks

Stars of the Game

Bo HorvatC - NYI

Calum RitchieC - NYI

Oliver MooreC - CHI

Game Information

Video Highlights

Bo Horvat lifts the Islanders to a 3-2 shootout victory over the slumping Blackhawks

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 1-0

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Central Division Standings

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