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Chicago Blackhawks vs New York Islanders · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Islanders · TUE · FEB 23 · 7:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
TUE · FEB 23 · 7:00 PM CT
United Center
CHSN · MSGSN
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks
0–3–0
VS
New York Islanders
Islanders
1–1–0
Upcoming
TUE · FEB 23 · 7:00 PM CT
CHSN · MSGSN
Chicago Blackhawks
Home · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
The problem is Simon Holmstrom, who has 6 points in his last 4 against the Blackhawks.
United Center
New York Islanders
Away · Islanders
1–1–0
2 PTS
Blackhawks
GOALIES
Islanders
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Ilya Sorokin
Ilya Sorokin
Expected
.968 SV% · 1.02 GAA · 1W
.884 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blackhawks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Islanders
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L1
Emil Heineman · Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L2
Victor Eklund · Calum Ritchie · Brayden Schenn
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L3
Simon Holmstrom · Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Anthony Duclair
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
L4
Ondrej Palat · Casey Cizikas · Matias Maccelli
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D1
Adam Pelech · Matthew Schaefer
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D2
Alexander Romanov · Ryan Pulock
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
D3
Logan Stanley · Tony DeAngelo
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP1
Kyle Palmieri · Bo Horvat · Brayden Schenn · Matias Maccelli · Matthew Schaefer
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PP2
Victor Eklund · Anthony Duclair · Emil Heineman · Calum Ritchie · Tony DeAngelo
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK1
Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Simon Holmstrom · Adam Pelech · Ryan Pulock
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
PK2
Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri · Logan Stanley · Alexander Romanov
BlackhawksProjected lines
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
IslandersProjected lines
L1
Emil Heineman · Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri
L2
Victor Eklund · Calum Ritchie · Brayden Schenn
L3
Simon Holmstrom · Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Anthony Duclair
L4
Ondrej Palat · Casey Cizikas · Matias Maccelli
D1
Adam Pelech · Matthew Schaefer
D2
Alexander Romanov · Ryan Pulock
D3
Logan Stanley · Tony DeAngelo
PP1
Kyle Palmieri · Bo Horvat · Brayden Schenn · Matias Maccelli · Matthew Schaefer
PP2
Victor Eklund · Anthony Duclair · Emil Heineman · Calum Ritchie · Tony DeAngelo
PK1
Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Simon Holmstrom · Adam Pelech · Ryan Pulock
PK2
Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri · Logan Stanley · Alexander Romanov
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT Ethan Sears · as of Oct 3
Blackhawks
INJURY REPORT
Islanders
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Mathew Barzal
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
IslandersInjury report
Mathew Barzal
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT Ethan Sears · as of Oct 3
STORYLINE
The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games. The Islanders won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

The problem is Simon Holmstrom, who has 6 points in his last 4 against the Blackhawks.

A milestone is in reach for Vitek Vanecek: 1 more win for 200 career wins.

The numbers behind it
Player
Simon Holmstrom has 6 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(New York)
6 pts, last 4 vs CHI
Player
Alex Vlasic has 5 points in his last 4 games against New York. See the games →
(Chicago)
5 pts, last 4 vs NYI
Milestone
Vitek Vanecek is 1 win shy of 200 career wins.
199 career wins