Blackhawks vs. Islanders: Frondell’s Debut, Preview, Lineups, How To Watch Game 71
The Chicago Blackhawks (26-31-13) kick off a four-game East Coast road trip against the New York Islanders (40-26-5) on Tuesday. It’s the second and final meeting of the 2025-26 season between the two teams. In the first matchup at the United Center on Dec.
30, both clubs’ final game of the 2025 calendar year, the Islanders earned a 3-2 shootout victory. Calum Ritchie and Bo Horvat (PP) were the goal scorers for New York in regulation, with Horvat also tallying the shootout winner. The Blackhawks rallied back from an early 2-0 deficit with goals from Teuvo Teravainen and Nick Lardis (PP) to record a point.
David Rittich stopped 17 of 19 shots faced to secure the win in net. Last time out, the Blackhawks fell 3-2 in overtime to the Nashville Predators on Sunday, blowing a 2-1 third-period lead in the process. Lardis and Connor Bedard were the two goal scorers in the game for Chicago.
Filip Forsberg was responsible for two of the three Predators’ goals, including the overtime winner, while Steven Stamkos also found the back of the net. Spencer Knight stopped 30 of 33 shots in defeat. The Islanders are coming off a 1-0 shutout win over the Blue Jackets on Sunday, snapping Columbus’s 12-game point streak in the process.
Horvat tallied the lone goal of the game, while Ilya Sorokin stopped all 26 shots faced for his seventh shutout of the year. With 85 points through 71 games this season, the Islanders currently hold a one-point cushion for the second and final Wild Card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Every game matters from here on out.
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