RECAP: Blackhawks Drop Home Opener to Islanders, 4-1

The Blackhawks started strong in the opening 20 minutes, but fell to the New York Islanders on Tuesday night, 4-1.
MacKenzie Entwistle netted his first of the season late in the contest and Marc-Andre Fleury made 25 stops as Chicago fell to 0-3-1 on the year.

POSTGAME LINKS
GAMECENTER: CHI vs. NYI
HIGHLIGHTS: Blackhawks Fall to Islanders at Home
GALLERY: Blackhawks vs. Islanders
STAT OF THE NIGHT: The Blackhawks' 18 shots in a dominant opening period matched their total from the first periods in their first three games combined (17).
UP NEXT: The Blackhawks continue their four-game homestand on Thursday night as the Vancouver Canucks visit the United Center. Patrick Kane will be honored ahead of the game for reaching the 1,000 game milestone last season, a celebration that was postponed until his loudest supporters could be inside the UC for the occasion (TICKETS).

GAME RECAP

CHI: 0, NYI: 1

2nd - 4:08 - Anthony Beaulivier

Following a first period dominated by the Blackhawks, it was the visitors striking first on the night as Anthony Beaulivier opening the scoring. Off a broken play in the defensive zone, a trio of Blackhawks got caught trying to win a puck back in numbers behind their own goal, with the puck bouncing right to Beaulivier in the process alone at the side of the cage. The winger quickly stepped into the slot and tucked a quick shot passed Marc-Andre Fleury for the 1-0 lead.

CHI: 0, NYI: 2

3rd - 0:48 - Oliver Wahlstrom

Early in the third, the Islanders doubled their lead on a defensive zone turnover by the Blackhawks. Oliver Wahlstrom picked off a pass from Henrik Borgstrom on a breakout and quickly turned the play the other way. Jake McCabe made a diving effort to break up the abbreviated rush as the lone man back, but Wahlstrom sidestepped the blueliner and put a wrister past Marc-Andre Fleury for a 2-0 score.

CHI: 0, NYI: 3

3rd - 8:51 - Oliver Wahlstrom (Jean-Gabriel Pageau)

New York and Wahlstrom made it a 3-0 game later in the period off a scramble in front. Connor Murphy made a diving block on an initial bid from Wahlstrom only to have Jean-Gabriel Pageau pick up the loose puck at the faceoff dot, spin and find the open winger on the far dot for a one-time score and a three-goal lead.

CHI: 0, NYI: 4

3rd - 11:06 - Cal Clutterbuck

It was made a 4-0 game just over two minutes later off a rush as Cal Clutterbuck walked into the zone from a wide angle and put a shot off the post and in to put the game away at the United Center.

CHI: 1, NYI: 4

3rd - 19:34 - MacKenzie Entwistle (Kirby Dach, Erik Gustafsson)

The Blackhawks got on the board in the final minute of play as MacKenzie Entwistle ended the shutout bid for Ilya Sorokin.