Game 4
Isles 4, Chicago 1
Bo Horvat connected on the power play for the third straight game and added an empty-netter while Logan Stanley earned his second two-assist game of the season as the Isles defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1, before 13,946 at UBS Arena.
Ilya Sorokin set a career high with a 165:31 shutout streak before allowing a late 6th-attacker goal; it was the first he allowed in 117:26 at home, breaking Chico Resch’s club record for a shutout streak to start the season.
Emil Heineman and Anthony Duclair scored 2:54 apart for the Isles.
The Scoring:
1st Period
Bo Horvat (3) Matthew Schaefer (3) 19:01 CHI 0,NYI 1 PPG
2nd Period
Emil Heineman (2) Matias Maccelli (2), Adam Pelech (2) 06:44 CHI 0,NYI 2
Anthony Duclair (1) Logan Stanley (3), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (2) 09:38 CHI 0,NYI 3
3rd Period
Frank Nazar (2) Patrick Kane (1), Sam Rinzel (1) 17:26 CHI 1,NYI 3
Bo Horvat (4)EN Logan Stanley (4) 18:27 CHI 1,NYI 4
The Skinny
Logan Stanley had his second consecutive two-assist game on home-ice and now leads the team in assists (4)… The Isles have scored thirteen goals; in the last twelve seasons, they have scored more times thru four games only once (14 in 2022-23)… Bo Horvat is the first Islander to score power play goals in three consecutive games since Anders Lee did so in 2018…Horvat recorded his 41st multi-goal game, including 13 for the Isles…Anthony Duclair scored for the first time since January 21st in Seattle…Logan Stanley matched career highs in assists (8th time) and points (10th time) with his two assists.
The Injury
· Bo Horvat left the game after his empty-net goal; Frank Nazar received a match penalty for an illegal hit to the head on the play.
Milestone Men
· Bo Horvat scored his 102nd and 103rd goals as an Islander, passing Anders Kallur (101) and Anthony Beauvillier (102) for 33rd place in club history.
· Sorokin recorded his 156th win for the Islanders, leaving him one behind Chico Resch for second place in club history.
· Matthew Schaefer recorded his 62nd point, tying Pat LaFontaine for third place among Isles teenagers.
· Adam Pelech tied Mark Streit for 10th place on the Isles defensemen point list (179).
Most Goals by an Islander Teenager
1. Bryan Trottier 32
2. Pat LaFontaine 26
3. John Tavares and Tim Connolly 24
5. Brent Sutter and Matthew Schaefer 23
Schaefer has scored the most goals by any Islander teenage defenseman.
Most Assists by an Islander Teenager
1. Bryan Trottier 63
2. Tim Connolly 51
3. Matthew Schaefer 39
Schaefer has the most assists by any Islander teenage defenseman.
Most Points by an Islander Teenager
1. Bryan Trottier 95
2. Tim Connolly 75
3. Pat LaFontaine and Matthew Schaefer 62
Schaefer has the most points by any Islander teenage defenseman.
Most Game-Winning Goals by an Islander Teenager
1. Bryan Trottier 5
2. Matthew Schaefer 4
Most Shots on Goal by an Islander Teenager
1. Tim Connolly 285
2. Matthew Schaefer 232
Schaefer will play this entire season as a teenager.
Most Ice Time by an Islander Teenager, Game
1. Matthew Schaefer 31:59 3/24/2026 vs CHI
2. Matthew Schaefer 29:40 3/3121/2026 at BUF
3. Matthew Schaefer 29:24 3/13/2026 vs LA
4. Matthew Schaefer 29:01 3/7/2026 at SJ (OT)
The last Islander to play more than 31:59 was Mark Streit, who played 32:27 on March 27, 2010, vs. CBJ. Since ice-time became official, no Islander has played more than 31:59 in a game that ended in regulation.
Most Ice Time by a Teenager, Game
1. Matthew Schaefer 31:59 3/24/2026 vs CHI
2. Jay Bouwmeester 30:57 1/30/2003 for FLA vs. DET (OT)
There are five recorded instances of a teenager playing 30 minutes in a game. Schaefer is the first teenager with four games of at least 29 minutes.
Schaefer has played at least 20:00 in 74 straight games; it is the longest streak in NHL history by a teenager in a single season since ice-time became official and the longest by an Islander since Mark Streit set the record (since 1997-98) by doing so in 141 consecutive games from 2009-2011.
Did Somebody Say Comeback?
The Isles have zero come-from behind wins this season, including eight when they trailed in the third period. The opponents have come-from-behind to win zero times this season, including zero times in the third period.
The Isles have zero multi-goal comeback wins (zero in the third period); opponents have zero (none in the third period).
Overtime Is Our Time
The Isles are 0-0 in games decided by an overtime goal; they are 0-0 in shootouts.
Last season the Isles established an NHL record by winning all ten games decided by an overtime goal.
The Sixth Attacker
The Isles have scored no goals with the sixth attacker and allowed two empty net goals.
Opponents have scored one goal with the sixth attacker and allowed one empty-netter to the Isles.
Last Year vs. This Year
• 2026-27: 2-2-0 for 4 points in 4 games
• 2025-26: 1-3-0 for 2 points in 4 games
Offense from Defense
• Today: 0-4-4
• Season: 0-9-9
• Last Season (Final) 40-126-166
The 40 goals are the most for the Islander defense since they had 41 in 2022-23.
Home and Road
The Isles are 2-2-0 overall; they are 2-0-0 at home and 0-2-0 on the road.
Chicago is 1-4-0 overall; they are 1-0-0 at home and 0-4-0 on the road.
East and West
The Isles are 1-2-0 against the East (1-1-0 vs. Metropolitan and 0-1-0 vs. Atlantic) and 1-0-0 against the West (1-0-0 vs. Central and 0-0-0 vs. Pacific).
First Things First
The Isles are 2-0-0 when scoring first and 0-2-0 when allowing the opening goal.
The Shots
Isles 6-7-6=19
Chicago 5-11-7=23
The Isles are 0-1-0 when they outshoot their opponents, 0-0-0 when the shots are even and 2-1-0 when the opposition has more shots.
In the Nets
Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves; he is 2-1-0 this season and 5-2-1 vs. Chicago.
Arvid Soderstrom made 17 saves; he is 0-2-0 this season and 2-4-0 vs. the Isles.
Special Teams
The Isles were 1-4 (3:36); Chicago was 0-3 (6:00).
The Isles are 2-1-0 when they score at least one power play goal and 0-1-0 when they do not. The Isles are 0-2-0 when they allow at least one power play goal and 2-0-0 when they do not.
The Isles are 2-0-0 when they outscore the opposition on special teams, 0-0-0 when they are outscored, and 1-1-0 when special team goals are equal.
Three is a Magic Number
The Isles 2-0-0 when they score at least three goals (including shootout winners) and are 0-2-0 when they do not.
One-Goal Games
The Isles are 0-1-0 in games decided by a single goal including 0-1 in regulation. They are 0-0 in games decided in overtime and are 0-0 in shootouts. The Isles are 0-1 in games in which an empty-net goal turns a 1-goal game into a 2-goal game.
Back-to-Backs
The Isles are 0-0-0 on the front end and 0-0-0 on the back end this season.
The Isles are 0-1-0 when the opponent is on the back end, including 0-0-0 when the Isles also played the previous day.
Ice-time Leaders
Isles: Matthew Schaefer (26:45); Chicago: Bowen Byram (26:35)
Bo Horvat led Isles forwards (17:53).
Face-offs
Isles 29, Chicago 20 (59.2%)
Jean-Gabriel Pageau won 10 of 17 for the Isles; Anton Frondell won 5 of 11 for Chicago.
Hit Count
Isles 25 (Bo Horvat – 5)
Chicago 15 (Jordan Greenway – 4)
Blocked Shots
Isles 17 (Logan Stanley – 3)
Chicago 10 (Bowen Byram and Patrick Kane – 2)
Fights
None. Season total: 2 (Schenn, Pelech)
For the Analytics Crowd
Corsi: All situations: Isles 37, Chicago 54
Corsi: 5-on-5: Isles 29, Chicago 43
5-on-5 leaders:
Isles: Bo Horvat +7
Chicago: Three with +11
High Danger Scoring Chances (per Natural Stat Trick)
All situations: Isles 11, Chicago 9
5-on-5: Isles 9, Chicago 8
Scratches
Mathew Barzal (NonRoster IR), Alex Romanov (IR), Matt Kessel, Kyle MacLean
Games Lost to injury: 5. (Last season’s total: 399)
The Ironmen
Brayden Schenn played his 330th consecutive game (the first 307 for the Blues). Adam Pelech, Matthew Schaefer, and Emil Heineman have also played in every Islander game since the start of last season.
National TV Games
The Isles are 0-1-0 in games that air on one of the NHL’s US national broadcast partners. The next nationally televised game will be on October 22nd against the Kings.
Matinee Isles
The Isles are 0-0-0 in matinee games. The NHL considers games that start before 5:00 local time to be afternoon contests. Since the start of the 2019-20 season, the Isles are 18-24-14 in matinees.
The first matinee will be on Halloween, when the Isles host the Oilers at 2:00pm.
Challenges
Isles: 0 successful, 0 failures
Opponents: 0 successful, 0 failures
Hockey Opps: 0 favorable, 0 unfavorable
Quickies (Two goals in under a minute)
For (1): Vs NJD 10/3
Vs (1): @ NYR 10/6
Quick Responses (One team scoring within a minute of the other team)
Isles responses (0):
Opponent responses (0):
Multi-Goal 3rd Period Comeback Wins
For (0):
Vs (0):
Last Minute Heroes (Tying or go-ahead goals in the final three minutes of the third period):
For (0):
Vs (0):
OT Winners
For (0):
Vs (0):
Shootout Winners
For (0):
Vs (0):
All-time Islander Leader Boards:
Games Played (skaters)
1. Bryan Trottier 1,123 \\* 2. Denis Potvin 1,060 \\* 3. Josh Bailey 1,057 \\*
4. Casey Cizikas 982…
15. Brent Sutter 694 \\* 16. Adam Pelech 646 \\* 17. Ryan Pulock 640 \\* 18. Derek King 638 \\* 19. Billy Harris 623 \\* 20. Stefan Persson 622 \\* 21. Scott Mayfield 616 \\* 22. Mathew Barzal 611
Goals
1. Mike Bossy 573 \\* 2. Bryan Trottier 500 \\* 3. Denis Potvin 310 \\*
17. Patrick Flatley 160 \\* 18. Mathew Barzal 153…
22. Jason Blake 127 \\* 23. Casey Cizikas 125…
33. Bo Horvat 103
Assists
1. Bryan Trottier 853 \\* 2. Denis Potvin 742 \\* 3. Mike Bossy 553 \\*
4. Josh Bailey 396 \\* 5. Mathew Barzal 381…
23. Pierre Turgeon 193 \\* 24. Ryan Pulock 185…
32. Ziggy Palffy 163 \\* 33. Casey Cizikas 157 \\* 34. David Volek 154 \\* 35. Mariusz Czerkawski 150 \\* 36. Adam Pelech 198
Points
1. Bryan Trottier 1,353 \\* 2. Mike Bossy 1,126 \\* 3. Denis Potvin 1,052…
9. Pat LaFontaine 566 \\* 10. Anders Lee 549 \\* 11. John Tonelli 544 \\* 12. Bob Bourne 542 \\* 13. Mathew Barzal 533…
27. Ed Westfall 286 \\* 28. Casey Cizikas 282 …
32. Nick Leddy 243 \\* 33. Ryan Pulock 241
+/-
1. Bryan Trottier +467 \\\2. Denis Potvin +456 \\\ 3. Mike Bossy +380…
15. Bob Lorimer +105 \\* 16. Adam Pelech +85 \\* 17. Tomas Jonsson +76 \\* 18. Garry Howatt +75 \\* 19. Pat Price +70 \\* 20. JP Parise +67 \\* 21. Ryan Pulock +66 \\* 22. Jude Drouin +58
Defense Games
1. Denis Potvin 1,060 \\* 2. Adam Pelech 646 \\* 3. Ryan Pulock 640 \\*
4. Stefan Persson 622 \\* 5. Scott Mayfield 616
Defense Goals
1. Denis Potvin 310 \\* 2. Tomas Jonsson 84 \\* 3. Kenny Jonsson 57 \\*
4. Ryan Pulock 56…
12. Adrian Aucoin 33 \\* 13. Bryan Berard 31 \\* 14. Scott Mayfield and Adam Pelech 30
Defense Assists
1. Denis Potvin 742\\* 2. Stefan Persson 317 \\* 3. Tomas Jonsson 249 \\*
4. Nick Leddy 198 \\* 5. Ryan Pulock 185 …
9. Jeff Norton 166 \\* 10. Adam Pelech 149…
13. Dave Lewis 117 \\* 14. Roman Hamrlik and Scott Mayfield 110
Defense Points
1. Denis Potvin 1,052 \\* 2. Stefan Persson 369 \\* 3. Tomas Jonsson 333 \\*
4. Nick Leddy 243 \\* 5. Ryan Pulock 241…
10. Mark Streit and Adam Pelech 179…
14. Dave Lewis 141 \\* 15. Scott Mayfield 140
Goalie Games
1. Billy Smith 674 \\* 2. Rick DiPietro 318 \\* 3. Ilya Sorokin 311…
8. Jaroslav Halak 177\\* 9. Glenn Healy 176 \\* 10. Semyon Varlamov 174
Wins
1. Billy Smith 304 \\* 2. Glenn Resch 157 \\* 3. Ilya Sorokin 156 …
7. Jaroslav Halak 88 \\* 8. Roland Melanson 77 \\* 9. Semyon Varlamov 76
Shutouts
1. Ilya Sorokin 30 \\* 2. Glenn Resch 25 \\* 3. Billy Smith 22 \\*
4. Rick DiPietro and Semyon Varlamov 16
On the Farm
The Hamilton Hammers are 1-1-0-0 heading into their home opener on Friday against Toronto. They will also host the Marlies on Sunday afternoon at 3.
Team leaders:
Goals: Mitchell Chaffee (3); Assists: Liam Foudy (4); Points: Foudy (5)
Goalies: Vitek Vanecek (1-0-0), Josh Kotai (0-1-0)
Season Series Stats
The Isles lead the season series, 1 game to 0 (and 2 points to 0). The teams will play next on February 23rd at United Center.
The Isles are 7-2-2 in the last 11 meetings with the Hawks.
UP NEXT
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10th – TAMPA BAY AT ISLANDERS 7:30pm
[MSGSN (pre-game at 7:00), WRHU 88.7 FM, WRCN 103.9FM, Isles + UBS Arena App]
The Isles will look to improve to 3-0-0 at home for only the third time this century (2003-04 and 2021) and first time at UBS Arena as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is the first of three meetings between the teams this season.
The Isles are 6-4-0 in the last ten meetings after sweeping three low-scoring games (one in a shootout) last season.
