US EditionBlackhawks sink Islanders with midgame 4-goal surge
Chicago Blackhawks won 4-3 with four consecutive goals and 44 saves by Arvid Soderblom, while Anton Frondell recorded an assist in his NHL debut.
- On Tuesday, the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the New York Islanders 4-3 in Elmont, New York, holding off a late rally. Goalie Arvid Soderblom made 44 saves to secure the win.
- Chicago built a 4-1 lead after Nick Lardis, Ilya Mikheyev, Tyler Bertuzzi, and Frank Nazar scored consecutive goals within a 13-minute span bridging the first and second periods.
- During his NHL debut, Blackhawks forward Anton Frondell earned his first career point. The Islanders replaced starter David Rittich with Ilya Sorokin after the first period, though the change could not stop the early offensive onslaught.
- Islanders head coach Patrick Roy praised his team's resilience after Simon Holmstrom and Cal Ritchie scored in the third period. Despite the loss, New York remains tied for the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot.
- The Islanders host the Dallas Stars on Thursday night, needing to maintain pace with the Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings for the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot.
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ELMONT, N.Y. — Through one game of the Anton Frondell era, the Blackhawks are undefeated.The Hawks held on by the thinnest of threads Tuesday night to win 4-3 in Frondell’s NHL debut, dealing a blow to the Islanders’ playoff hopes in the process.The No. 3 overall pick in last year’s draft, who arrived in the U.S. from Sweden on Monday, attempted five shots in 15:44 of ice time, skating on the first line with Connor Bedard and Ryan Greene, as wel…
Top contender could miss the playoffs due to referee’s mistake!
A blatant officiating error may have just derailed the New York Islanders’ playoff hopes. Tuesday night’s 4-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks featured a call, or lack thereof, that could ultimately keep Patrick Roy’s squad out of the postseason.“The referee said he made a mistake,” Roy told reporters after the game. “It comes at the worst possible time for us. It’s unfortunate, but I guess it’s part of the game.”The controversy occurred in the se…
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