Match Info

NHL

Date: 30 December 2025, Tuesday

Location: United Center (Chicago, IL)

Where to Watch on TV:


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	Chicago Blackhawks		New York Islanders

	1	X	2
	2.9	4	2.15	Watch
	2.75	3.9	2.18
	2.88	4.08	2.17
	2.87	4.21	2.15	Watch
	2.88	4.33	2.1
	2.87	4.23	2.17
	2.95	4.25	2.05
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.87 ↓ (2.97)	4.14 ↓ (4.4)	2.14 (2.14)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.75

The best margin for this event is 4.6%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Chicago Blackhawks
32.9%

Draw
22.8%

New York Islanders
44.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

32.6%

22%

45.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

30.6%

20.6%

48.3%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Chicago Blackhawks has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.3%)

New York Islanders has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.1%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Chicago Blackhawks than the current prediction. (-2.3%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for New York Islanders than the current prediction. (+4.1%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
25%	16.7%	58.3%

Chicago Blackhawks - New York Islanders Predictions

Users Predictions: 12 users predict this event. Chicago will win (votes: 3 - 25%). NY Islanders will win (votes: 7 - 58.3%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 16.7%).
Confidence interval (95%) for NY Islanders: 30.4% – 86.2%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 3 Selected Experts predict this event. Chicago (votes: 1 - 33.3%). NY Islanders (votes: 2 - 66.7%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 2:3

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Lineups

Line 1
30. Knight S. (G)	33. Rittich D. (G)
46. Crevier L.	6. Pulock R. (A)
72. Vlasic A.	48. Schaefer M.
28. Burakovsky A.	13. Barzal M.
20. Greene R.	14. Horvat B. (A)
59. Bertuzzi T.	51. Heineman E.
Line 2
55. Levshunov A.	77. DeAngelo A.
44. Kaiser W.	3. Pelech A.
76. Lardis N.	29. Drouin J.
11. Moore O.	44. Pageau J.
86. Teravainen T.	27. Lee A. (C)
Line 3
5. Murphy C. (A)	24. Mayfield S.
24. Grzelcyk M.	41. Warren M.
95. Mikheyev I.	10. Holmstrom S.
16. Dickinson J. (A)	64. Ritchie C.
8. Donato R.	49. Shabanov M.
Line 4
84. Slaggert L.	16. Gatcomb M.
34. Dach C.	53. Cizikas C.
17. Foligno N.	11. Duclair A.
Substitutes
40. Soderblom A. (G)	50. Hogberg M. (G)
Coaches
. Blashill J.	. Roy P.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (0 - 2)
02:56, 0 - 1, Ritchie C. (G), Holmstrom S. (A), Shabanov M. (A2)
11:32, Burakovsky A. (2 min),
12:08, 0 - 2, Horvat B. (G), Barzal M. (A), Schaefer M. (A2)
2nd Period (2 - 0)
03:08, Foligno N. (2 min),
15:31, 1 - 2, Teravainen T. (G), Moore O. (A), Levshunov A. (A2)
16:49, Horvat B. (2 min),
19:57, 2 - 2, Lardis N. (G), Moore O. (A), Greene R. (A2)
3rd Period (0 - 0)
07:21, Mikheyev I. (2 min),
07:21, Barzal M. (2 min),
Overtime (0 - 0)
02:43, Levshunov A. (2 min),
Penalties (0 - 1)
1, Lardis N. (Penalty Shot),
1, Barzal M. (Penalty Shot),
2, Teravainen T. (Penalty Shot),
2, Horvat B. (Penalty Shot),
3, Donato R. (Penalty Shot),

Preview

This match will feature an outsider and one of the leaders (ranked 16 and 5 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: )).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Chicago won 2.

Recent form of Chicago has been disappointing (last 5 games: 1 wins).

NY Islanders has been playing with ups and downs recently (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).

NY Islanders could have a small edge in this match.

There will not play in Chicago: Bedard C. (Shoulder Injury) Nazar F. (Upper-Body Injury) Weber S. (Ankle Injury)

There will not play in NY Islanders: Bear E. (Injury) Engvall P. (Ankle Injury) Palmieri K. (Knee Injury) Romanov A. (Shoulder Injury) Sorokin I. (Lower-Body Injury) Varlamov S. (Knee Injury)

There are questionable in Chicago: Mikheyev I. (Personal Reasons)

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Chicago won 11 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 9 matches, and goals 57:55. (average 2.9:2.8).

Including home matches between the teams, Chicago won 7 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 32:27. (average 3.2:2.7).

Last Results with these Odds

Chicago Blackhawks - the odds 2.97 are the expected chance of winning is 32.65%, but this team recently wins 45% of matches with these odds.

New York Islanders - the odds 2.14 are the expected chance of winning is 45.31%, but this team recently wins 26% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Chicago Blackhawks
NHL
28.12.25	Chicago Blackhawks - Pittsburgh Penguins	3:7 ✺
27.12.25	Dallas Stars - Chicago Blackhawks	3:4 penalties ✺
23.12.25	Chicago Blackhawks - Philadelphia Flyers	1:3 ✺
20.12.25	Ottawa Senators - Chicago Blackhawks	6:4 ✺
18.12.25	Montreal Canadiens - Chicago Blackhawks	4:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 9.5 LWLLL
- New York Islanders
NHL
28.12.25	Columbus Blue Jackets - New York Islanders	4:2 ✺
27.12.25	New York Islanders - New York Rangers	2:0 ✺
23.12.25	New York Islanders - New Jersey Devils	2:1 ✺
20.12.25	Buffalo Sabres - New York Islanders	3:2 penalties ✺
19.12.25	New York Islanders - Vancouver Canucks	1:4 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6.9 LWWLL

Latest Head to Head

NHL
15.12.24	Chicago Blackhawks - New York Islanders	5:3
12.12.24	New York Islanders - Chicago Blackhawks	5:4
02.04.24	New York Islanders - Chicago Blackhawks	2:1
19.01.24	Chicago Blackhawks - New York Islanders	4:3 OT
04.12.22	New York Islanders - Chicago Blackhawks	3:0
01.11.22	Chicago Blackhawks - New York Islanders	1:3
05.12.21	New York Islanders - Chicago Blackhawks	2:3 penalties

Chicago Blackhawks - New York Islanders: Predictions, Live Scores & TV Guide