Bo Horvat scores twice as Islanders beat Blackhawks 4-1

New York Islanders secured a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday, with Bo Horvat netting two goals. The Islanders' goaltender Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves throughout the match. Emil Heineman and Anthony Duclair also scored for the New York team. Logan Stanley contributed two assists for the Islanders, while Chicago's Frank Nazar scored the lone goal for the Blackhawks.

The win marked the Islanders' second win in three games and their second victory overall in the season. Chicago suffered their fourth loss in the opening five games of the season. Arvid Soderblom made 15 saves for Chicago. Horvat opened the scoring in the final minute of the first period with a power-play goal, followed by Heineman's goal in the second period.

Duclair scored at the 9:38 mark of the third period. Nazar broke through Sorokin's shutout attempt with two minutes left in the third. Horvat added his second goal of the game into an empty net with 1:33 remaining. Alexander Romanov, the Islanders' defenseman who missed the previous game due to a torn ACL, will miss the rest of the regular season.

The Islanders will face the Tampa Bay Lightning next Saturday, while the Blackhawks will host the Carolina Hurricanes.