The New York Islanders Hockey Club (HC) has won an away victory over the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match. The game took place on December 31 and ended with a score of 3:2 in shootouts.

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Frank Nazar, a forward of the Chicago Blackhawks, is still recovering after he was hit on the face in December during the team's road trip. It is projected that the young center will miss a couple of weeks,

Rookie Nick Lardis scored in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars.

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The win came at a cost, as the Flyers lost Denver Barkey and Travis Sanheim during the game. Travis Konecny, Noah Cates, and Carl Grundström each scored for the Flyers.

The ECHL postponed 13 games Friday after players went on strike, causing a work stoppage in the North American development minor hockey league two tiers below the NHL.

At a time when Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche and Quinn Hughes of the Minnesota Wild have redefined "defense" as offense, 18-year-old Matthew Schaefer appears to be on his way to replicating some of their magic with the New York Islanders.

The Chicago Blackhawks head into 2026 with a loss in their rearview and another injured center after falling to the New York Islanders in a shootout, 3-2.