Horvat's Two Goals Power Islanders Past Blackhawks 4-1 at UBS Arena

ELMONT, N.Y. — Bo Horvat continued his torrid start to the season, scoring twice as the New York Islanders beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 at UBS Arena on Thursday night. Horvat struck on the power play in the first period, winning a face-off and burying the rebound off Matthew Schaefer's point shot to open the scoring at 19:03 — his third consecutive game with a power-play goal. Emil Heineman and Anthony Duclair also found the net for the Islanders, while Logan Stanley contributed two assists. The win evened New York's record at 2-2-0. Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves but saw his career-long shutout streak snapped at 165:31. The goaltender had blanked New Jersey 6-0 on Saturday and carried the shutout bid deep into Thursday's contest before Chicago's Frank Nazar got the visitors on the board. Islanders head coach Peter DeBoer credited his team's special teams and 5-on-5 detail for the difference. For Chicago, Arvid Soderblom stopped 15 shots as the Blackhawks fell to 1-4-0. Head coach Jeff Blashill said his team was the better side for stretches but beat itself with a costly sequence of a turnover, a penalty and a blown penalty-kill assignment. The Islanders' strong night continues a pattern of sharp special-teams play that has fueled their early-season turnaround.