Horvat scores twice as Islanders beat Blackhawks at UBS Arena
ELMONT, N.Y. (Interstat) — Bo Horvat scored twice and the New York Islanders beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Oct. 8 at UBS Arena. Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves for New York. Emil Heineman and Anthony Duclair also scored, and Logan Stanley recorded two assists. Matthew Schaefer, Matias Maccelli and Jean-Gabriel Pageau each added an assist. Horvat finished with four shots on goal. Duclair had two shots and four penalty minutes. Stanley contributed three hits and 10 penalty minutes. Frank Nazar scored for Chicago, with Patrick Kane and Sam Rinzel assisting. Nazar had 20 penalty minutes. The Islanders led 1-0 after the first period and 3-0 after the second. Nazar scored in the third before Horvat answered. Chicago dropped to 1-4-0. New York improved to 2-2-0 and has won two of its last three. Attendance at UBS Arena was 13,946. The Islanders next host Tampa Bay, while the Blackhawks host Carolina.