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TODAY’S MATCHUP

Chicago is 14-7-2 in their last 23 games against the Islanders dating back to the start of the 2010-11 season. The Blackhawks are also 9-3-0 in their last 12 home games against the club, including a victory in their last home contest on Jan. 19 (4-3 OT). Connor Bedard has four points (1G, 3A) in two career games against the Islanders.

LAST TIME OUT

The Blackhawks fell 4-1 to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday afternoon at the Prudential Center. Jason Dickinson scored his sixth goal of the season. TJ Brodie and Nick Foligno each posted an assist. Wyatt Kaiser led all game skaters with six blocked shots and Teuvo Teravainen skated in his 700th career NHL game. Drew Commesso made his first career NHL start. Chicago scored first for the 19th time this season, which is the most among all NHL teams.

NICK JAGGER

Nick Foligno registered an assist on Saturday and now has helpers (2A) in back-to-back games and three assists over his last five games. He also notched two hits against the Devils and continues to lead the team with 86 hits in 30 games this season.

JASONRY

Against the Devils, forward Jason Dickinson tallied his sixth goal of the 2024-25 campaign and now has four points (2G, 2A) over his last five games. The goal for Dickinson is the 150th point (67G, 83A) of his NHL career. He also recorded two hits against New Jersey and currently ranks fifth on the club with 45 hits in 30 games this season.

KILL EM WITH KINDNESS

Blackhawks penalty killers went a perfect 3-for-3 (100%) on Saturday against New Jersey and have now killed off 21-straight shorthanded opportunities since Nov. 27 vs. DAL. Since Nov. 1, Chicago’s penalty kill is clicking at 88.9%, which ranks first in the NHL. During the 2024-25 season, the clubs penalty kill is operating at 83.7%, which ranks fifth in the league.

Islanders Place Goalie On Injured Reserve, Recall Waived Forward Ahead Of Game vs. Chicago

Pierre Engvall is back up.

According to the NHL media site, the New York Islanders have placed goaltender Semyon Varlamov on injured reserve and recalled forward Pierre Engvall from Bridgeport ahead of their game against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Varlamov has not skated since the team’s 5-4 overtime loss to the Washington Capitals on Nov. 29, so an IR stint made sense. The media site does not differentiate between IR (roster spot) and LTIR ($2.75 in cap relief and roster spot).

If Varlamov is on LTIR, he will have to miss 10 games AND 24 days, dating back to Nov. 29, which means he isn’t eligible to return unit Dec. 24.

Per PuckPedia, which does differentiate, they have Varlamov on just IR, which means all he has to miss to return is seven days. He’s done that.

Starting netminder Ilya Sorokin will make his eighth straight start on Sunday and is likely to start all the games in Varlamov’s absence, with Marcus Hogberg serving as the backup.

Engvall, who cleared waivers on Saturday, is back up, likely due to Bo Horvat’s and Anthony Duclair’s statuses.

Horvat suffered a lower-body injury in the 5-4 win against the Blackhawks on Thursday night. He is day-to-day but did make the trip.

However, with Anthony Duclair (lower body) not ready to return just yet, the Islanders would have been forced into an 11-forward, seven-defenseman situation had they not recalled a forward.

We will see what the lineup looks like during warmups.