Bo Horvat and Simon Holmstrom rally the Islanders over the Blackhawks 2-1

Tue, Apr 2, 2024
NHL News (AP)

NEW YORK (AP) - Bo Horvat and Simon Holmstrom scored in the third period to help the New York Islanders top the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Ilya Sorokin made 18 saves for New York, which pulled within one point of Washington for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.

Jason Dickinson scored for last-place Chicago, which had won three of four. Connor Bedard had an assist, and Petr Mrazek made 27 stops.