NHL Prop Bets: New York Islanders vs Chicago Blackhawks (October 8, 2026)
The Chicago Blackhawks (1-3-0) face the New York Islanders (1-2-0) at UBS Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Thursday's matchup.
- The Blackhawks have a 51-35 Puck Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Islanders hold a record of 44-41 across the same span.
The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -130 and UNDER at +110.
- The Blackhawks have a 38-45-3 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 38 games have gone over the total points line, 45 have gone under and three have resulted in a push). The Islanders have a 39-43-3 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Blackhawks have scored 2.55 goals per game since the beginning of last season (31st in the league). Comparatively, the Islanders have averaged 2.80 over the same span (T24th).
- Defensively, the Blackhawks have allowed a whopping 3.34 goals per game since the beginning of last season (28th in the league), while the Islanders have given up an average of 2.86 goals over that span (5th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Chicago is averaging 24.3 shots per game since the beginning of last season (32nd in the NHL). Meanwhile, NY Islanders is allowing its opposition 27.7 shots per game (16th).
- Flipping that script, the Blackhawks have allowed 30.0 shots per game (31st in the NHL), while the Islanders are averaging 28.1 shots (T13th).
Power Play
- Chicago holds a power play percentage of 16.7%, ranking 29th in the league since the beginning of last season, while NY Islanders sits 31st with 16.6% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Blackhawks have a penalty kill rate of 82.7% (ranked 2nd), compared to the Islanders at 81.0% (10th).
P1 Result
Chicago is +235 to win the first period, while NY Islanders is +145.
- Here are their first period records since the beginning of last season.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 22-27-37 | 10-15-17 | 12-12-20 | |
| NY Islanders | 27-34-24 | 14-16-12 | 13-18-12 |
To Go To Overtime
Thursday's matchup is +290 to go to overtime.
- The Blackhawks have played in 21 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Islanders have appeared in 19.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Blackhawks have played in 8 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Islanders have appeared in 9.
Last Time They Met
Chicago recorded a 4-3 victory over NY Islanders at UBS Arena when these teams last met on March 24, 2026. That result snapped the Islanders' three-game winning streak against the Blackhawks at UBS Arena.
