Skip to content
Prematch Sports Prediction

NHL Finished

New York Islanders vs Chicago Blackhawks Prediction

Our pick: New York Islanders to win at 1.59, locked when this prediction was published. It was the market favourite with the bookmaker margin removed; the analysis below is written from match data.

New York Islanders

vs

UBS (Elmont)

Chicago Blackhawks

Result

Won

New York Islanders 4 · Chicago Blackhawks 1

New York Islanders won

How our call settled

Our pick, New York Islanders to win at locked odds 1.59, won. It was published with 60% confidence.

Before the start the best price on New York Islanders to win had shortened from 1.59 to 1.55, so the market moved towards this pick after it was published.

Analysis

New York Islanders take on Chicago Blackhawks on 8 October 2026, a fixture listed under NHL. The bookmaker line makes New York Islanders the favourite at 1.59, which is 59.7% once the bookmaker margin is removed, against Chicago Blackhawks at 2.36 (40.3%).

There is no head-to-head record between New York Islanders and Chicago Blackhawks in our data feed, so past meetings play no part in this call. In our results records, New York Islanders won 1 and lost 2 of their last 3 completed matches. In our results records, Chicago Blackhawks won 1 and lost 3 of their last 4 completed matches.

The call is New York Islanders to win, overtime and shootout included, at 60% confidence: the market's margin-free 59.7% for New York Islanders, moved up 0.6 points by recent results; while our results records are thin, the move is limited to 3 points. Line-ups, injuries and the starting goaltenders are not available, so late team news is the main risk to this pick.

Match winner odds

Overtime and shootout included

Updated

1 · New York Islanders 1.59 Our pick
2 · Chicago Blackhawks 13.50

Best price for each outcome before the start; our pick shows its locked odds.

Related picks