🏝️ Away Islanders 13-23-3 before this game

2–3

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 11-23-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	0	0	0	2
CHI	0	0	0	3

Islanders at Blackhawks

Blackhawks beat Islanders 3–2 at United Center on January 8, 1989.

🗓 Sun, Jan 8, 1989 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1988-89 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Denis Savard

2 G

8 shots · +1

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Dave Manson

2 A

4 shots · -1

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Steve Larmer

2 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI CHI🪶

27 Shots on goal 29

0/9 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

20 Penalty minutes 18

NYI shooting 7.4% (2/27) CHI shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:19 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Ed Belfour

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 13-23-3 (33% win rate, 39 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 11-23-6 (28% win rate, 40 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 13-23-3 (33% win rate, 39 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 11-23-6 (28% win rate, 40 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Feb 25, 1988

🪶CHI @ 🏝️NYI

1–1 (OT) · Blackhawks won

4–4 (OT) · Blackhawks won

❓ NYI vs CHI, answered

Who won Islanders vs Blackhawks on January 8, 1989?

Blackhawks won 3–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Islanders 2, Blackhawks 3.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Blackhawks season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 7

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Jan 7

Also on January 8, 1989

Islanders season page Blackhawks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule