🏝️ Away Islanders 14-20-2 before this game

0–1

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 11-19-4 before this game

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

Islanders at Blackhawks

Blackhawks beat Islanders 1–0 at United Center on December 31, 1998.

🗓 Thu, Dec 31, 1998 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Bob Probert

1 G

1 shots · 13:22 TOI · +1

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Nelson Emerson

1 A

3 shots · 14:02 TOI · +1

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Chris Chelios

1 A

2 shots · 27:59 TOI

🚨 Scoring

1 goal · in order

2nd period

🪶 Bob Probert Go-ahead 2nd · 17:20

Assists: Nelson Emerson, Chris Chelios

0–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI CHI🪶

28 Shots on goal 21

15 Hits 20

7 Blocked shots 9

1 Takeaways 6

13 Giveaways 15

4 Penalty minutes 6

NYI shooting 0.0% (0/28) CHI shooting 4.8% (1/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Marcel Cousineau

20/21

.952 SV% · 1 GA · 58:56 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Jocelyn Thibault Shutout

28/28

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 14-20-2 (39% win rate, 36 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 11-19-4 (32% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Smolinski · Lapointe · Palffy 22:11

L2 Linden · Reichel · Lawrence 19:51

L3 Nemchinov · Watt · Czerkawski 10:54

L4 Sacco · Donato · Webb 7:49

D1 Jonsson · Richter 26:40

D2 Lachance · Harlock 18:40

D3 Chara · Pilon 13:04

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Gilmour · Zhamnov · Amonte 24:31

L2 Probert · White · Emerson 14:02

L3 Janssens · Mills · Olczyk 10:52

L4 Kilger · Moreau · Daze 8:21

D1 Chelios · Manson 27:50

D2 Zmolek · Laflamme 17:37

D3 Brown · Muir 12:57

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ NYI vs CHI, answered

Who won Islanders vs Blackhawks on December 31, 1998?

Blackhawks won 1–0.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Islanders 0, Blackhawks 1.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Bob Probert.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Marcel Cousineau made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 28 saves on 28 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

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 · Dec 29

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 31, 1998

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