🪶 Away Blackhawks 12-21-4 before this game
1–1
Final / OT
🏝️ Home Islanders 14-21-3 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
CHI 01001
NYI 10001

Blackhawks at Islanders

Blackhawks beat Islanders 1–1 in overtime at UBS Arena on January 5, 1999.

🗓 Tue, Jan 5, 1999 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🪶 CHI
Chad Kilger
1 G
2 shots · 14:56 TOI
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Robert Reichel
1 G
5 shots · 26:49 TOI
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Ziggy Palffy
1 A
7 shots · 15:04 TOI
4rd star 🪶 CHI
Jocelyn Thibault
40 saves
0.976 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Robert Reichel Go-ahead 1st · 00:39
Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Sergei Nemchinov
0–1
2nd period
🪶 Chad Kilger Tying 2nd · 06:49
Unassisted
1–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🪶CHI NYI🏝️
23 Shots on goal 41
19 Hits 16
20 Blocked shots 12
2 Takeaways 1
4 Giveaways 5
18 Penalty minutes 10
CHI shooting 4.3% (1/23) NYI shooting 2.4% (1/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🪶Blackhawks
Jocelyn Thibault
40/41
.976 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Tommy Salo
22/23
.957 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.
Islanders
Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–1
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 12-21-4 (32% win rate, 37 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 2nd: 14-21-3 (37% win rate, 38 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Daze · Gilmour · Emerson 21:35
L2 Zhamnov · White · Amonte 19:09
L3 Probert · Kilger · Olczyk 14:56
L4 Janssens · Maneluk · Mills 4:46
D1 Chelios · Laflamme 27:06
D2 Muir · Manson 19:42
D3 Brown · Yawney 13:34
🏝️Islanders
L1 Reichel · Linden · Smolinski 22:39
L2 Nemchinov · Lapointe · Palffy 18:16
L3 Watt · Czerkawski · Lawrence 13:38
L4 Sacco · Donato · Miller 6:35
D1 Richter · Jonsson 32:24
D2 Harlock · Chara 19:09
D3 Brewer · Pilon 8:22

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Dec 31, 1998
🏝️NYI @ 🪶CHI
0–1 · Blackhawks won
Jan 20, 1998
🏝️NYI @ 🪶CHI
2–5 · Blackhawks won
Nov 8, 1997
🪶CHI @ 🏝️NYI
4–2 · Blackhawks won
Mar 16, 1997
🏝️NYI @ 🪶CHI
4–5 · Blackhawks won
Jan 25, 1997
🪶CHI @ 🏝️NYI
2–3 · Islanders won

❓ CHI vs NYI, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Islanders on January 5, 1999?

Blackhawks won 1–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Islanders?

The final score was Blackhawks 1, Islanders 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Chad Kilger.

Who scored for Islanders?

Robert Reichel.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 40 saves on 41 shots (.976 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Islanders season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Jan 3
🐙DET @ 🪶CHI
3–1 · DET won
Next game · Jan 7
🪶CHI @ 🎵STL
2–4 · STL won
🏝️Islanders
Previous game · Jan 2
🦈SJS @ 🏝️NYI
4–3 · SJS won
Next game · Jan 7
🏝️NYI @ 🔔PHI
0–5 · PHI won
Also on January 5, 1999
🦈SJS @ 😈NJD
3–3 final
🔥CGY @ 🐧PIT
1–5 final
👑LAK @ 🛢️EDM
4–3 final
🐆FLA @ 🌵PHX
2–2 final
Blackhawks season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule