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Islanders Down Blackhawks

Ilya Sorokin made 39 saves and Oliver Wahlstrom scored twice in the third period, helping the Islanders beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Tuesday night.

 

Cal Clutterbuck and Anthony Beauvillier also scored as New York improved to 1-2-0 on its opening 13-game road trip. The Islanders don't play their first home game at the new UBS Arena until Nov. 20.

 

Chicago outplayed New York for long stretches in its home opener, but remained winless during a sluggish 0-3-1 start. Coach Jeremy Colliton was booed by the crowd during pregame introductions, and there were more boos as the Islanders pulled away in the third.

 

MacKenzie Entwistle scored for Chicago with 26 seconds left, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 25 stops.

 

The Blackhawks have been outscored 17-8 this season. They haven't led in any of their four games.

 

Blackhawks winger Jujhar Khaira then fought with Matt Martin, but it wasn't enough to wake up his struggling team.

 

The Blackhawks paid tribute to longtime goaltender Tony Esposito with a pregame video that included fellow Hall of Famer Chris Chelios leading the crowd in chants of ''Tony! Tony!'' Esposito died in August following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.

 

The Blackhawks host the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

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