The New York Islanders and Chicago Blackhawks meet Tuesday in NHL action at the United Center. The New York Islanders look to build on their 3-game winning streak. The Chicago Blackhawks look to snap a 3-game losing streak.

The New York Islanders are averaging 3.67 goals per game and are scoring on 10.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Anders Lee leads New York with 4 goals, Mathew Barzal has 10 assists and Noah Dobson has 25 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Islanders are allowing 2.67 goals per game and are killing 96.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ilya Sorokin has given up 13 goals on 195 shots faced, and Semyon Varlamov has allowed 9 goals on 96 shots.

The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging 3.44 goals per game and are scoring on 27.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Jonathan Toews leads Chicago with 5 goals, Patrick Kane has 7 assists and Seth Jones has 22 shots on goal. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing 3.33 goals per game and are killing 74.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Petr Mrazek has given up 10 goals on 79 shots faced, and Alex Stalock has allowed 16 goals on 185 shots.

The Islanders are 5-0 in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest and 5-2 in their last 7 Tuesday games. The Blackhawks are 5-2 in their last 7 home games and 17-36 in their last 53 overall. The over is 5-1 in Islanders last 6 vs. Central. The over is 6-1 in Blackhawks last 7 overall. The Islanders are 2-8 in the last 10 meetings in Chicago and 3-9 in the last 12 meetings. The underdog is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.

The New York Islanders are still solid defensively as they are usually, but they continue to show a pep in their step offensively, and it’s led to a nice little winning stretch. On the other side, the Chicago Blackhawks have watched their defense take a step back and that led to 3 frustrating losses. It’s still early, but this feels like two teams heading in different directions. I’ll take my chances with the Islanders on the road for a fourth straight win.