New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin stopped all 23 shots he faced en route to shutting out the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday evening. The Flyers dominated the shot total in the second period,
For the Islanders to win seven of their past nine games, finally beginning to turn their season in the right direction, a lot of things had to start going right all at once.
A few weeks ago, the Eastern Conference Playoff race seemed as crowded as possible. Only a handful of points separated teams in the last few spots from those at the bottom of the conference.
Sorokin is set to start on the road against Philadelphia on Thursday, according to Andrew Gross of Newsday. Sorokin has won his past four outings while stopping 85 of 89 shots (.955 save percentage).
After some struggles to find consistency in the first half of the season, Ilya Sorokin seems back to his elite self.
The New York Islanders (22-20-7) dug deep. They won their fifth game in a row, closing out a very successful homestand with an emphatic third period against the Colorado Avalanche (29-21-2).
The New York Islanders (22-20-7) won their fifth straight game and defeated the Colorado Avalanche (29-21-2) 5-2 on Tuesday night in UBS Arena.
Sorokin made 30 saves in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche. The 29-year-old netminder was locked in a 1-1 tie through two periods with Mackenzie Blackwood. but the Isles' offense broke things open in the third.
TAMPA, Fla. – He’s a rookie as defined by statistics but goalie Jakub Skarek is 25 and in his sixth season in the Islanders’ organization. And this coming week marks his best chance yet to make his NHL debut with two sets of back-to-back games and five matches in eight days before the two-week break for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.
As the NHL season progresses, two unexpected contenders have emerged in the Eastern Conference playoff race: the New York Islanders and the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Ilya Sorokin made 23 saves for his third shutout of the season, and Simon Holmstrom broke a scoreless tie with a goal midway through the game as the Isles blanked the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 before a crowd of 18,703 at Wells Fargo Center.