Ilya Sorokin
NHL Game Recap: Devils Complete Late Rally to Take Down Islanders in Overtime
The New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Islanders 4-3 in overtime on Saturday night on Long Island. New Jersey mounted a late rally, scoring twice in the final five minutes before sealing the victory in overtime and evening the season series with New York. With the win, the Devils improved to 10-5-2 and won […]
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Islanders’ Sorokin Off to Strong Start This Season
Last season was not a good one for New York Islanders franchise goaltender Ilya Sorokin. He struggled with consistency, he had trouble holding onto leads, and he did not look like the goaltender who was a Vezina Trophy finalist the previous season. His season statistics reflected his inconsistent play as he finished last year with […]
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NHL Game Recap: Devils Take Fourth Straight Loss, 4-3 OT Loss Against Islanders
The Devils returned to New Jersey on Friday, October 25th, hosting the New York Islanders. It was a close game, the Devils fighting back to break their losing streak. However, they took a 4-3 loss in overtime. Nico Hischier, Curtis Lazar, and Jesper Bratt all scored for New Jersey… Brock Nelson, Anders Lee, Kyle Palmieri, […]
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Opinion: Why This Could Be the Year that Predators’ Saros Wins the Vezina Trophy
It may be too early to start thinking about next season considering that we are still in the thick of things regarding free agency and the summer in general. One area that might be worth looking at is potential award winners for next season. For this particular article, I want to focus on the Vezina […]
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New York Islanders Sign Marcus Hogberg To Multi-Year Deal
The New York Islanders have announced that they have signed goaltender Marcus Hogberg to a two-year deal worth $1.5 million. Hogberg, 29, has spent the last three years playing for Linkoping HC in the Swedish Hockey League. He had previously spent time in the SHL earlier in his career as well. The former third-round pick […]
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Varlamov Continues to Provide Steady Goaltending for the Islanders
There is no doubt that the New York Islanders‘ future in between the pipes is Ilya Sorokin. Sorokin, 28, was a Vezina Trophy finalist (given to the league’s best goaltender) last season and has posted solid numbers in his career so far. He is currently 95-65-0-30 with a 2.54 goals-against average, a .919 save percentage, […]
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NHL Playoffs: Just Not Enough; Isles Comeback Bid Falls Short In Game 3 | 4/25/2024
Toward the end of “A Few Good Men,” Col. Nathan Jessup bellowed out, “You want answers,” and followed it up by answering, “You can’t handle the truth!” The truth tonight at UBS Arena, despite perhaps being the Islanders best effort out of the first three games, they just aren’t good enough, as the New York Islanders were once […]
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Jeff Carter Scores Final NHL Goal in 5-4 Loss vs. New York Islanders | 4/17/2024
The Penguins played their last game of the season against the New York Islanders on Wednesday, April 17th at the UBS Arena. This had not only been their last game of the season, but it had also been Jeff Carter’s final NHL career game, who’s retiring. Carter scored a huge goal for the Penguins in […]
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Varlamov Shining for the Islanders
It was not that long ago that the New York Islanders were out of a playoff spot in the extremely competitive Eastern Conference. They were not playing well defensively, not capitalizing on their chances, not getting good goaltending, and were struggling on special teams. They looked like a team that deserved to be on the […]
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Blackhawks Held a 1-0 Lead Through Two, Lose 2-1 vs. New York Islanders | 4/2/2024
The Blackhawks had taken the lead early on Tuesday, April 2nd when they played against the New York Islanders at the UBS Arena. Despite their strong effort and keeping a 1-0 lead through the first two periods, they took a 2-1 loss when the Islanders made a comeback in the third period. Jason Dickinson scored […]
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