Islanders’ Goaltending Pipeline for the 2026-27 Season
Throughout the NHL’s storied history, one key to a franchise’s sustained success has been strong goaltending and a strong pipeline. The case is no different for the New York Islanders…
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2025-26 Vezina Trophy Tracker: Two Goalies On Course for Photo Finish
We’re entering the final stretch of the 2025-26 NHL season, which means the Vezina Trophy race has been narrowed down to two choices: Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy or…
2025-26 Vezina Trophy Tracker: Two Goalies On Course for Photo Finish
We’re entering the final stretch of the 2025-26 NHL season, which means the Vezina Trophy race has been narrowed down to two choices: Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy or…
Islanders’ Ilya Sorokin Should Be the Vezina Trophy Favorite
Ilya Sorokin has been one of the best players in the NHL this season. The Russian goaltender has been the catalyst for the New York Islanders‘ return to form this…
2025-26 Vezina Trophy Tracker: New Goalie Enters Conversation
A month full of Olympic action in February almost made us forget there was NHL action to be played. Each team only played a handful of games, but it’s been…
Ilya Sorokin Has Reshaped the Islanders’ Season
If you’ve been watching the New York Islanders lately, you’ve noticed the shift. It’s not just in the win column—though, sitting second in the Metropolitan Division, that’s certainly where it…
Sorokin’s Record-Breaking Highs & Puzzling Lows a Challenge for the Islanders
Goaltending is a game of managing contradictions. A netminder can appear impenetrable for 60 minutes, only to look entirely vulnerable when facing the one-on-one “skills competition” that is the shootout.…
What an Islanders & Oilers’ Ilya Sorokin Trade Would Look Like
It’s no secret that the Edmonton Oilers must improve their goaltending. The Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard duo is good enough to get them to the Final but it’s not…
Ilya Sorokin & Jake Oettinger Are Both Elite Goalies But Are Perceived Differently: Why?
The New York Islanders return to action from the 4 Nations Face-Off with a Sunday, Feb. 23 game against the Dallas Stars. It’s not an ideal matchup for a team…
Islanders’ Ilya Sorokin Becomes 5th Goaltender in Franchise History to Play 200 Games
New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin became the fifth goaltender in franchise history to play 200 career games with the team in tonight’s (Nov. 5) matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins.…