It was more than a little eye-catching to see Patrick Roy, one of the NHL’s greatest goalies, standing in the crease with Ilya Sorokin giving some tips.

Sorokin was pulled from Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Rangers after allowing five goals on 11 shots. The 29-year-old allowed five goals on 11 shots before being replaced at the start of the third period by Jakub Skarek,

First goalie off Tuesday

Can't snap skid

Set to start Sunday

Jake Oettinger and Ilya Sorokin as both elite goaltenders with similar contracts but why is the perception for both different?

Skarek stopped all seven shots he faced in relief during Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Rangers. Skarek looked solid between the pipes in the third period after replacing Ilya Sorokin, who allowed five goals on 11 shots before being replaced at the start of the third period.

Noah Dobson (lower body) hit the ice before the Islanders practice on Wednesday, helping warm up Ilya Sorokin and Jakub Skarek with some of his teammates. While not an official return to practice, it marked Dobson's first skate with non-injured teammates since suffering his lower-body injury on Jan.

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin had a rough night Tuesday. He allowed five goals on 11 shots before being pulled following 40 minutes of play.

Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers and Ilya Sorokin of the New York Islanders are buddies – most of the time. The two Russian goalies have known one another since they were 16. They’ve played against each other in the KHL (Shesterkin for St.

The Islanders are seven points from a playoff spot. They are four points from the bottom of the Eastern Conference. With 25 games to go and an increasing number of points and teams to overcome, that is all the discussion one needs to have.

Ilya Sorokin is an elite goaltender, regardless of which analytics are used. With NHL teams on break for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, fans have been spending more time on social media. For the New York Islanders, talk has been focused on the future of pending free agent Brock Nelson, but goaltender Ilya Sorokin has also gotten some attention.