For the Islanders, goaltender Ilya Sorokin is tonights starter versus the Kings. LA is one of two teams around the NHL that Sorokin has not faced during his NHL career. The 27-year-old is 20-17-5 on the season, with a .925 save percentage and a 2.39 goals-against average on the season as a whole.
New York has several forwards out of the lineup, but has remained in the race through exceptional goaltending from Ilya Sorokin and Semyon Varlamov. Despite the injuries, the Islanders are 6-2-2 over their last 10 games as theyve vaulted back into the wild card picture in the Eastern Conference. A
