Ilya Sorokin To Set Another Islanders Franchise Record With Start Against Penguins
Dennis Schneidler-Imagn ImagesNew York Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin is set to start his 51st game of the 2024-25 season against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
In doing so, Sorokin will be the first goalie to appear in at least 51 games four times in Islanders history.
This milestone will come two days after the netminder became the first goalie in team history to win at least 25 games in four straight seasons, per Eric Hornick’s The Skinny.
Sorokin's play this season has kept the Islanders in the playoff race, as the netminder holds a 25-20-5 record, a 2.73 GAA, a .907 SV%, and 14.7 goals saved above expected, per MoneyPuck.
In his career, Sorokin is 120-85-35 in 242 career games with a .917 SV%, 2.58 GAA, and 21 shutouts.
With over seven seasons remaining on his eight-year, $66 million contract, the 30-year-old can continue re-writing the record books.
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