Ilya Sorokin Starts For Islanders vs. Lightning, Roy Making Defensive Swap

New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy decided to pull Ilya Sorokin after he allowed four goals on 19 shots in their 5-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.

While his postgame remarks were taking the blame away from his No. 1 netminder, Roy did have a decision to make with thier weekend back-to-back against the Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes. 

Roy is going with Sorokin for Saturday, with Marcus Hogberg getting the start against Carolina. 

In eight career starts against Tampa, Sorokin is 3-5-0, with a 3.38 GAA with an .881 SV%..

Hogberg relieved Sorokin against the Hurricanes on Dec. 17, stopping all six shots he faced. He made five saves in relief of Sorokin against Vancouver. 

Roy has also decided to make a defensive change, as he'll be swapping out Mike Reilly for Adam Boqvist for power-play reasons, per Newsday's Andrew Gross. 

Reilly has played in six straight games since returning to the lineup following a heart procedure and has one assist over that span.

The 31-year-old has no power-play points this season. 

Boqvist, who served as a forward in their 4-3 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday, with Hudson Fasching out sick, earned an assist. He has one power-play goal assist this season. 

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