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Islanders: Ilya Sorokin Gets The Start In Game 1

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - APRIL 03: Ilya Sorokin #30 of the New York Islanders tends net against the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period at the Nassau Coliseum on April 03, 2021 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Just minutes before puck drop we got our first surprise for the New York Islanders in their postseason journey. In Game 1, Ilya Sorokin will get the start for New York against the Penguins, his first of his NHL career.

Yesterday, Barry Trotz said that Semyon Varlamov would be available for Game 1, but with his lower-body injury he only practiced one time this week.