Ilya Sorokin #30 of the Islanders makes the second period save against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on January 24, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. Credit: Getty Images/Bruce Bennett
NEWARK, N.J. – This time, Ilya Sorokin knew he would be the Islanders starting goalie.
Accordingly, the highly-touted Russian rookie looked much more comfortable in his second NHL start, aside from a rough two minutes in the first period. But Sorokin needed to be perfect since his new teammates have yet to score a goal for him.
The Islanders lost, 2-0, to the Devils on Sunday night at Prudential Center to start a season-high, five-game road trip that continues on Tuesday night with the start of a two-game series at Washington.