Ilya Sorokin made 49 saves, J-G Pageau scored twice and Simon Holmstrom made a surprise NHL debut as the New York Islanders shut out the Edmonton Oilers, 3-0 on Thanksgiving even in Elmont.
The Isles were outshot 49-30, and Sorokin made some huge saves to earn his shutout, but it was not a lopsided nor stolen game. It was at risk of potentially swinging the other way with a series of Oilers power plays, instead that became the turning point of the game in the second period.
For his part, Holmstrom — stepping in for Kyle Palmieri (upper body) — logged 11:11, mostly with Mathew Barzal and Oliver Wahlstrom in one of those “the youth are the future” combos.