Rookie goalie Ilya Sorokin didn’t have to work particularly hard for his latest win. The Islanders kept the puck at the other end of the rink most of the night.
Matt Martin scored twice as the Islanders took a season-high 45 shots in Thursday’s 5-2 win at Nassau Coliseum in the opener of a five-game homestand with the first of three straight against the East Division-trailing Sabres. The Islanders, 8-0-2 at home, have won three straight and are on a 5-0-1 streak.
Sorokin needed to make just 16 saves in his sixth start.
The teams also play Saturday and Sunday afternoons.