Goals have been scarce for the Islanders.
But when rookie goalie Ilya Sorokin plays the way he did on Sunday night in Philadelphia, one is enough.
Defenseman Nick Leddy’s attempted centering feed deflected in off defenseman Travis Sanheim’s stick at 2:23 of overtime, giving the Islanders a 1-0 win over the Flyers and snapping their goal drought at 159:29.
Sorokin made 30 saves for his third shutout this season as the Islanders and Flyers went past regulation for the sixth time in eight games. Sorokin won his fifth against the Flyers and the Islanders finished the season series 5-1-2.