Islanders Massacre Lowly Predators 7-4; Sorokin Scores
Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin gets empty-net goal in 7-4 victory over Predators
Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin was credited with his first career goal in New York's victory over the Predators on Saturday.
Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: Scores in win over Predators
Sorokin stopped 24 of 28 shots in Saturday's 7-4 win over Nashville. After being the last member of the Islanders to touch the puck, Sorokin became the 17th NHL goalie to score a goal when Predators forward Steven Stamkos inadvertently passed the puck into Nashville's empty net at 19:48 of the third period.
Rangers, Islanders and Shesterkin
The Predators are the only team the Isles have not faced yet this season. Last year, the Islanders went 1-1-0 in the season series against Nashville including a 2-0 victory at UBS Arena where Semyon Varlamov pitched a 42-save shutout.
Defenseman Marc Del Gaizo scored his first career goal and registered his first multi-point game in the Nashville Predators' loss to the Islanders.
The Rangers and Islanders are both chasing the wild-card spots in the Eastern Conference. They meet Monday with a chance to gain ground.
Nashville, in games against the Islanders and Rangers on Saturday and Sunday, picked up two losses in New York this weekend by a combined 11-4 score. The Predators' woeful road record dropped to 6-20-4 this season, and Sunday's shutout was the team's ninth shutout this season.
The Nashville Predators visit the New York Rangers after Cole Smith scored two goals in the Predators' 7-4 loss to the New York Islanders.
In the dying seconds of a win over the struggling Nashville Predators, New York Islanders star goalie Ilya Sorokin was credited with a goalie goal. The second ever Islanders goalie to record a ...
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