A Vezina contender clashes with a goalie on a heater. Islanders and Penguins face off in a critical goaltending showdown.

The Islanders played a terrific six minutes on Saturday night. Unfortunately for them, there were 54 minutes left after that. And for all of Ilya Sorokin’s heroics in net, the Islanders’ netminder couldn’t overcome the team in front of him on Saturday night at UBS Arena,

Sorokin stopped 38 of 42 shots in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Predators.

Ilya Sorokin stops 21 shots for his sixth shutout of the season, leading the New York Islanders to a 4-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.

We’re just past the halfway mark in the 2025-26 NHL season and there’s heavy chalk in all of the player awards markets, except for the Vezina. The Jets’ sudden plummet from perennial league royalty to 11 straight losses has opened the race after Connor Hellebuyck’s back-to-back claim of the hardware.

Sorokin is slated to start at home against Nashville on Saturday, according to Andrew Gross of Newsday.

Mantha's goal, which came just 55 seconds into the first period, not only put the Penguins on the scoreboard but also energized the team and their fans. A quick strike like this can shift the momentum of a game,

The Islanders eked out a 1-0 win over the Oilers, something goaltender Ilya Sorokin admitted wouldn't have been possible without 'luck.'