{"id":532484,"date":"2026-03-31T08:03:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/532484\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:03:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:03:33","slug":"ilya-sorokin-could-have-to-wait-for-shot-at-islanders-redemption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/532484\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilya Sorokin could have to wait for shot at Islanders redemption"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Islanders didn\u2019t give Ilya Sorokin much of a chance in their 8-3 loss to the Penguins <\/a>on Monday at UBS Arena.<\/p>\n

Now, will Patrick Roy give his Vezina Trophy candidate an immediate chance at redemption?<\/p>\n

\u201cWe gotta talk about this one and see where we\u2019re at,\u201d coach Patrick Roy said ahead of Tuesday\u2019s game in Buffalo.<\/p>\n

Sorokin, who was repeatedly stranded by his teammates as he allowed a career-worst seven goals, said he was physically ready to play in back-to-back games.<\/p>\n

Mentally, he was already there.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt happens,\u201d Sorokin said. \u201cIt\u2019s hockey. It\u2019s just one game.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"GoaltenderGoaltender Ilya Sorokin #30 of the New York Islanders reacts after allowing a goal during the third period at UBS Arena, Monday, March 30, 2026, in Elmont, NY. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, Roy sounded eager to see his star take on a heavy workload in the regular season\u2019s final two weeks. Sorokin, who made his 12th appearance in 13 games, has made back-to-back starts just once this season, but had one of his best performances of the season in the second game of that set, recording his league-leading seventh shutout in a crucial 1-0 win over Columbus on March 22.<\/p>\n

After Tuesday, the Islanders have two days off. Then, they start another back-to-back set, hosting Philadelphia on Friday, then traveling to face Carolina on Saturday. Another back-to-back begins on April 11, when the Islanders host Ottawa before facing Montreal in the penultimate game of the regular season. The finale \u2014 against the Hurricanes \u2014 will be their third game in four days.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe hasn\u2019t played a lot of volume games until now,\u201d Roy said. \u201cI think we\u2019ve been managing this very well. Right now the urgency is to play game-by-game. Don\u2019t worry about tomorrow. Worry about today.<\/p>\n

\"IlyaIlya Sorokin #30 of the New York Islanders defends the net during the second period at UBS Arena, Monday, March 30, 2026, in Elmont, NY. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mind is a lot weaker than the body. The body can take a lot more than you think. It\u2019s the mind you need to convince. I think that\u2019s all it is. He\u2019s been a force for us. He\u2019s been playing so well. Every mistake that we make, he\u2019s there to cover for them. Would I like to not give up turnovers and not give up breakaways, yes, I would love to, but that\u2019s why we have one of the best in the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn the ice from Long Island\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Islanders by Ethan Sears, a weekly Sports+ exclusive.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Mathew Barzal broke a nine-game drought without a goal, scoring his 19th of the season. \u2026 Cal Ritchie recorded a pair of assists, extending his point streak to five games \u2026 The Islanders went 1-for-2 on the power play \u2014 after converting one of their previous 12 attempts \u2014 but also surrendered a power-play goal for the first time in five games.<\/p>\n

Defenseman Tony DeAngelo (lower-body injury) missed his third straight game and has not yet begun skating \u2026 Defenseman Alexander Romanov (shoulder) participated in Monday\u2019s morning skate in a noncontact jersey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Islanders didn\u2019t give Ilya Sorokin much of a chance in their 8-3 loss to the Penguins on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":532485,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5110],"tags":[5,122,3328,159,5190,5189,4,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-532484","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-islanders","8":"tag-hockey","9":"tag-islanders","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-islanders","12":"tag-newyork","13":"tag-newyorkislanders","14":"tag-nhl","15":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116322751797446640","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=532484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532484\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/532485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=532484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=532484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=532484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}