Sorokin stopped 23 shots. He made a save right before Steven Stamkos’ errant pass went into Nashville’s empty net with 12 seconds left.

Expert recap and game analysis of the New York Islanders vs. Boston Bruins NHL game from February 27, 2025 on ESPN.

But it did keep the Islanders’ faint hopes alive as they held on for 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at TD Garden to snap a four-game losing streak. Importantly, goalie Ilya Sorokin was markedly sharper and more aggressive than in Tuesday night’s 5-1 loss to the Rangers at UBS Arena — a game in which the Islanders felt they were the better team but could not keep their rivals from consistently crowding the crease.

It was more than a little eye-catching to see Patrick Roy, one of the NHL’s greatest goalies, standing in the crease with Ilya Sorokin giving some tips.

In goal Thursday

Sorokin came up with a big save that rebounded a puck out to Nashville forward Steven Stamkos. He tried sending a pass back to the blueline that skipped past a teammate and went all the way into Nashville's empty net.

Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin was credited with his first career goal in New York's victory over the Predators on Saturday.

Ilya Sorokin stopped 38 shots to lead the New York Islanders to a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

Saturday brought an offensive explosion for the New York Islanders. In their matchup against the visiting Nashville Predators, the Islanders scored seven goals en route to their 7-4 victory. The last goal,

New York Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin was credited with a score in the team's 7-4 victory against the Nashville Predators at UBS Arena on Saturday. In the final seconds of the game and trailing by two goals,

NHL All-Star Skills Competition, Ilya Sorokin had to shoot pucks all the way down the ice in an attempt to score. He performed pitifully, leading Igor Shesterkin — his partner in the competition and best friend — to joke that he should have been the one shooting pucks.