Anders Lee scored a first period goal in his 800th NHL game, and Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves for his 20th career shutout as the Islanders blanked the Vegas Golden Knights 4-0 before a sellout crowd of 17,713 at T-Mobile Arena.

Lou Lamoriello expressed confidence in his team on Thursday morning – and on Thursday night the New York Islanders rewarded their GM with a 4-0 win over the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena.

The Islanders’ president of hockey operations and general manager conveyed a lack of worry about the direction his team is headed.

Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves for his 20th career shutout and Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights Thursday night in Las Vegas.

Ryan Poehling went down with an injury in the first period, but the Flyers rallied as five different players scored a goal in the win.

The Islanders’ season-high three-game winning streak came to an end Tuesday night at UBS Arena with a 2-0 loss to the Senators. It was their sixth shutout loss of the season. The Islanders dropped to 17-19-7 (41 points) overall and 7-10-2 on home ice this season.

Lou Lamoriello had just admitted Thursday morning that his team still was searching for an identity when reporters walked into the Islanders dressing room and spotted a toy rubber chicken in Anders Lee’s stall.

Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves for his 20th career shutout and Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night in Las Vegas.

This was the Islanders' second shutout this season. The other occurred Nov. 30, same day as the Golden Knights were last blanked. This also was Sorokin's second shutout this season and 20th of his career. Lee became the 10th player in franchise history to reach 800 games and the first to score a goal while hitting that milestone.

Sidney Crosby moved up in the NHL record book and Bryan Rust ignited a four-goal outburst in the first period as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the visiting Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Thursday. It was the Penguins' first win over the Oilers in more than five years.

Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves for his 20th career shutout and Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights Thursday night in Las Vegas.

The Vegas Golden Knights were shut out for the third time this season when they suffered a 4-0 defeat at the hands of the New York Islanders Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena. The loss snapped