A few weeks ago, the Eastern Conference Playoff race seemed as crowded as possible. Only a handful of points separated teams in the last few spots from those at the bottom of the conference.

For the Islanders to win seven of their past nine games, finally beginning to turn their season in the right direction, a lot ...

Sorokin made 24 saves in a 3-0 win over the Flyers on Thursday. Sorokin has won five straight games and seven of his last eight games. He's also run up three shutouts in that span. Sorokin is an elite ...

Sorokin is set to start on the road against Philadelphia on Thursday, according to Andrew Gross of Newsday. Sorokin has won his past four outings while stopping 85 of 89 shots (.955 save percentage).

RALEIGH, N.C. — When Ilya Sorokin was standing in the tunnel after getting pulled from Game 3 against the Hurricanes, all he could think ... or during his time in the KHL before that.