Ilya Sorokin stopped all 37 shots he faced to guide the New York Islanders to a 6-0 victory against the New Jersey Devils at UBS Arena on Saturday.
Following a scoreless opening period, the Islanders broke through with three goals in the second period. Simon Holmstrom opened the scoring at 3:32 with a wrist shot off assists from Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Adam Pelech. Brayden Schenn doubled the lead with a snap shot at 5:00, assisted by Victor Eklund and Matthew Schaefer. Bo Horvat pushed the lead to 3-0 on the power play at 12:08, converting a wrist shot set up by Schaefer.
New York added three more goals in the third period. Eklund scored with a wrist shot at 11:32, assisted by Calum Ritchie and Schenn. Ondrej Palat scored on a snap shot from Casey Cizikas and Logan Stanley at 12:14 to make it 5-0. Cizikas completed the scoring at 18:41 with a shorthanded wrist shot assisted by Holmstrom and Stanley.
Sorokin turned aside all 37 shots to earn the shutout, while the Islanders killed all five New Jersey power plays. Nico Daws made 26 saves on 32 shots in the loss for New Jersey. New York finished 1-for-3 on the man advantage and won 28 of 49 faceoffs.
The result moved both teams to 1-1-0 on the season. Holmstrom, Schenn, Horvat, Eklund, Palat, and Cizikas each scored their first goal of the season for the Islanders.
Both teams play next on Tuesday, October 20. The Islanders host the Anaheim Ducks, while the Devils host the Colorado Avalanche.
