This is still a team with a lot of veterans on long-term deals, including Mat Barzal, Bo Horvat and, crucially, Ilya Sorokin. There is still a relatively new arena and a desire to see it filled.

Lee and Pierre Engvall scored goals for the Islanders (32-28-10), who got 29 saves from goalie Ilya Sorokin. Columbus climbed to 73 points with 12 games left, while New York added a point to hop ...

He was set up by Tom Wilson and Dylan Strome and ripped a shot from the top of the left faceoff circle past Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin in the second period. Gretzky, NHL commissioner Gary ...

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Ilya Kovalchuk left North America and the NHL at the end of the 2019-20 season, and since then, it appears his regard for the law has left him as well. Back in the 2001 NHL Draft, Ilya Kovalchuk ...

Jon Cooper watches the action from behind the bench against the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center on March 20, 2025. NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders should be attracting the best ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Each year, Bloomsday keeps one of its biggest traditions under wraps: the reveal of the official finisher T-shirt. But this year, the artist behind the coveted design wasn’t ...