
The Russian goalkeeper of the New York Islanders stopped 37 shots in the match with the New Jersey Devils
Russian goaltender of the New York Islanders Ilya Sorokin became the first star of the day in the NHL, stopping 37 shots in a match against the New Jersey Devils (6:0) and recording the 30th shutout of his career.
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Ilya Sorokin plays for the NHL club New York Islanders and played his 30th shutout in his league career.
Russian New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin has been named the first game-day star in the NHL.
Sorokin stopped all 37 shots in the match against the New Jersey Devils and recorded his first shutout of the 2026-27 season, keeping the 30th shutout of his NHL career.
Finnish forward of the Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho and American forward of the Pittsburgh Penguins Thomas Novak were recognized as the second and third stars of the day, respectively.
MOSCOW, October 4 - RIA Novosti. Russian New York Islanders goalkeeper Ilya Sorokin has been recognized as the first game-day star in the National Hockey League (NHL), according to the tournament website.
On Sunday night Moscow time, the Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils at home with a score of 6:0. Sorokin stopped all 37 shots and scored his first shutout in the 2026/27 season. Sorokin played his 30th clean sheet in his entire career in the NHL championships. He became the seventh Russian goalkeeper in history who managed to keep a clean sheet in at least 30 matches.
Sorokin also became the first Russian goalie to record a shutout in the 2026/27 NHL season.

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