Sorokin, who has lost his last four starts in search of career win No. 100, fell 1-0 in an overtime shutout loss the last time the Islanders faced the Blues, making 29 saves on 30 shots. Joel Hofer was in goal for the Blues. Sorokin is 3-1-1 with a 2.19 GAA and .923 SV% against the Blues in five career starts.

Per usual, the Islanders did it the hard way, allowing the Blues to threaten their way back into the game after the Isles had the edge and a 2-0 lead heading into the third period

Ilya Sorokin, who earned his 100th victory, was on his game, too, recording a big-time stop on Nathan Walker late in the second to preserve the two-goal lead heading into the third. Any notion that the Islanders would ride that feeling into a ...