"New York Islanders star goaltender Ilya Sorokin is dealing with a nagging issue, the team announced, and will be shelved for Tuesday night's game against the New Jersey Devils. The team added that it will use the holiday break from Dec. 24-26 for him to rest and recover, and the hope is that he will be ready to go on the other side of it when the Islanders resume play on Saturday at UBS Arena against the Rangers."
"Marcus Hogberg has been recalled from AHL Bridgeport on an emergency basis to serve as a temporary second-stringer behind Rittich. Sorokin has been enjoying a bounce-back season after two straight down seasons and a slow start to the 2025-26 campaign. He's 12-10-2 with a .910 save percentage and a 2.55 goals-against average his best marks since finishing second in the Vezina Trophy voting for the 2022-23 season. Part of that can be attributed to the Islanders' change at goalie coach earlier in the season."
Ilya Sorokin is sidelined with a nagging issue and will miss Tuesday's game against the New Jersey Devils. The team will use the Dec. 24-26 holiday break for Sorokin to rest and recover, with hopes he will be ready when the Islanders resume play on Saturday at UBS Arena against the Rangers. The specifics of the injury and how he sustained it are unknown, though Sorokin was run into by Vancouver Canucks forward Jake DeBrusk during Friday's 4-1 loss. Backup David Rittich started Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres, and Marcus Hogberg was recalled from AHL Bridgeport on an emergency basis. Sorokin is 12-10-2 with a .910 save percentage and a 2.55 goals-against average, his best marks since finishing second in the 2022-23 Vezina Trophy voting, and the team changed goalie coaches earlier in the season from Piero Greco to Sergei Naumovs.
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