Islanders defense has to play better in front of Ilya Sorokin as playoff push intensifies

Source: New York Post

All year long, the Islanders have been outrunning their defensive analytics, so maybe it is not a shock that in two pivotal games against the Penguins and Sabres, the results started to catch up. See Also New York Islanders Cal Ritchie’s Islanders heater is no surprise to his old OHL GM: ‘Elite talent’ The Islanders were not knocked below the playoff cutline with those two defeats, though they head into Friday’s home match against the Flyers with minimal cushion over the Senators, Red Wings and Philadelphia. There are six games left in their season, and each of them is of the utmost importance.