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Ilya Sorokin's 2020-2021 season

Wins
13
NHL#26
Save pct
.918
NHL#21
GAA
2.17
NHL#14
Shutouts
3
NHL#6
Games
22
39%
39% of 56

Goaltender Ilya Sorokin was 25 years old when the 2020-2021 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 22 games and won 13 of them, at .918. The season was cut to 56 games by the pandemic. In the playoffs he played 7 games and won 4.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2020-2021Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Ilya Sorokin makes his NHL debut

    NYINew York Islanders0–5NYRNew York Rangers

    Ilya was 25 years old · Madison Square Garden, USA

    One other Swede was on the ice: Mika Zibanejad.

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    • The game
      NYI0–5NYR
      L
      game 2/561
      His night
      .844SV%
      27SV32SA5GA59:53TOIL
      .844
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    • The game
      NYI0–2NJD
      L
      game 5/561
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA57:50TOIL
      .917
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    • The game
      NYI3–4PHI
      L
      game 9/562
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA63:18TOI
      .862
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 14 of 563 of 14 started
      0
      wins
      .871
      SV%
      3.6
      GAA
      NYI
      7-4-3W-L-OT17Points
      3rd in the East·14th in the whole NHL
    • February 2021
    • The game
      NYI3–0BUF
      W
      game 15/563
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      20SV20SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
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    Milestone

    Ilya Sorokin records his first NHL shutout

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · February 16

    Milestone

    Ilya Sorokin records his first NHL win

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · February 16

    • The game
      PIT0–2NYI
      W
      game 21/561
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      20SV20SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
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    • March 2021
    • The game
      BUF2–5NYI
      W
      game 23/563
      His night
      .889SV%
      16SV18SA2GA59:58TOIW
      .889
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    • The game
      BUF2–5NYI
      W
      game 25/563
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
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    • The game
      NJD3–5NYI
      W
      game 27/562
      His night
      .864SV%
      19SV22SA3GA59:48TOIW
      .864
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 28 of 568 of 28 started
      5
      wins
      .906
      SV%
      2.2
      GAA
      2
      shutouts
      NYI
      18-6-4W-L-OT40Points
      1st in the East·3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI3–2NJD
      W
      game 29/563
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA64:20TOIW
      .935
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    • The game
      PHI1–6NYI
      W
      game 32/562
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .958
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    • The game
      NYI2–1PHI
      W
      game 33/562
      His night
      .973SV%
      36SV37SA1GA63:41TOIW
      .973
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    • The game
      NYI3–6PIT
      L
      game 35/561
      His night
      .556SV%
      5SV9SA4GA26:18TOIL
      .556
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    • April 2021
    • The game
      PHI2–3NYI
      W
      game 38/561
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA65:00TOIW
      .938
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    • The game
      PHI2–3NYI
      W
      game 40/562
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA65:00TOIW
      .926
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    • The game
      NYR2–3NYI
      W
      game 42/561
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA61:13TOIW
      .923
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 42 of 5615 of 42 started
      11
      wins
      .915
      SV%
      2.2
      GAA
      2
      shutouts
      NYI
      27-11-4W-L-OT58Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the East·6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI0–3BOS
      L
      game 44/56
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA59:24TOIL
      .926
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    • The game
      NYI1–0PHI
      W
      game 45/562
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      30SV30SA0GA61:49TOIW
      SHUTOUT
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    • The game
      WSH6–3NYI
      L
      game 48/562
      His night
      .800SV%
      24SV30SA6GA59:52TOIL
      .800
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    • The game
      NYI0–1WSH
      L
      game 49/562
      His night
      .970SV%
      32SV33SA1GA58:11TOIL
      .970
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    • May 2021
    • The game
      NYI3–4BUF
      L
      game 53/563
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA65:00TOI
      .903
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    • The game
      NJD1–5NYI
      W
      game 55/563
      His night
      .958SV%
      23SV24SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .958
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    • The game
      NYI2–3BOS
      L
      game 56/56
      His night
      .909SV%in relief
      10SV11SA1GA21:12TOI
      in relief
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    The season in numbers

    Ilya Sorokin closes the 2020-2021 season with 13 wins

    NYINew York Islanders
    Wins
    13
    Games
    22of 56
    39%
    Shutouts
    3
    SV%
    .918
    GAA
    2.17
    Starts
    21
    Events
    1
    First NHL win
    1
    First NHL shutout
    5×
    First star
    1×
    Second star
    2×
    Third star
    8 i rad
    straight wins
    6 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Islanders meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    NYIvsPIT
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYI4–3PIT
      W
      1
      His night
      .929SV%
      39SV42SA3GA76:30TOIW
      .929
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    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      PIT1–4NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .967
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    • New York Islandersare2–2withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 5
      NYI3–2PIT
      W
      1
      His night
      .960SV%
      48SV50SA2GA80:51TOIW
      .960
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    • New York Islanderslead3–2againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 6
      PIT3–5NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .919
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    First round

    New York Islanders knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–2

    NYI4–2PIT
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    3 days later
    Second round

    New York Islanders meet Boston Bruins

    NYIvsBOS
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYI2–5BOS
      L
      His night
      .897SV%
      35SV39SA4GA58:14TOIL
      .897
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    Second round

    New York Islanders knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

    NYI4–2BOS
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Conference final

    New York Islanders meet Tampa Bay Lightning

    NYIvsTBL
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Tampa Bay Lightning
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    • Game 2
      NYI2–4TBL
      L
      1
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      6SV6SA0GA06:50TOI
      in relief
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    • New York Islandersare1–1withTampa Bay Lightning
    • Game 5
      NYI0–8TBL
      L
      1
      His night
      .808SV%in relief
      21SV26SA5GA44:33TOI
      in relief
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    Conference final

    Tampa Bay Lightning knock New York Islanders out 4–3

    NYI3–4TBL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Ilya Sorokin ends the 2020-2021 playoffs with 4 wins

    NYINew York Islanders
    Wins
    4
    Games
    7
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .922
    GAA
    2.79
    Starts
    5
    Events
    1
    First playoff win
    1×
    First star
    1×
    Second star
    PIT4–2→BOS4–2→TBL3–4