New York Islanders Goalie Starts 2021-22
2021-22 · 37-35-10 · 84 pts · 5th Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the New York Islanders in 2021-22: every game colour-coded by starting goalie, with each goalie's share of starts and how it moved through the season. G1 made the most starts.
Ilya Sorokin started 52 of 82 Islanders games (63%). Semyon Varlamov had 29 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
G1StarterIlya Sorokin- Starts
- 52/82
- Share
- 63%
- Last 10
- 7
26-18-8 · .925 SV% · last start Apr 29
G2BackupSemyon Varlamov- Starts
- 29/82
- Share
- 35%
- Last 10
- 3
10-17-2 · .911 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 28
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2021-22
Every Islanders game by starting goalie
- G1 Ilya Sorokin
- G2 Semyon Varlamov
- G3 Cory Schneider
- G4 Kenneth Appleby
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Sorokin
G2Varlamov
G3Schneider
G4Appleby
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New York Islanders goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 18 second games, started by Semyon Varlamov 9, Ilya Sorokin 9.
- Home and road: Ilya Sorokin started 22 of 41 home games and 30 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 2 times (2% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 29 ▲ | vs TBL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 28/33 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 28 | vs WSH | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 26/27 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 26 | @ WSH | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 32/33 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 24 ▲ | vs CAR | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 29/32 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 23 | @ BUF | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 30/35 | L | – |
| 77 | Apr 21 | vs NYR | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 17/23 | L | – |
| 76 | Apr 19 | vs FLA | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 39/42 | OTL | – |
| 75 | Apr 17 | @ TOR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 33/36 | L | – |
| 74 | Apr 15 ▲ | @ MTL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 44/44 | W | – |
| 73 | Apr 14 | @ PIT | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 22/26 | L | – |
| 72 | Apr 12 | vs PIT | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 43/47 | W | – |
| 71 | Apr 9 ▲ | @ STL | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 25/31 | L | – |
| 70 | Apr 8 | @ CAR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 20/21 | W | – |
| 69 | Apr 5 | @ DAL | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 37/40 | L | – |
| 68 | Apr 3 | @ NJD | G3 Cory Schneider | 27/30 | W | – |
| 67 | Apr 1 ▲ | @ NYR | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 27/27 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 31 | vs CBJ | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 30/32 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 29 | @ CBJ | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 42/45 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 27 ▲ | vs TBL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 18/20 | L | Semyon Varlamov |
| 63 | Mar 26 | @ BOS | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 38/44 | L | – |
| 62 | Mar 24 | vs DET | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 37/39 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 22 | vs OTT | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 24/24 | W | – |
| 60 | Mar 20 ▲ | @ PHI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 35/37 | L | – |
| 59 | Mar 19 | vs DAL | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 37/39 | W | – |
| 58 | Mar 17 | @ NYR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 29/30 | W | – |
| 57 | Mar 15 | @ WSH | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 29/32 | OTL | – |
| 56 | Mar 13 | vs ANA | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 39/42 | W | – |
| 55 | Mar 11 ▲ | vs WPG | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 27/29 | W | – |
| 54 | Mar 10 | vs CBJ | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 25/25 | W | – |
| 53 | Mar 7 | vs COL | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 44/49 | L | – |
| 52 | Mar 5 | vs STL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 30/31 | W | – |
| 51 | Mar 3 | vs VAN | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 34/38 | L | – |
| 50 | Mar 1 | @ COL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 38/42 | L | – |
| 49 | Feb 27 ▲ | @ ANA | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 34/34 | W | – |
| 48 | Feb 26 | @ LAK | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 30/34 | L | – |
| 47 | Feb 24 | @ SJS | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 25/28 | OTL | – |
| 46 | Feb 22 | @ SEA | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 23/25 | W | – |
| 45 | Feb 20 | vs MTL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 25/27 | OTL | – |
| 44 | Feb 17 | vs BOS | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 26/27 | W | – |
| 43 | Feb 15 | @ BUF | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 35/39 | L | – |
| 42 | Feb 12 ▲ | @ CGY | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 24/29 | L | – |
| 41 | Feb 11 | @ EDM | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 33/36 | L | – |
| 40 | Feb 9 | @ VAN | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 34/37 | W | – |
| 39 | Feb 2 ▲ | vs SEA | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 28/30 | L | – |
| 38 | Feb 1 | vs OTT | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 26/27 | W | – |
| 37 | Jan 30 | vs MIN | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 17/21 | L | – |
| 36 | Jan 27 | vs LAK | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 27/29 | L | – |
| 35 | Jan 25 | vs PHI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 14/17 | W | – |
| 34 | Jan 22 ▲ | vs TOR | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 20/23 | L | – |
| 33 | Jan 21 | vs ARI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 17/17 | W | – |
| 32 | Jan 18 ▲ | @ PHI | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 31/34 | W | – |
| 31 | Jan 17 | vs PHI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 26/27 | W | – |
| 30 | Jan 15 | vs WSH | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 34/35 | L | – |
| 29 | Jan 13 | vs NJD | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 30/32 | W | – |
| 28 | Jan 1 | vs EDM | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 17/19 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 30 | vs BUF | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 36/37 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 19 | vs VGK | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 31/34 | OTL | – |
| 25 | Dec 16 | vs BOS | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 40/41 | W | – |
| 24 | Dec 14 | @ DET | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 37/39 | L | – |
| 23 | Dec 11 | vs NJD | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 30/32 | W | – |
| 22 | Dec 9 | vs NSH | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 25/29 | L | – |
| 21 | Dec 7 | @ OTT | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 30/33 | W | – |
| 20 | Dec 5 ▲ | vs CHI | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 24/26 | OTL | – |
| 19 | Dec 4 | @ DET | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 26/30 | OTL | – |
| 18 | Dec 2 | vs SJS | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 33/35 | OTL | – |
| 17 | Nov 26 | vs PIT | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 29/30 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 24 | vs NYR | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 17/21 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 21 ▲ | vs TOR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 37/40 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 20 | vs CGY | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 26/29 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 16 ▲ | @ FLA | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 13/17 | L | Semyon Varlamov |
| 12 | Nov 15 | @ TBL | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 24/28 | L | – |
| 11 | Nov 11 | @ NJD | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 30/34 | L | – |
| 10 | Nov 7 ▲ | @ MIN | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 34/37 | L | – |
| 9 | Nov 6 | @ WPG | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 24/24 | W | – |
| 8 | Nov 4 | @ MTL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 36/38 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 30 | @ NSH | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 21/23 | OTL | – |
| 6 | Oct 24 ▲ | @ VGK | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 42/42 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 23 | @ ARI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 26/26 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 21 | @ CBJ | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 29/32 | OTL | – |
| 3 | Oct 19 | @ CHI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 39/40 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 16 | @ FLA | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 24/29 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 14 | @ CAR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 35/40 | L | – |
Goalie data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- The Schedule Got Kinder. The Second Night Didn’t. In the Original Six era about a third of NHL games were a team’s second night in a row, and one goalie played both.
- Hainsworth’s 22 Was Mostly Arithmetic George Hainsworth’s 22 shutouts in 1928-29 have stood for almost a century.
- A Shootout Shooter Needs More Than 200 Tries Before Skill Outweighs Luck. The Most Anyone Has Taken Is 135. T.J.
- The Last Goalie Who Played Every Night A rule ended the every-night goalie in the mid-1960s, and the 1990s brought him back.
New York Islanders goalie starts FAQ
Who was the New York Islanders starting goalie in 2021-22?
Ilya Sorokin made the most starts: 52 of 82 (63%), going 26-18-8.
How often did the New York Islanders backup goalie start in 2021-22?
Semyon Varlamov had 29 starts (35% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of New York Islanders back-to-backs in 2021-22?
Ilya Sorokin started 9 of 18 second games; the other goalies started 9.