New York Islanders Goalie Starts 2022-23
2022-23 · 42-31-9 · 93 pts · 4th Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the New York Islanders in 2022-23: 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 60 of 82 Islanders games (73%). Semyon Varlamov had 22 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: Clear No. 1.
Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
G1StarterIlya Sorokin- Starts
- 60/82
- Share
- 73%
- Last 10
- 9
31-22-7 · .924 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 12
G2BackupSemyon Varlamov- Starts
- 22/82
- Share
- 27%
- Last 10
- 1
11-9-2 · .913 SV% · 1 relief · last start Mar 25
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2022-23
Every Islanders game by starting goalie
- G1 Ilya Sorokin
- G2 Semyon Varlamov
- G3 Cory Schneider
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Sorokin
G2Varlamov
G3Schneider
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New York Islanders goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 15 second games, started by Semyon Varlamov 9, Ilya Sorokin 6.
- Home and road: Ilya Sorokin started 33 of 41 home games and 27 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 3 times (4% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 12 | vs MTL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 17/19 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 10 | @ WSH | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 20/23 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 8 | vs PHI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 27/27 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 6 | vs TBL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 30/31 | W | – |
| 78 | Apr 2 ▲ | @ CAR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 33/35 | L | – |
| 77 | Apr 1 | @ TBL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 17/21 | L | Semyon Varlamov |
| 76 | Mar 29 | @ WSH | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 25/26 | W | – |
| 75 | Mar 27 | vs NJD | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 30/31 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 25 ▲ | vs BUF | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 33/34 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 24 | @ CBJ | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 22/27 | OTL | – |
| 72 | Mar 21 | vs TOR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 25/27 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 18 | @ SJS | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 29/30 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 15 ▲ | @ ANA | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 20/23 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 14 | @ LAK | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 32/36 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 11 | vs WSH | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 22/27 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 9 | @ PIT | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 33/36 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 7 | vs BUF | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 22/24 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 4 | vs DET | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 22/23 | W | – |
| 64 | Feb 28 | @ MIN | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 30/31 | OTL | – |
| 63 | Feb 26 | @ WPG | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 23/23 | W | – |
| 62 | Feb 24 | vs LAK | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 25/28 | L | – |
| 61 | Feb 22 | vs WPG | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 25/26 | W | – |
| 60 | Feb 20 | @ PIT | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 44/46 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 18 ▲ | @ BOS | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 21/27 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 17 | vs PIT | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 40/44 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 14 | vs OTT | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 32/34 | OTL | – |
| 56 | Feb 11 | @ MTL | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 27/31 | OTL | – |
| 55 | Feb 9 | vs VAN | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 28/34 | L | – |
| 54 | Feb 7 ▲ | vs SEA | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 32/32 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 6 | @ PHI | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 25/26 | W | – |
| 52 | Jan 28 ▲ | vs VGK | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 45/46 | W | – |
| 51 | Jan 27 | vs DET | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 23/23 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 25 | @ OTT | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 36/38 | L | – |
| 49 | Jan 23 | @ TOR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 34/39 | L | – |
| 48 | Jan 21 | vs CAR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 21/25 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 19 ▲ | @ BUF | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 42/45 | OTL | – |
| 46 | Jan 18 | vs BOS | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 20/24 | L | – |
| 45 | Jan 16 | vs WSH | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 31/35 | OTL | – |
| 44 | Jan 14 | vs MTL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 22/23 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 12 | vs MIN | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 33/35 | L | – |
| 42 | Jan 10 | vs DAL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 25/26 | OTL | – |
| 41 | Jan 6 ▲ | @ CGY | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 17/21 | L | – |
| 40 | Jan 5 | @ EDM | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 34/38 | L | – |
| 39 | Jan 3 | @ VAN | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 24/26 | W | – |
| 38 | Jan 1 | @ SEA | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 31/34 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 29 | vs CBJ | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 20/21 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 27 | vs PIT | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 20/21 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 23 ▲ | vs FLA | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 22/23 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 22 | @ NYR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 29/33 | L | – |
| 33 | Dec 19 | @ COL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 46/46 | OTL | – |
| 32 | Dec 17 ▲ | @ VGK | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 35/37 | W | Ilya Sorokin |
| 31 | Dec 16 | @ ARI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 24/29 | L | – |
| 30 | Dec 13 | @ BOS | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 30/33 | OTL | – |
| 29 | Dec 10 ▲ | vs CAR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 26/29 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 9 | @ NJD | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 25/29 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 6 | vs STL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 21/26 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 4 | vs CHI | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 21/21 | W | – |
| 25 | Dec 2 | vs NSH | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 19/21 | L | – |
| 24 | Nov 29 | @ PHI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 30/32 | L | – |
| 23 | Nov 26 ▲ | vs PHI | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 26/28 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 25 | @ CBJ | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 24/26 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 23 | vs EDM | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 49/49 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 21 | @ TOR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 30/32 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 19 | @ DAL | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 30/34 | L | – |
| 18 | Nov 17 | @ NSH | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 26/31 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 14 | @ OTT | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 36/38 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 12 | vs CBJ | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 26/29 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 10 | vs ARI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 26/27 | L | – |
| 14 | Nov 8 ▲ | @ NYR | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 37/40 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 7 | vs CGY | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 43/46 | W | – |
| 12 | Nov 5 | @ DET | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 22/24 | L | Ilya Sorokin |
| 11 | Nov 3 | @ STL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 32/34 | W | – |
| 10 | Nov 1 | @ CHI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 21/22 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 29 ▲ | vs COL | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 33/37 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 28 | @ CAR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 33/35 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 26 | vs NYR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 41/41 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 23 ▲ | @ FLA | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 29/32 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 22 | @ TBL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 21/26 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 20 | vs NJD | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 39/42 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 18 | vs SJS | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 26/28 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 15 | vs ANA | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 22/23 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 13 | vs FLA | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 26/28 | 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 2022-23?
Ilya Sorokin made the most starts: 60 of 82 (73%), going 31-22-7.
How often did the New York Islanders backup goalie start in 2022-23?
Semyon Varlamov had 22 starts (27% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.
Who started the second game of New York Islanders back-to-backs in 2022-23?
Ilya Sorokin started 6 of 15 second games; the other goalies started 9.