Who started in goal for the New York Islanders in 2023-24: 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 55 of 82 Islanders games (67%). Semyon Varlamov had 27 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: Clear No. 1.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.
  • G1Starter
    Ilya Sorokin
    Starts
    55/82
    Share
    67%
    Last 10
    4

    25-19-12 · .908 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 17

  • Starts
    27/82
    Share
    33%
    Last 10
    6

    14-8-4 · .918 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 15

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2023-24

Every Islanders game by starting goalie

  • G1 Ilya Sorokin
  • G2 Semyon Varlamov
  • G3 Kenneth Appleby

Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Ilya Sorokin
  • G2 Semyon Varlamov
0%50%100%11020304050607080G2 VarlamovG1 Sorokin

Share of the team's last 10 starts after each game (fewer early in the season). X axis: game number.

Changes at the top

  1. Apr 9 · after game 78, Semyon Varlamov took the lead in the last 10 starts from Ilya Sorokin

New York Islanders goalie patterns

  • Back-to-backs: 10 second games, started by Ilya Sorokin 6, Semyon Varlamov 4.
  • Home and road: Ilya Sorokin started 30 of 41 home games and 25 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)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 17vs PITG1 Ilya Sorokin40/44W–
81Apr 15@ NJDG2 Semyon Varlamov23/24W–
80Apr 13@ NYRG1 Ilya Sorokin41/43OTL–
79Apr 11vs MTLG2 Semyon Varlamov12/14W–
78Apr 9vs NYRG2 Semyon Varlamov31/33W–
77Apr 6vs NSHG2 Semyon Varlamov42/42W–
76Apr 4@ CBJG1 Ilya Sorokin25/27W–
75Apr 2 ▲vs CHIG1 Ilya Sorokin18/19W–
74Apr 1@ PHIG2 Semyon Varlamov31/34W–
73Mar 30@ TBLG2 Semyon Varlamov36/39L–
72Mar 28@ FLAG2 Semyon Varlamov26/28W–
71Mar 24 ▲vs NJDG1 Ilya Sorokin26/29L–
70Mar 23vs WPGG2 Semyon Varlamov32/35W–
69Mar 21@ DETG1 Ilya Sorokin18/23L–
68Mar 19vs CARG1 Ilya Sorokin30/33L–
67Mar 17 ▲@ NYRG1 Ilya Sorokin26/31L–
66Mar 16vs OTTG2 Semyon Varlamov26/30OTL–
65Mar 14@ BUFG1 Ilya Sorokin33/36L–
64Mar 11 ▲@ LAKG1 Ilya Sorokin22/24L–
63Mar 10@ ANAG2 Semyon Varlamov22/23W–
62Mar 7@ SJSG1 Ilya Sorokin23/25W–
61Mar 5vs STLG1 Ilya Sorokin19/21W–
60Mar 2vs BOSG1 Ilya Sorokin22/23W–
59Feb 29@ DETG1 Ilya Sorokin22/25W–
58Feb 26@ DALG1 Ilya Sorokin30/32W–
57Feb 24vs TBLG1 Ilya Sorokin17/20L–
56Feb 22@ STLG2 Semyon Varlamov21/24L–
55Feb 20@ PITG1 Ilya Sorokin37/41W–
54Feb 18vs NYRG1 Ilya Sorokin31/37OTL–
53Feb 13vs SEAG1 Ilya Sorokin29/30OTL–
52Feb 10vs CGYG2 Semyon Varlamov19/22L–
51Feb 8vs TBLG1 Ilya Sorokin18/20W–
50Feb 5@ TORG1 Ilya Sorokin34/36W–
49Jan 27vs FLAG2 Semyon Varlamov34/37OTL–
48Jan 25@ MTLG2 Semyon Varlamov22/26L–
47Jan 23vs VGKG1 Ilya Sorokin24/27L–
46Jan 21vs DALG1 Ilya Sorokin41/43W–
45Jan 19@ CHIG1 Ilya Sorokin20/24OTL–
44Jan 16 ▲@ WPGG1 Ilya Sorokin40/43L–
43Jan 15@ MING1 Ilya Sorokin29/32LKenneth Appleby
42Jan 13@ NSHG1 Ilya Sorokin25/27L–
41Jan 11vs TORG1 Ilya Sorokin32/35W–
40Jan 9vs VANG1 Ilya Sorokin29/33L–
39Jan 6@ VGKG1 Ilya Sorokin25/30L–
38Jan 4@ ARIG1 Ilya Sorokin26/27W–
37Jan 2@ COLG2 Semyon Varlamov11/12OTLIlya Sorokin
36Dec 31@ PITG1 Ilya Sorokin35/37L–
35Dec 29vs WSHG1 Ilya Sorokin26/27W–
34Dec 27vs PITG1 Ilya Sorokin19/25LSemyon Varlamov
33Dec 23@ CARG1 Ilya Sorokin36/40W–
32Dec 20 ▲@ WSHG2 Semyon Varlamov33/36OTL–
31Dec 19vs EDMG1 Ilya Sorokin30/31W–
30Dec 16 ▲@ MTLG2 Semyon Varlamov36/40L–
29Dec 15vs BOSG1 Ilya Sorokin30/34OTL–
28Dec 13vs ANAG2 Semyon Varlamov21/24W–
27Dec 11vs TORG1 Ilya Sorokin37/40W–
26Dec 9vs LAKG1 Ilya Sorokin33/35W–
25Dec 7vs CBJG2 Semyon Varlamov32/35W–
24Dec 5vs SJSG1 Ilya Sorokin32/37OTL–
23Dec 2@ FLAG1 Ilya Sorokin42/45W–
22Nov 30@ CARG2 Semyon Varlamov39/43W–
21Nov 28@ NJDG1 Ilya Sorokin28/33L–
20Nov 25 ▲vs PHIG1 Ilya Sorokin40/40OTL–
19Nov 24@ OTTG2 Semyon Varlamov28/31W–
18Nov 22vs PHIG1 Ilya Sorokin34/36W–
17Nov 18@ CGYG1 Ilya Sorokin35/39W–
16Nov 16 ▲@ SEAG2 Semyon Varlamov29/32OTL–
15Nov 15@ VANG1 Ilya Sorokin39/43OTL–
14Nov 13@ EDMG1 Ilya Sorokin28/31L–
13Nov 11vs WSHG2 Semyon Varlamov24/27L–
12Nov 9@ BOSG1 Ilya Sorokin30/34L–
11Nov 7vs MING2 Semyon Varlamov27/31L–
10Nov 4vs CARG1 Ilya Sorokin42/46OTL–
9Nov 2@ WSHG2 Semyon Varlamov32/32W–
8Oct 30vs DETG1 Ilya Sorokin32/36OTL–
7Oct 28@ CBJG2 Semyon Varlamov34/34W–
6Oct 26vs OTTG1 Ilya Sorokin45/47W–
5Oct 24vs COLG1 Ilya Sorokin32/37L–
4Oct 21 ▲@ BUFG2 Semyon Varlamov39/42L–
3Oct 20vs NJDG1 Ilya Sorokin34/39OTL–
2Oct 17vs ARIG1 Ilya Sorokin14/14W–
1Oct 14vs BUFG1 Ilya Sorokin26/28W–

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New York Islanders goalie starts FAQ

Who was the New York Islanders starting goalie in 2023-24?

Ilya Sorokin made the most starts: 55 of 82 (67%), going 25-19-12.

How often did the New York Islanders backup goalie start in 2023-24?

Semyon Varlamov had 27 starts (33% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.

Who started the second game of New York Islanders back-to-backs in 2023-24?

Ilya Sorokin started 6 of 10 second games; the other goalies started 4.