New York Islanders Goalie Starts 2023-24
2023-24 · 39-27-16 · 94 pts · 3rd Metropolitan
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.
G1StarterIlya Sorokin- Starts
- 55/82
- Share
- 67%
- Last 10
- 4
25-19-12 · .908 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 17
G2BackupSemyon Varlamov- 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
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)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 17 | vs PIT | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 40/44 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 15 | @ NJD | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 23/24 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 13 | @ NYR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 41/43 | OTL | – |
| 79 | Apr 11 | vs MTL | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 12/14 | W | – |
| 78 | Apr 9 | vs NYR | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 31/33 | W | – |
| 77 | Apr 6 | vs NSH | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 42/42 | W | – |
| 76 | Apr 4 | @ CBJ | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 25/27 | W | – |
| 75 | Apr 2 ▲ | vs CHI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 18/19 | W | – |
| 74 | Apr 1 | @ PHI | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 31/34 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 30 | @ TBL | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 36/39 | L | – |
| 72 | Mar 28 | @ FLA | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 26/28 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 24 ▲ | vs NJD | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 26/29 | L | – |
| 70 | Mar 23 | vs WPG | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 32/35 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 21 | @ DET | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 18/23 | L | – |
| 68 | Mar 19 | vs CAR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 30/33 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 17 ▲ | @ NYR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 26/31 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 16 | vs OTT | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 26/30 | OTL | – |
| 65 | Mar 14 | @ BUF | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 33/36 | L | – |
| 64 | Mar 11 ▲ | @ LAK | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 22/24 | L | – |
| 63 | Mar 10 | @ ANA | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 22/23 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 7 | @ SJS | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 23/25 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 5 | vs STL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 19/21 | W | – |
| 60 | Mar 2 | vs BOS | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 22/23 | W | – |
| 59 | Feb 29 | @ DET | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 22/25 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 26 | @ DAL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 30/32 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 24 | vs TBL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 17/20 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 22 | @ STL | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 21/24 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 20 | @ PIT | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 37/41 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 18 | vs NYR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 31/37 | OTL | – |
| 53 | Feb 13 | vs SEA | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 29/30 | OTL | – |
| 52 | Feb 10 | vs CGY | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 19/22 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 8 | vs TBL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 18/20 | W | – |
| 50 | Feb 5 | @ TOR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 34/36 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 27 | vs FLA | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 34/37 | OTL | – |
| 48 | Jan 25 | @ MTL | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 22/26 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 23 | vs VGK | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 24/27 | L | – |
| 46 | Jan 21 | vs DAL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 41/43 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 19 | @ CHI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 20/24 | OTL | – |
| 44 | Jan 16 ▲ | @ WPG | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 40/43 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 15 | @ MIN | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 29/32 | L | Kenneth Appleby |
| 42 | Jan 13 | @ NSH | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 25/27 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 11 | vs TOR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 32/35 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 9 | vs VAN | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 29/33 | L | – |
| 39 | Jan 6 | @ VGK | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 25/30 | L | – |
| 38 | Jan 4 | @ ARI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 26/27 | W | – |
| 37 | Jan 2 | @ COL | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 11/12 | OTL | Ilya Sorokin |
| 36 | Dec 31 | @ PIT | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 35/37 | L | – |
| 35 | Dec 29 | vs WSH | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 26/27 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 27 | vs PIT | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 19/25 | L | Semyon Varlamov |
| 33 | Dec 23 | @ CAR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 36/40 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 20 ▲ | @ WSH | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 33/36 | OTL | – |
| 31 | Dec 19 | vs EDM | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 30/31 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 16 ▲ | @ MTL | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 36/40 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 15 | vs BOS | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 30/34 | OTL | – |
| 28 | Dec 13 | vs ANA | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 21/24 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 11 | vs TOR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 37/40 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 9 | vs LAK | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 33/35 | W | – |
| 25 | Dec 7 | vs CBJ | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 32/35 | W | – |
| 24 | Dec 5 | vs SJS | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 32/37 | OTL | – |
| 23 | Dec 2 | @ FLA | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 42/45 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 30 | @ CAR | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 39/43 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 28 | @ NJD | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 28/33 | L | – |
| 20 | Nov 25 ▲ | vs PHI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 40/40 | OTL | – |
| 19 | Nov 24 | @ OTT | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 28/31 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 22 | vs PHI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 34/36 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 18 | @ CGY | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 35/39 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 16 ▲ | @ SEA | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 29/32 | OTL | – |
| 15 | Nov 15 | @ VAN | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 39/43 | OTL | – |
| 14 | Nov 13 | @ EDM | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 28/31 | L | – |
| 13 | Nov 11 | vs WSH | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 24/27 | L | – |
| 12 | Nov 9 | @ BOS | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 30/34 | L | – |
| 11 | Nov 7 | vs MIN | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 27/31 | L | – |
| 10 | Nov 4 | vs CAR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 42/46 | OTL | – |
| 9 | Nov 2 | @ WSH | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 32/32 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 30 | vs DET | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 32/36 | OTL | – |
| 7 | Oct 28 | @ CBJ | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 34/34 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 26 | vs OTT | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 45/47 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 24 | vs COL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 32/37 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 21 ▲ | @ BUF | G2 Semyon Varlamov | 39/42 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 20 | vs NJD | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 34/39 | OTL | – |
| 2 | Oct 17 | vs ARI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 14/14 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 14 | vs BUF | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 26/28 | W | – |
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 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.