New York Islanders Goalie Starts 2024-25
2024-25 · 35-35-12 · 82 pts · 6th Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the New York Islanders in 2024-25: 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%). Marcus Hogberg had 11 starts and 4 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.
G1StarterIlya Sorokin- Starts
- 60/82
- Share
- 73%
- Last 10
- 6
30-24-6 · .907 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 15
G2BackupMarcus Hogberg- Starts
- 11/82
- Share
- 13%
- Last 10
- 4
2-6-3 · .878 SV% · 4 relief · last start Apr 17
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2024-25
Every Islanders game by starting goalie
- G1 Ilya Sorokin
- G2 Marcus Hogberg
- G3 Semyon Varlamov
- G4 Jakub Skarek
- G5 Tristan Lennox
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: 12 second games, started by Ilya Sorokin 5, Marcus Hogberg 4, Semyon Varlamov 2, Jakub Skarek 1.
- Home and road: Ilya Sorokin started 32 of 41 home games and 28 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 7 times (9% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 17 | @ CBJ | G2 Marcus Hogberg | 20/26 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 15 | vs WSH | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 33/35 | L | – |
| 80 | Apr 13 ▲ | @ NJD | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 25/25 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 12 | @ PHI | G2 Marcus Hogberg | 19/22 | OTL | – |
| 78 | Apr 10 | vs NYR | G2 Marcus Hogberg | 22/30 | L | Tristan Lennox |
| 77 | Apr 8 | @ NSH | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 19/23 | OTL | Marcus Hogberg |
| 76 | Apr 6 | vs WSH | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 28/29 | W | – |
| 75 | Apr 4 | vs MIN | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 27/28 | W | – |
| 74 | Apr 1 | vs TBL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 20/23 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 30 ▲ | @ CAR | G2 Marcus Hogberg | 24/30 | L | – |
| 72 | Mar 29 | @ TBL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 19/23 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 26 | vs VAN | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 15/19 | L | Marcus Hogberg |
| 70 | Mar 24 | vs CBJ | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 27/30 | OTL | – |
| 69 | Mar 22 | vs CGY | G2 Marcus Hogberg | 31/35 | OTL | – |
| 68 | Mar 20 | vs MTL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 38/41 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 18 | @ PIT | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 19/21 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 16 | vs FLA | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 22/24 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 14 | vs EDM | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 33/35 | OTL | – |
| 64 | Mar 11 | @ LAK | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 28/31 | L | – |
| 63 | Mar 9 ▲ | @ ANA | G2 Marcus Hogberg | 24/27 | L | – |
| 62 | Mar 8 | @ SJS | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 38/40 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 4 ▲ | vs WPG | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 26/28 | W | – |
| 60 | Mar 3 | @ NYR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 23/26 | L | – |
| 59 | Mar 1 | vs NSH | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 25/29 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 27 | @ BOS | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 38/39 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 25 | vs NYR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 6/11 | L | Jakub Skarek |
| 56 | Feb 23 | vs DAL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 25/29 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 8 ▲ | @ MIN | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 27/32 | L | – |
| 54 | Feb 7 | @ WPG | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 23/27 | L | – |
| 53 | Feb 4 | vs VGK | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 33/34 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 2 ▲ | @ FLA | G4 Jakub Skarek | 27/32 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 1 | @ TBL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 29/31 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 30 | @ PHI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 23/23 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 28 | vs COL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 30/32 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 25 ▲ | vs CAR | G2 Marcus Hogberg | 24/26 | W | Ilya Sorokin |
| 47 | Jan 24 | vs PHI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 29/30 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 20 | vs CBJ | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 25/26 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 18 | vs SJS | G2 Marcus Hogberg | 18/19 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 16 | vs PHI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 19/23 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 14 | vs OTT | G2 Marcus Hogberg | 25/26 | L | – |
| 42 | Jan 11 | @ UTA | G2 Marcus Hogberg | 21/22 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 9 | @ VGK | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 30/30 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 5 | @ BOS | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 26/30 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 2 | vs TOR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 29/31 | L | – |
| 38 | Dec 31 | @ TOR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 22/24 | L | – |
| 37 | Dec 29 ▲ | @ PIT | G2 Marcus Hogberg | 38/41 | L | – |
| 36 | Dec 28 | vs PIT | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 22/25 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 23 | vs BUF | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 18/24 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 21 | @ TOR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 26/29 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 17 | @ CAR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 19/23 | L | Marcus Hogberg |
| 32 | Dec 15 | @ CHI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 18/22 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 12 | vs CHI | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 26/30 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 10 | vs LAK | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 27/29 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 8 ▲ | @ OTT | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 29/31 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 7 | vs CAR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 28/31 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 5 | vs SEA | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 9/13 | L | Marcus Hogberg |
| 26 | Dec 3 | @ MTL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 25/27 | OTL | – |
| 25 | Nov 30 ▲ | vs BUF | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 29/29 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 29 | @ WSH | G3 Semyon Varlamov | 21/26 | OTL | – |
| 23 | Nov 27 | vs BOS | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 15/20 | L | – |
| 22 | Nov 25 | vs DET | G3 Semyon Varlamov | 17/20 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 23 | vs STL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 24/25 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 21 | @ DET | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 29/31 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 19 | @ CGY | G3 Semyon Varlamov | 30/31 | OTL | – |
| 18 | Nov 16 | @ SEA | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 24/27 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 14 | @ VAN | G3 Semyon Varlamov | 24/26 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 12 | @ EDM | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 38/42 | OTL | – |
| 15 | Nov 9 | vs NJD | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 29/33 | OTL | – |
| 14 | Nov 7 | @ OTT | G3 Semyon Varlamov | 28/30 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 5 | vs PIT | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 32/35 | W | – |
| 12 | Nov 3 | @ NYR | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 35/39 | L | – |
| 11 | Nov 1 | @ BUF | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 32/35 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 30 ▲ | @ CBJ | G3 Semyon Varlamov | 24/25 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 29 | vs ANA | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 19/21 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 26 ▲ | vs FLA | G3 Semyon Varlamov | 23/28 | L | – |
| 7 | Oct 25 | @ NJD | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 33/36 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 22 | vs DET | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 10/11 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 19 | vs MTL | G3 Semyon Varlamov | 21/24 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 17 | @ STL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 29/30 | OTL | – |
| 3 | Oct 14 | @ COL | G1 Ilya Sorokin | 32/34 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 12 | @ DAL | G3 Semyon Varlamov | 24/26 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 10 | vs UTA | G3 Semyon Varlamov | 21/26 | OTL | – |
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 2024-25?
Ilya Sorokin made the most starts: 60 of 82 (73%), going 30-24-6.
How often did the New York Islanders backup goalie start in 2024-25?
Marcus Hogberg had 11 starts (13% of games) plus 4 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of New York Islanders back-to-backs in 2024-25?
Ilya Sorokin started 5 of 12 second games; the other goalies started 7.