New York Islanders Goalie Starts 2025-26

2025-26 · 43-34-5 · 91 pts · 6th Metropolitan

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Who started in goal for the New York Islanders in 2025-26: 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 54 of 82 Islanders games (66%). David Rittich had 28 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: Clear No. 1.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.

G1Starter
Ilya Sorokin
Starts
54/82
Share
66%
Last 10
9
29-24-2 · .906 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 12
G2Backup
David Rittich
Starts
28/82
Share
34%
Last 10
1
14-10-3 · .894 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 14
G3Third goalie
Marcus Hogberg
Starts
0/82
Share
0%
Last 10
0
0-0-0 · .714 SV% · 1 relief

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2025-26

Every Islanders game by starting goalie

G1 Ilya Sorokin
G2 David Rittich
G3 Marcus Hogberg

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

G1Sorokin

G2Rittich

G3Hogberg

Game

New York Islanders goalie patterns

Back-to-backs: 16 second games, started by Ilya Sorokin 9, David Rittich 7.
Home and road: Ilya Sorokin started 24 of 41 home games and 30 of 41 road games.
Pulled starters: a reliever came in 4 times (5% of games).

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)

Starting goalie in every game
#	Date	Opp	Starter	Saves	Result	Relief
82	Apr 14	vs CAR	G2 David Rittich	19/21	L	–
81	Apr 12 ▲	vs MTL	G1 Ilya Sorokin	18/22	L	–
80	Apr 11	vs OTT	G1 Ilya Sorokin	13/15	L	–
79	Apr 9	vs TOR	G1 Ilya Sorokin	13/16	W	–
78	Apr 4 ▲	@ CAR	G1 Ilya Sorokin	36/40	L	–
77	Apr 3	vs PHI	G1 Ilya Sorokin	17/21	L	–
76	Mar 31 ▲	@ BUF	G1 Ilya Sorokin	29/32	L	–
75	Mar 30	vs PIT	G1 Ilya Sorokin	22/29	L	David Rittich
74	Mar 28	vs FLA	G1 Ilya Sorokin	19/21	W	–
73	Mar 26	vs DAL	G1 Ilya Sorokin	26/27	W	–
72	Mar 24	vs CHI	G2 David Rittich	9/12	L	Ilya Sorokin
71	Mar 22 ▲	vs CBJ	G1 Ilya Sorokin	26/26	W	–
70	Mar 21	@ MTL	G1 Ilya Sorokin	26/32	L	David Rittich
69	Mar 19	@ OTT	G1 Ilya Sorokin	24/27	L	–
68	Mar 17	@ TOR	G1 Ilya Sorokin	26/27	W	–
67	Mar 14 ▲	vs CGY	G2 David Rittich	30/32	W	–
66	Mar 13	vs LAK	G1 Ilya Sorokin	24/27	L	–
65	Mar 10	@ STL	G1 Ilya Sorokin	20/23	W	–
64	Mar 7	@ SJS	G1 Ilya Sorokin	30/31	W	–
63	Mar 5 ▲	@ LAK	G1 Ilya Sorokin	30/35	L	–
62	Mar 4	@ ANA	G2 David Rittich	21/25	L	–
61	Mar 1 ▲	vs FLA	G2 David Rittich	29/33	W	–
60	Feb 28	@ CBJ	G1 Ilya Sorokin	27/30	W	–
59	Feb 26	@ MTL	G1 Ilya Sorokin	22/25	W	–
58	Feb 5	@ NJD	G1 Ilya Sorokin	23/24	W	–
57	Feb 3 ▲	vs PIT	G1 Ilya Sorokin	31/35	W	–
56	Feb 2	@ WSH	G2 David Rittich	21/24	L	–
55	Jan 31	vs NSH	G1 Ilya Sorokin	38/42	L	–
54	Jan 29 ▲	@ NYR	G1 Ilya Sorokin	20/21	W	–
53	Jan 28	vs NYR	G2 David Rittich	14/16	W	–
52	Jan 26	@ PHI	G1 Ilya Sorokin	21/21	W	–
51	Jan 24	vs BUF	G2 David Rittich	16/20	L	–
50	Jan 21	@ SEA	G1 Ilya Sorokin	21/24	L	–
49	Jan 19	@ VAN	G1 Ilya Sorokin	29/32	W	–
48	Jan 17	@ CGY	G2 David Rittich	15/19	L	–
47	Jan 15	@ EDM	G1 Ilya Sorokin	35/35	W	–
46	Jan 13	@ WPG	G1 Ilya Sorokin	17/22	L	–
45	Jan 10	@ MIN	G1 Ilya Sorokin	33/36	W	–
44	Jan 8	@ NSH	G2 David Rittich	26/27	OTL	–
43	Jan 6	vs NJD	G1 Ilya Sorokin	44/44	W	–
42	Jan 3	vs TOR	G2 David Rittich	18/21	W	–
41	Jan 1	vs UTA	G2 David Rittich	9/14	L	Marcus Hogberg
40	Dec 30	@ CHI	G2 David Rittich	17/19	W	–
39	Dec 28 ▲	@ CBJ	G2 David Rittich	31/34	L	–
38	Dec 27	vs NYR	G2 David Rittich	27/27	W	–
37	Dec 23	vs NJD	G2 David Rittich	31/32	W	–
36	Dec 20 ▲	@ BUF	G2 David Rittich	30/32	OTL	–
35	Dec 19	vs VAN	G1 Ilya Sorokin	27/30	L	–
34	Dec 16	@ DET	G1 Ilya Sorokin	18/21	L	–
33	Dec 13	vs TBL	G1 Ilya Sorokin	32/34	W	–
32	Dec 11	vs ANA	G2 David Rittich	31/33	W	–
31	Dec 9	vs VGK	G1 Ilya Sorokin	33/37	W	–
30	Dec 7 ▲	@ FLA	G2 David Rittich	26/29	L	–
29	Dec 6	@ TBL	G1 Ilya Sorokin	32/32	W	–
28	Dec 4	vs COL	G1 Ilya Sorokin	35/38	W	–
27	Dec 2	vs TBL	G1 Ilya Sorokin	30/31	W	–
26	Nov 30	vs WSH	G1 Ilya Sorokin	15/17	L	–
25	Nov 28	vs PHI	G2 David Rittich	18/21	OTL	–
24	Nov 26	vs BOS	G1 Ilya Sorokin	11/14	L	–
23	Nov 23 ▲	vs SEA	G2 David Rittich	19/19	W	–
22	Nov 22	vs STL	G1 Ilya Sorokin	20/22	L	–
21	Nov 20	@ DET	G1 Ilya Sorokin	29/29	W	–
20	Nov 18	@ DAL	G2 David Rittich	22/24	W	–
19	Nov 16	@ COL	G1 Ilya Sorokin	24/27	L	–
18	Nov 14 ▲	@ UTA	G2 David Rittich	28/30	W	–
17	Nov 13	@ VGK	G1 Ilya Sorokin	26/29	W	–
16	Nov 10	@ NJD	G1 Ilya Sorokin	33/35	W	–
15	Nov 8 ▲	@ NYR	G1 Ilya Sorokin	33/33	W	–
14	Nov 7	vs MIN	G2 David Rittich	21/26	L	–
13	Nov 4	vs BOS	G1 Ilya Sorokin	24/27	OTL	–
12	Nov 2	vs CBJ	G2 David Rittich	20/22	W	–
11	Oct 31 ▲	@ WSH	G1 Ilya Sorokin	22/23	W	–
10	Oct 30	@ CAR	G2 David Rittich	28/34	L	–
9	Oct 28	@ BOS	G1 Ilya Sorokin	17/21	L	–
8	Oct 25	@ PHI	G1 Ilya Sorokin	23/26	OTL	–
7	Oct 23	vs DET	G2 David Rittich	32/34	W	–
6	Oct 21	vs SJS	G1 Ilya Sorokin	33/36	W	–
5	Oct 18	@ OTT	G1 Ilya Sorokin	28/32	W	–
4	Oct 16	vs EDM	G2 David Rittich	31/33	W	–
3	Oct 13	vs WPG	G1 Ilya Sorokin	21/25	L	–
2	Oct 11	vs WSH	G1 Ilya Sorokin	25/29	L	–
1	Oct 9	@ PIT	G1 Ilya Sorokin	24/28	L	–

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New York Islanders goalie starts FAQ

Who was the New York Islanders starting goalie in 2025-26?

Ilya Sorokin made the most starts: 54 of 82 (66%), going 29-24-2.

How often did the New York Islanders backup goalie start in 2025-26?

David Rittich had 28 starts (34% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of New York Islanders back-to-backs in 2025-26?

Ilya Sorokin started 9 of 16 second games; the other goalies started 7.