Islanders' Ilya Sorokin Becomes 17th NHL Goalie in History to Score a Goal
Sorokin was credited with the goal after a misplayed pass by Nashville's Steven Stamkos led to an empty-net score in the Islanders' 7-4 victory.
- Ilya Sorokin is the second goaltender in New York Islanders history to be credited with a goal, joining Billy Smith who achieved the feat in 1979.
- The goal occurred late in the third period of the Islanders' game against the Nashville Predators, who had pulled their goalie for an extra attacker.
- Nashville's Steven Stamkos misfired a pass that traveled the length of the ice into his own empty net, with Sorokin being the last Islander to touch the puck.
- This marks the first time in NHL history that multiple goalies have scored in the same season, with Sorokin following Pittsburgh's Alex Nedeljkovic and Minnesota's Filip Gustavsson earlier this season.
- Sorokin, who has a .905 save percentage this season, joked about the unusual nature of the goal and credited luck for the milestone moment.