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IIya Sorokin again comes up big as Islanders shut out Winnipeg

New York Islanders' goaltender Ilya Sorokin (30) makes a save against a Winnipeg Jets shot during the second period of NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP) Credit: AP/FRED GREENSLADE

WINNIPEG — The Islanders’ goaltender rotation will take its first spin of 2021-22 this weekend.

But before Semyon Varlamov gets his first start of the season against the Wild in Minnesota on Sunday night, Ilya Sorokin got the nod for the ninth time in a row Saturday against the Jets at Canada Life Centre and made the most of it.