Ilya Sorokin was scary good and that's exactly the trick the New York Islanders needed.
The Isles found their footing on Halloween Friday night, grinding out a 3-1 win over the Washington Capitals to snap a three-game losing streak and salvage their back-to-back road trip.
After Thursday’s 6-2 loss in Carolina — and a day of headlines surrounding Mathew Barzal’s benching — this one was about resetting the tone. Sorokin delivered exactly that, making 22 saves, including 13 in the opening period, to keep his team alive until the offense arrived.