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NY Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin had some chirps for his teammates after registering his first NHL goal

It wasn't the prettiest of goalie goals, but it counts just the same, as Ilya Sorokin became the 17th goalie in the history of the NHL to score a goal, after "finding" the back of the net on March 1 against the Nashville Predators.

Like former NY Islanders netminder Billy Smith and the first goalie to ever register a goal, Sorokin didn't even need to shoot the puck, as an errant pass by Steven Stamkos trickled into the empty net for Sorokin's first tally.

Sorokin has some friendly chirps for his teammates

After the goal, Sorokin joked that he always knew he'd get one before his close friend and NY Rangers netminder, Igor Shesterkin, who is known much more for his puck handling abilities.