Islanders Prospect Report: Sorokin Wins KHL Title, Playoff MVP

Ilya Sorokin wins Gagarin Cup and KHL playoff MVP

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By Cory Wright
@WrightsWay NewYorkIslanders.com

Ilya Sorokin won the Gagarin Cup - the KHL championship - on Friday, as CSKA Moscow swept Avangard four games to none. Sorokin was also named the KHL playoff MVP in the process.
Sorokin had a marvelous playoffs, going 16-4-0 with a 1.20 GAA, a .956 SV% and five shutouts for CSKA. The Islanders' 2014 third-round pick (78th overall) recorded a pair of shutouts in the Gagarin Cup Final, the first goalie in KHL history to do so.

The Gagarin Cup and MVP honors cap another stellar season for Sorokin, who went 28-6-4 during the regular season with a 1.16 GAA, a .940 SV% and a career-high 11 shutouts.
Sorokin has one more year left on his deal with CSKA.

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