Sorokin makes 49 saves, Islanders shut out Oilers

ELMONT, N.Y. -- Ilya Sorokin made an NHL career-high 49 saves for the New York Islanders in a 3-0 win against the Edmonton Oilers at UBS Arena on Wednesday.

It was Sorokin's second shutout of the season, which he preserved with 23 saves in the third period.
"When you're playing, you don't think about how many shots," Sorokin said. "I [saw] after the game. It's too many shots, but it was a good game for me today."

Jean-Gabriel Pageau had two goals, and Sebastian Aho scored for the Islanders (13-8-0), who have won their past two games after losing the previous two.
"I thought we were committed to playing the right way," Islanders coach Lane Lambert said. "We had a lot of guys playing very well tonight."

Jack Campbell made 28 saves in his first start since Nov. 10 for the Oilers (10-10-0), who have lost the first two of a three-game road trip that concludes Saturday at the New York Rangers.
"What this game came down to is we were unable to solve their goaltender," Edmonton coach Jay Woodcroft said. "Pouring 49 shots on someone, that's what we set out to do every game. We didn't find a way to crack him."
Pageau gave New York a 1-0 lead when he scored short-handed at 4:33 of the second period. With Anthony Beauvillier in the penalty box, Zach Parise carried the puck into the offensive zone and found Pageau with a pass that he put between Campbell's legs.
He scored again 2:06 later to give the Islanders a 2-0 lead at 6:39, this time on the power play. Skating down the right side, Pageau fired a pass from the circle intended for Anders Lee, but the puck ricocheted off Evan Bouchard's stick and got past Campbell.
"First of all, I thought we showed up tonight," Pageau said. "We came in and we knew we had a big challenge. We played with urgency for a full 60 (minutes), Sorokin, again, was outstanding."

Aho extended the lead to 3-0 with a one-timer from the left face-off circle at 16:56.
Sorokin made the advantage hold up even though the Oilers outshot the Islanders 23-8 in the third period.
"You're never thinking you're going to get shut out," Edmonton captain Connor McDavid said.
NOTES: Glenn Healy (51 on Jan. 16, 1990) and Jaroslav Halak (50 on Feb. 15, 2018) are the only goalies who made more saves in an Islanders shutout. … Simon Holmstrom made his NHL debut. The forward, who was selected by New York in the first round (No. 23) of the 2019 NHL Draft, was plus-1 in 11:11 of ice time. He replaced forward Kyle Palmieri, who is day to day with an upper-body injury. … The Islanders are 12-1-2 in their past 15 home games against the Oilers. … Edmonton forward Zach Hyman had a game-high 10 shots on goal.