ELMONT, N.Y. — Fittingly, it came down to a shootout between the Islanders and Vegas, between the well-liked goalie of the present on Long Island in Ilya Sorokin and the beloved netminder of the past in Robin Lehner. Those two were clearly the fan favorites at UBS Arena.
Vegas won a 4-3 shootout on Sunday afternoon as Lehner stopped attempts from Anthony Beauvillier and Oliver Wahlstrom while defenseman Shea Theodore, who also scored two goals, and Nicolas Roy beat Sorokin.
Sorokin made 30 saves for the Islanders (8-12-6) while Lehner made 30 saves for Vegas (20-11-0), which has won five straight and eight of nine.
