WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Ilya Sorokin will get the bulk of the work in net during the Islanders’ playoff push. But Semyon Varlamov, helped by a tight defensive effort, showed Sunday why he is still a valuable part of the mix.
Varlamov, making his first start in four games and only the third time in the last 10, stopped 23 shots for his second shutout as the Islanders opened a two-game road trip with a 4-0 win over the Jets at Canada Life Centre. They held the Jets to one shot in the first period.
The Islanders (31-25-7) maintained their hold on the Eastern Conference’s first wild-card spot.
