ELMONT, N.Y. — Goalie Ilya Sorokin might have been the best player on the UBS Arena ice on Thursday.
That just highlighted how slow and disorganized the Islanders appeared from the opening faceoff in a disheartening 4-1 loss to the dominant Devils.
Sorokin made 39 saves and kept the Islanders — who struggled mightily to complete passes — within a theoretical chance of making it a game until late in the third period. A lightly-tested Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 16 shots, his shutout spoiled by Anders Lee at 16:44 of the third period as the Islanders skated five-on-four.
