Roy confirmed that Ilya Sorokin will start on Saturday against the Ottawa Senators. Sorokin is 0-3-0 this season with 4.18 GAA and an .854 SV%. Lifetime, Sorokin is 4-0-1 against the Senators with a 1.97 GAA and an .942 SV%. Roy offered some advice to Sorokin on the mental side of things.

Anders Lee and Kyle Palmieri scored in the third period to help the New York Islanders top the Ottawa Senators 5-4.

Between Ilya Sorokin and the Islanders defense, coach Patrick Roy was not going to point the finger at his goalie on Saturday.

New York Islanders' defenseman Adam Boqvist has now seen his season debut against the Ottawa Senators. Boqvist skated in place of Alexander Romanov, who is now

Evan Bouchard had arguably one of the worst games of his NHL career in the Edmonton Oilers' loss at the New York Islanders.

Expectations were not low for the No. 1 pick, but Schaefer’s first three games have eclipsed anything that anyone thought he would do right away.

Islanders' rookie Matthew Schaefer continues to break records and he did it against a special opponent in Connor McDavid and the Oilers.