The Islanders can hardly afford to lose a game right now, and they are acting like it. Ilya Sorokin will be in nets not once but twice for the Islanders on a Friday-Saturday back-to-back in Winnipeg and Minnesota,

Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin has been dominant between the pipes, and he was just named the NHL's First Star of the Week. Sorokin went a perfect 3-0-0 to help New York increase their winning streak to seven games before it was snapped with a loss to the Florida Panthers on Sunday.

NEW YORK — New York Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin, Buffalo Sabres centre Tage Thompson and Ottawa Senators defenceman Jake Sanderson are the NHL's three stars of the week.

Once left for dead, the New York Islanders are now one of the hottest teams in the entire NHL. Recently, the Islanders reeled off seven wins in a row to vault themselves back into the playoff race in a tight Eastern Conference.

Sorokin went 3-0 last week with a .953 SV%, a 1.33 GAA and one shutout The National Hockey League has named Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin the First Star of the Week for the period ending February 2.