Sorokin Returns as Islanders Host Devils Tonight at UBS Arena

New Jersey seeks a response after going 0-for-5 on the power play in Sunday’s loss.

Overview

Puck drop is 7:30 p.m. ET, with the Devils entering at 22-18-2 and the Islanders at 23-15-4.
Ilya Sorokin is confirmed to start in goal for New York in his return to the lineup.
Islanders forward Matthew Schaefer is sick and listed day-to-day after scoring the overtime winner against Toronto in their last game.
New Jersey has not announced a starting goalie, though Jacob Markstrom is expected based on the team’s recent alternating pattern.
The Devils are 0-1-1 against the Islanders this season and are 4-6-2 versus Metropolitan opponents, including 1-5-1 in their last seven in-division games; multiple Devils remain out injured, including Simon Nemec, Evgenii Dadonov, and Johnathan Kovacevic.