Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson and Tomas Jonsson are the only defensemen to record their first 200 points as Islanders. For the ...

Now Arbour was roughly holding the 19-year-old and lecturing intently.

The New York Islanders certainly know a thing or two about that. But sometimes a team steals a loser point, coming back to ...

Sorokin made 35 saves on 38 shots through regulation and overtime, stopping all three shootout attempts that came his way.

Sure, he’s a 20-year-old making his NHL debut just five games into his professional career and with his parents in the crowd ...

He became the fifth Islanders’ goalie to reach that milestone with the team after Billy Smith (674 games), Rick DiPietro (318 ...

He stopped Kris Letang to send the UBS Arena folks home happy: The other four goaltenders to accomplish in 200 games for the Islanders are Billy Smith (674), Rick DiPietro (318), Chico Resch (282 ...

No one is passing Billy Smith's 680 appearances, or 642 starts, for that matter. Sorokin has a way to go to catch Smith in wins (304), too, trailing the Hockey Hall of Famer by 208, sitting with 96.

When Torrey became GM of the expansion New York Islanders in 1972 ... he began a platoon with future Hall of Famer Billy Smith. Resch focused on making sure he didn’t have any glaring weaknesses.