Sorokin stops 32 shots as Islanders shutout Lightning 2-0

TAMPA Fla AP Ilya Sorokin stopped all shots he faced for his third shutout of the season tying the Islanders franchise record for career shutouts and New York beat the Tampa Bay Lightning - on Saturday night Sorokin recorded his th career shutout to tie Glenn Chico Resch for preponderance in Islanders history Calum Ritchie scored in the third period and Casey Cizikas added an empty net goal with seconds left Jonas Johansson finished with saves for Tampa Bay which lost its third consecutive battle The Lightning also lost to the Islanders in New York on Tuesday Tampa Bay was shutout for the first time this season The Islanders scored the winning goal in the second half of a four-minute power play chance after Brandon Hagel was called for a high-sticking double minor against Cizikas at of the third period a call that was upheld after video review After Tony DeAngelo fired a puck from the point that was deflected by Anders Lee Ritchie collected it off the end boards put it between his legs and chipped the puck past Johansson at Lightning captain Victor Hedman was activated off long-term injured reserve before the championship and returned to the lineup after missing games with an undisclosed injury Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy missed his second consecutive meeting with an undisclosed injury while Lightning leading-scorer Nikita Kucherov also missed Saturday due to an undisclosed injury Up next Islanders At Florida Panthers on Sunday Lightning At Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday AP NHL https apnews com hub nhl Source