Hogberg relieved Sorokin at 1:05 of the third period of Wednesday’s 5-2 loss to the Canucks to conclude a four-game stand at UBS Arena. Sorokin allowed four goals on 19 shots, the last two scores coming on chances he probably should have stopped.

Gap control was brought up by Patrick Roy after the loss to Columbus on Tuesday, which Noah Dobson referred to as well.

I guess we’re just disappointed with our performance.” The Islanders missed their opportunity because they missed their five-on-five opportunities and because goalie Ilya Sorokin had a rare off-night.

It all seems pretty quaint now, that big preseason conversation about reducing Ilya Sorokin’s workload. Reality has a way of getting in the way of things, and its