Ilya Sorokin currently holds a 0.916 career save percentage, tied with Semyon Varlamov for the New York Islanders franchise record. His 2.58 career goals-against average ranks third in team history, close to Glenn Resch's 2.56. Across five NHL seasons Sorokin has a 0.665 quality starts percentage and 22 shutouts. Recent seasons saw his GAA rise to 2.86 and his save percentage fall to 0.908, which lowers but does not negate his elite standing. Sorokin ranks fourth in franchise career saves and can move into third early in the upcoming season if he stays healthy.
If Ilya Sorokin keeps up his elite play in the net, he'll retire as the all-time leader in career save percentage. A franchise record Semyon Varlamov shares with him, as both have a whopping 0.916 percentage so far. If that's not epic enough, Sorokin's also close to passing Varlamov and Glenn Resch in career GAA. Heading into 2025-26, he's sitting there with a 2.58 GAA, good for third in New York Islanders history.
But he's more than proven that he can be an elite netminder, with a quality starts percentage of 0.665 and 22 career shutouts. But the previous two seasons gave fans a pause, as his GAA ballooned to 2.86 and his save percentage dropped to just 0.908. In today's game, those numbers aren't bad, but Sorokin's play's held to a much higher standard, given his early-career dominance with the Isles.
But the funny thing about goaltenders is that they don't always chase records like skaters do. In some cases, they hold onto their records and they alone control whether they keep them. If Sorokin has another few less-than-stellar campaigns in the near future, he'll give up his all-time career record in save percentage. His career GAA will also suffer, and there's a chance he'll drop on the all-time records list.
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