The Lightning will be very glad they don’t have to face Ilya Sorokin again this season.

Just a week after Sorokin shut them out at Tampa Bay, the Islanders’ star netminder carried his team to a third win over the Lightning in as many tries on Saturday.

The Islanders were outplayed, outgunned and outmanned without Bo Horvat, who remained day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

But thanks to Sorokin, they took a 3-2 victory on Emil Heineman’s shootout winner and a sweep of the season series against the Lightning for the first time since 2013.

New York Islanders center Calum Ritchie (64) reacts after he scores a goal during the first period at UBS Arena, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Elmont, NY. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST

Combined with Pat LaFontaine’s emotional induction into the Islander

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