New York Islanders starting goalie absent from locker room,

 

Ilya Sorokin wasn't in the locker room following the Islanders' loss tonight. Here's what Roy said when asked about Sorokin:
 

"We win and lose as a team. Sometimes, we make changes as a coach because we feel we just want to change the momentum of the game. I'll leave it at that."

Sorokin, who had a subpar regular season with career worsts with a 3.01 GAA and a .908 SV%, was being given a monumental chance to "right a wrong", if you will, and put the team on his back to get them back into the series. 

Unfortunately Sorokin was unable to stop the bleeding that started with Varlamov in goal for a disastrous Game 2, when the Islanders allowed five goals in the final 27 minutes to turn a three-goal lead into a disheartening 5-3 loss.

The Islanders had never lost a playoff game in which they had led by three goals.

After the Aho goal Thursday, Roy looked to his left and called for Varlamov, who ambled onto the ice, passing Sorokin as he trudged the bench, fighting a tidal wave of emotions.

Sorokin did not speak to the media after allowing three goals on 14 shots in the first 27:14, the Islanders falling behind 2-0 and 3-1.