Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves for his NHL-leading seventh shutout of the season, and the New York Islanders defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0 on Sunday night to move back into a playoff position.
Bo Horvat scored the game’s only goal 1:25 into the first period, taking a pass from Anders Lee and beating Jet Greaves with a snap shot on the Islanders’ first shot of the game. It was the earliest goal scored in a 1-0 win in franchise history. The Islanders (85 points) snapped a two-game skid and moved into the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, tied with Columbus.