Once left for dead, the New York Islanders are now one of the hottest teams in the entire NHL. Recently, the Islanders reeled off seven wins in a row to vault t

Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin has been dominant between the pipes, and he was just named the NHL's First Star of the Week. Sorokin went a perfect 3-0-0 to help New York increase their winning streak to seven games before it was snapped with a loss to the Florida Panthers on Sunday.

Sorokin went 3-0 last week with a .953 SV%, a 1.33 GAA and one shutout The National Hockey League has named Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin the First Star of the Week for the period ending February 2.