Sorokin will be tasked with facing last season's highest-scoring team in the Florida Panthers for the Islanders opening night battle. The 25-year-old Russian netminder will be looking to continue his hot run of form as he finished 2021-22 third in SV% (.923%), fourth in GAA (2.40) on his way to finishing sixth in Vezina voting.

Sorokin will not be available for Tuesday's game in Columbus, so Cory Schneider was recalled from the AHL to serve as Semyon Varlamov's backup. Sorokin is feeling better and will be re-evaluated ahead of Thursday's game.

Sorokin suffered an upper-body injury in Sunday's loss and the Islanders recalled Cory Schneider on Monday, suggesting that Sorokin won't play in Columbus. Expect the Islanders to provide an update on Sorokin's status at some point on Tuesday.