3. Lee, Sorokin have high-danger prowess
Forward Anders Lee led the entire NHL in high-danger shots on goal (131) and was tied for sixth in high-danger goals (23) last season. Lee, who is tied for fourth in 20-goal seasons in Islanders history (nine), was tied for seventh in the NHL in high-danger shots on goal (115) in 2023-24 and was sixth in that category in 2022-23 (134).
Goalie Ilya Sorokin, who faced the third-most shots (1,695) and finished fifth in saves (1,538) last season, ranked ninth in high-danger save percentage (.828). Sorokin ranked fourth in games with a save percentage greater than .900 (36) last season, and was also in the top 10 among NHL goalies in the following categories across the League:
• High-danger shots against: 453 (third)
• High-danger saves: 375 (tied for second)
• Midrange shots against: 444 (ninth)
• Midrange saves: 395 (10th)
• Long-range shots against: 383 (tied for fourth)
• Long-range saves: 372 (fourth)
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