making it an ideal dinner with Ilya Samsonov, the former Leafs goalie who returns Wednesday as the Knights back-up. Samsonov and Grebenkin are both from Magnitogorsk, Russia. “I enjoy the hard ...

“I long time wait to NHL play.” • Golden Knights backup Ilya Samsonov had dinner with ol’ Magnitogorsk pal Grebenkin and Ivan Barbashev Tuesday night in Toronto but, sadly, was stapled to ...

Another Russian goalie that has flown under the radar is Ilya Nabokov, a 21-year-old for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the ... 931), Ilya Samsonov (.930), Andrei Vasilevskiy (.923), Zavragin ...

Samsonov made 15 saves on 17 shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over St. Louis. Samsonov snapped a personal three-game losing streak on a night in which he faced his lightest workload of the campaign. The ...

Samsonov stopped 22 of 24 shots in Thursday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets. Samsonov played well, but the Golden Knights' offense didn't give him enough help. The 27-year-old netminder ...

Ilya Samsonov will start as the Vegas Golden Knights host the New York Rangers. The Rangers come into Vegas after beating the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in overtime. The Rangers have had a ...

Honestly, if you were any kind of a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, it was hard not to root for beleaguered goalie Ilya Samsonov. During his time in Toronto, Samsonov was an enigma. His talent was evident.

TAMPA, Fla. — Ilya Sorokin is not usually one to give detailed breakdowns of his own play, and Thursday night was no exception. “I feel at one level,” Sorokin said, asked if anything had ...

Goaltender Ilya Sorokin is certainly one of them. Yes, the team has played much better in front of him, especially early on during the streak, but the 29-year-old has followed suit, finding his ...

With Semyon Varlamov out with a lower-body injury, Ilya Sorokin fell ill and was unavailable for the match against Utah Hockey Club. That left the Isles scrambling, with Marcus Hogberg in net ...

I'm delighted to report that Ilya Shapiro (Manhattan Institute) will be guest-blogging this week about this new book of his. From the publisher's summary: In the past, Columbia Law School produced ...