Ilya Sorokin’s first shutout of the season might well have been the easiest game of his career.

The 14 shots the Islanders allowed in their 1-0 win over the Coyotes on Tuesday night were the fewest Sorokin ever has faced when playing the entire game, and the first time they’ve allowed fewer than 15 shots on goal since Feb. 2015.

So at least in that sense, this is an odd time to extol the brilliance of the goalie.

But the stat that caught my eye after Tuesday night, courtesy of team statistician Eric Hornick, is Sorokin’s career shutout rate.