NY Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin had some chirps for his teammates after registering his first NHL goal

It wasn't the prettiest of goalie goals, but it counts just the same, as Ilya Sorokin became the 17th goalie in the history of the NHL to score a goal, after "finding" the back of the net on March 1 against the Nashville Predators.

Like former NY Islanders netminder Billy Smith and the first goalie to ever register a goal, Sorokin didn't even need to shoot the puck, as an errant pass by Steven Stamkos trickled into the empty net for Sorokin's first tally.

Sorokin has some friendly chirps for his teammates

After the goal, Sorokin joked that he always knew he'd get one before his close friend and NY Rangers netminder, Igor Shesterkin, who is known much more for his puck handling abilities.

But Sorokin didn't just chirp his close friend; he also made sure to give it to some of his teammates.

"I gave Matt Martin some heat," Sorokin said in a post shared by @Uggg_uggg on X, translated from Russian. "Every time he'd score in practice, I'd be like 'Matt, how many points you got again?' I think I already had an assist before that, so I said, 'I've got two, so keep practicing.'"

Martin ultimately did match Sorokin's point total, registering his second about a month later.

Hudson Fasching, who played 43 games with the Islanders last season, also trailed Sorokin in goals scored entering the final month of the season. The winger didn't want to end the season allowing his netminder to finish with more goals than him, but managed to score two of his own in the final five games of the season.

"He had one goal at the time, then he scored his second against Columbus in the last game," Sorokin said. "He goes, 'Phew, thank God I outscored you."

Sorokin would surely love to score a goal off his stick at some point in his career, but he has made it clear he cares more about preventing goals than scoring them.