"I feel really good," said Sorokin, who participated in his first team practice of training camp since undergoing offseason back surgery.

Ilya Sorokin joined his New York Islanders teammates for practice on Thursday morning, as the goaltender particiapted in his first session of this year's Training Camp, presented by Northwell.

Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin was seen for the first time on the ice during training camp taking shots Wednesday morning. Sorokin, who has not participated in training camp due to offseason back surgery, was on another rink at Northwell Health Ice Center, taking shots from goaltending coach Piero Greco.

New York Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin participated in his team’s full team practice on Thursday — the first time he has done so since undergoing offseason back surgery. “I feel really good,” Sorokin said.

The goaltender practised Thursday for the first time since having back surgery in the off-season and told the media he is “going to do everything to be ready for opening night.”