Varlamov gave up two goals, but made 47 saves in a 3-2 win over the Sharks on Saturday. The win was his 37th of the season, which leads the NHL as of now. After finishing 29th in the league last season, I don't think anyone saw this coming from Varlamov and the Avs. Tonight, they begin life without Matt Duchene (knee - 4 weeks) against a Blue Jackets team who are 5-4-1 in their last 10 as they push for a Wild Card spot in the East.
Pageau, 21, has appeared in 21 games with Ottawa this season, registering two points (two goals) and 10 penalty minutes. In 44 AHL games this season, Pageau has recorded 17 goals and 24 assists for 41 points. He could get into the lineup tonight vs. Carolina because Colin Greening is battling an undisclosed injury.
Varlamov stopped 29 of 31 shots in a 3-2 OT win over the Canucks on Thursday. The win was his 36th of the season, which moved him into a tie with Antti Niemi for the most in the NHL. He has won eight of his last 11 over the last month, posting a 2.56 GAA and .927 SV% in the process.
Varlamov surrendered four goals on 33 shots in a 5-4 win in Nashville on Tuesday. Varlamov now ranks second in the NHL in Wins (35), eighth in SV% (.924) and 22nd in GAA (2.51). He has yet to face Vancouver, but comes into play tonight having gone 21-9-3 in his previous 33 starts at Pepsi Center.
Varlamov gave up two goals on 28 shots in a loss to the Bruins on Friday. Varly has had a strong month, holding his opponents to two or fewer goals in six of his last seven starts. Tonight, he takes on the Predators, he has posted a 2-1-0 record with a 3.36 GAA and .882 SV% vs. Nashville this season.
Varlamov was given Tuesday and Wednesday off in favour of J.S Giguere starting in his hometown and Reto Berra making his Avalanche debut. Tonight, he will be back between the pipes vs. Boston. He is coming off of a 38-save performance, where he saw his shutout snapped in the dying second of Wednesday's win over the Sens.
Varlamov allowed five goals on 24 shots in a 6-4 loss to the Ducks on Friday. He enters play tonight having won five of his last seven with a 2.76 GAA and .924 SV%. Varly takes on a Sens team who are coming off of a difficult late loss to the Canadiens last night.
Varlamov stopped 37 of 39 shots in a 3-2 win over the Blackhawks on Wednesday. The win was his 100th of his career and moved him into second in the NHL in wins with 33. Friday will see him take on the Ducks in Denver. Varly has won five of his last six starts and stopped 35 shots in a 6-1 win in the season opener vs. Anaheim.
Varlamov allowed two goals on 35 shots in a win over the Jets on Monday. Varly has been great winning four of his last five starts while posting a 2.20 GA and .937 SV%. The 25-year-old is 3-0-0 with a 1.47 GAA and .963 SV% in his previous three starts against the Blackhawks this season.
Varlamov allowed two goals on 25 shots in a 2-1 loss to the Blues on Saturday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Russian netminder. Tonight, he will get the nod against the Jets at the Pepsi Center. Coming into play Varly has gone 19-7-3 with a 2.31 GAA and .927 SV% at home this season.
Varlamov allowed two goals on 38 shots in a win over the Blackhawks on Tuesday. He was rested on Tuesday in the Avs' 3-2 OT win over the Red Wings, but will be back in goal today when the Avs host the Blues. Varly has gone 0-2-0 with a 4.19 GAA and .875 SV% against St. Louis this season.
Varlamov allowed three goals on 34 shots in a win over the Lightning on Sunday. Since getting back form Sochi, he has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.50 GAA and .934 SV%. He has a tough matchup tonight in Chicago.
Varlamov stopped 40 of 42 shots in a victory over the Coyotes on Friday. After a disappointing Olympic performance on home soil, Varly returned in a big way against Phoenix. Varlamov sits at 29-11-5 with a 2.47 GAA and .925 SV% on the season and will take on the Lightning's 11th ranked offence tonight.
Lee made his NHL debut during the 2012-13 season where he had one goal and one assist in two games. The Islanders sixth round pick in 2009 has tallied 41 points (22G / 19A) in 54 games with Bridgeport this year. He should get a chance to play top-9 minutes with John Tavares and Frans Nielsen on IR.
Varalmov allowed three goals on 15 shots before being yanked in Russia's loss to Finland on Wednesday. He finished the tournament 2-1-0 while allowing five goals on 56 shots (.911 SV%). While Russia had a disappointing Olympic performance, Varly will look to continue his great NHL season on Friday. He enters play at 28-11-5 with a 2.48 GAA and .924 SV% on the season.
Varlamov stopped all 27 shots that he faced in regulation and OT and both shootout attempts in a 1-0 win over Slovakia in the preliminary round. After Sergei Bobrovsky led the Russians past Norway on Tuesday, they will turn to Varlamov to get them to the semi-finals as they take on Finland later this morning.
Varlamov stopped 12 of 14 shots vs. Slovenia in Russia's tournament opener. Today he makes his second start of the tournament when he faces Slovakia in the final game of the preliminary round. Russia will look to Varly to move them to 2-0-0-1.
Varlamov will get the call over Sergei Bobrovsky who had been red-hot heading into the tournament. Varly is 28-11-5 with a 2.48 GAA and .924 SV% with the Avalanche this season. This morning's game should be a cake-walk for Varlamov and the Russians.
Varlamov allowed five goals on 43 shots in a 5-1 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday. This loss was more on the rest of the Avs and less on Varlamov. They were badly outplayed all night and Varly was hung-out to dry. They will look to bounce back tonight in Philadelphia. Varlamov stopped 29 of 30 shots in a 2-1 win the first time he faced the Flyers on January 2.
Varlamov stopped 27 of 28 shots in a win over the Sabres on Saturday. He could have allowed six on 15 shots and still walked away victorious in this one. The Avalanche dominated the Sabres from puck-drop and Varly cruised to his 28th W of the season. Tonight he will face a surging Rangers squad led by Olympians Henrik Lundqvist and Rick Nash.