Varlamov missed Tuesday’s practice after he re-injured his groin in Saturday’s win over the Devils. He missed time last month with a groin injury and he is listed as day-to-day this time around. Calvin Pickard has been recalled from Lake Erie to back-up Reto Berra.
Clutterbuck missed Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury, but will be back in for Cory Conacher tonight. He has just two points (1G / 1A) in 16 games.
Schenn now has 13 points in 16 games
Semyon Varlamov will look to secure his 4th win of the season against the Devils. To this point, Varlamov is sporting a .918 save% and a 3.03 GAA in 12 games played.
Follow the situation closely if you're relying on Palat but it appears he will play.
Varlamov allowed six goals on 46 shots in the Avs' loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. It was a rough outing for Varly but Patrick Roy will give him a chance to bounce back right away on Thursday vs. the Rangers. He has a 3.05 GAA and .918 SV% in 11 games this season.
Palmieri, who has not played this season because of a high-ankle sprain, was in practice on Tuesday and took part in line rushes with William Karlsson and Andrew Cogliano, which is a good sign that he will make his season debut tomorrow.
Varlamov allowed five goals on 37 shots in the Colorado’s 5-2 loss to the Canucks last Tuesday. Varly was given Thursday off after starting the seven previous games and ended up sitting for two in a row because Reto Berra was rewarded an extra start after playing well vs. Toronto. Varlamov gets back between the pipes with a 2-4-4 record, 2.75 GAA and .925 SV%.
Horvat had a solid NHL debut on Tuesday, recording a plus-1 rating with one shot and one blocked shot in 8:52 of ice time. With Alex Burrows returning to the lineup tonight, Horvat will be the one who sits.
Palmieri has not played this season because of a high ankle sprain, but returned to practice this afternoon. According to Boudreau, he is not expected to be back until mid-November.
Palmieri has yet to play this season because of a high-ankle sprain. He was only expected to miss a few weeks but the injury has lingered. His return to practice is a good sign that he is not far off though.
Varlamov gave up three goals on 33 shots in the Avs' loss to the Ducks on Sunday. He will make his seventh straight start tonight having gone 2-1-3 with a 1.94 GAA and .943 SV% in six starts since returning from injury. He draws a tough matchup tonight vs. the 8-4-0 Canucks.
Horvat, 19, has no points in five games with Utica during his conditioning assignment, but will draw into the lineup on Tuesday with Tom Sestito out indefinitely with a lower-body injury.
Horvat's two weeks conditioning stint is up and has been recalled. Horvat failed to record a point in five games in Utica. He could be in the lineup on Sunday with Alex Burrows suspended.
Varlamov stopped 27 of 29 shots in the Avs' shootout loss to the Blues last night. Head coach Patrick Roy was impressed enough by Varly last night to turn to him again tonight vs. Anaheim. Since returning from a three-game absence, Varlamov has won two of five with a 1.72 GAA and .949 SV%.
Varlamov turned aside all 40 shots that he faced in a 5-0 shutout win over the Islanders on Thursday. Since returning from a groin injury, Varly has won two of four with a 1.69 GAA and .953 SV%. He will look to pick up his first road win of the season tonight in St. Louis.
Varlamov stopped 49 of 51 shots in the Avalanche's 3-2 shootout loss to the Sharks on Tuesday. Despite averaging 33.8 saves and posting a .933 SV% in his last five starts Varlamov is 1-1-3 over that stretch. Besides a seven goal explosion vs. the Canucks, the Avs have not scored in front of Varly so far, but that could change tonight against an Isles team averaging 3.44 goals against per game.
Varlamov allowed two goals on 28 shots in a OT loss to the Jets on Sunday. Since returning from an upper-body injury, Varlamov has gone 1-0-1 while allowing five goals on 57 shots (.912 SV%). Despite an offensive explosion against the Canucks on Friday, the Avalanche are having a hard time scoring goals to start the year. They sit 26th in the NHL with 2.22 goals per game.
Varlamov allowed three goals on 29 shots in a win over the Canucks in his return to the crease on Friday. The W was his first of the season and their should be many more to come. The Avalanche finally found their offence, putting seven on the board on Friday and it should continue today in Winnipeg.
Varlamov missed three games with a groin injury, but he will be back between the pipes tonight against the Canucks. Varly has yet to record a win, while posting a 3.80 GAA and .910 SV% in his first three starts. Tonight he faces a Vancouver team coming off of a 4-1 win over the Blues last night.
