Sunday’s 3-0 victory against Chicago was only the ninth start Varlamov has made this season.
It is a given that Ilya Sorokin will give the Islanders a chance to win every time he plays. But as Sorokin has stepped more firmly into the No. 1 job, and into Vezina Trophy contention, the spotlight has gone off Semyon Varlamov, who seamlessly passed the top spot on the depth chart off to his friend and fellow Russian national.was only the ninth start Varlamov has made this season. At the end of the night, it was also his first shutout since April 1 of this year, against the Rangers.
In truth, the Islanders did not give Varlamov all that much to do against a hopeless Blackhawks team — he stopped all 21 shots he saw. Still, after putting up a .916 save percentage and looking vulnerable at points over his first eight tries in net, a first shutout of the season was a nice milestone to achieve.
It didn’t hurt that for the second straight game, the Islanders’ defensive-zone structure in front of their netminder looked improved and they gave up fewer than 25 shots.
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