Colorado Avalanche: 5 Amazing Saves from Semyon Varlamov

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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 26: Semyon Varlamov #1 of the Colorado Avalanche defends his goal against Jonathan Marchessault #81 of the Vegas Golden Knights during the game at T-Mobile Arena on March 26, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Varly Stops Vegas Twice

As I noted, the March 24 game against the Vegas Golden Knights was one that saw Varlamov face 40 shots. To be fair, that game included a five-minute overtime. Nonetheless, that’s a lot of saves. Indeed, Varlamov had to make a pair of saves midway through the first period to keep the game scoreless.

The Knights go on the rush with Jonathan Marchessault in possession. Marchessault passes to William Karlsson in the Avalanche zone. Karlsson puts on a burst of speed and heads right for Varlamov. With nothing but the goalie in his sightline, Karlsson makes a backhand shot, but Varlamov gets his body in position to make the save.

Unfortunately, the rebound bounces to his right. Tyson Barrie bats ineffectually at it, and the puck ends up on Tomas Tatar‘s stick. Tatar gets off a quick shot, but Varlamov has slid across the crease. He catches the second shot in his glove:

This game ended up going to the shootout, which the Colorado Avalanche eventually won. Indeed, it’s thanks to Varlamov’s shootout save on Marchessault, followed by a Gabriel Landeskog goal, that the Avalanche won the game:

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