Category: Semyon Varlamov
Islanders @ Canadiens: Roy en bleu et orange [Game #48 thread]
IslesI’m gonna need you to leave. | Photo by Vitor Munhoz/NHLI via Getty Images The media circus follows Patrick Roy, who takes pains to emphasize the Islanders just need to win a hockey game. It’s Patrick Roy’s first appearance in Montreal since becoming head coach of the New Yor...
Read moreIslanders vs. Canucks: Pelech returns [Game #40 thread]
Ilya SorokinWell look at you. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Would be good to get some points here, boys. The Islanders reach the midway point of their season with two home games this week, beginning tonight as Adam Pelech returns to the lineup against the Vancouver Canucks. The I...
Read moreIslanders Gameday News: Bortuzzo to IR, Appleby recalled after Varlamov injury
Semyon VarlamovI’m going back to college, college, college... | Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images The western swing continues, minus a couple of bodies from the Colorado loss. The Islanders are in Arizona and there will be forced changes for tonight vs. the Coyotes. As expected after...
Read moreIslanders News: Another blown lead and lost point
Semyon VarlamovThe French Swede. | Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Tough team to hold a lead against, among other factors. But it’s still a trend. The excuses are certainly there. Semyon Varlamov, the starting goalie for the night, left the game early after getting up gingerly from m...
Read moreAvalanche 5, Islanders 4 (OT): Varlamov hurt again, Bortuzzo too
Semyon VarlamovMore maintenance to come... | Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders lose the extra point, and a couple of players The Islanders were in a position to win the opening game of their three-game Western trip, though were probably fortunate to be there, and u...
Read moreIslanders @ Avalanche [Game #37 thread]
Semyon VarlamovPhoto by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images Semyon Varlamov — who at one point we feared wouldn’t even make this trip — gets the start against one of his former teams. Welcome back, Pierre Engvall, and we hardly knew ya, Identity Line. Here’s how they line up vs. the Colorado...
Read moreIslanders vs. Blue Jackets: We’ll try it again [Game #25 thread]
NewsdayThere’s only enough room for one #27 tonight. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images In which we watch, because we still can’t look away. The New York Islanders host the bad and very banged-up Columbus Blue Jackets, which means it’s another opportunity to make a loss hurt in t...
Read moreIslanders News: Will that win help turn a corner?
Noah DobsonGod I hate Carolina, and so does Barzy. | Photo by Josh Lavallee/NHLI via Getty Images They finally won a game they let slip away into the extra frame, and they did it against the team that spun them for a loop last season. Although the New York Islanders blew multiple leads...
Read moreIslanders 5, Hurricanes 4 (OT): Barzal, Varlamov’s big nights cover passive effort
Noah Dobson“Here’s another lead we can blow!” | Photo by Josh Lavallee/NHLI via Getty Images A few standout showings take a bit of the sting off a maddeningly zombie performance. Mat Barzal had four points and Semyon Varlamov stopped 39 shots as the New York Islanders somehow won an ove...
Read moreSenators rally falls short in 5-3 loss to Isles
SenatorsIn Ottawa, Drake Batherson. scored the first of his double for the Senators early in the first period for a 1-0 lead over the visiting New York Islanders on Friday night. The Islanders replied with four straight goals in a … Continue reading → The post Senators rally falls short in 5-3 loss to Isles...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin scores against Semyon Varlamov for 825th goal of career, now trails Wayne Gretzky by 69
Semyon VarlamovAfter going goalless for his last six games, Alex Ovechkin is back on the scoresheet. Ovechkin scored via a set play off a faceoff for his third goal of the 2023-24 season and the 825th […]
Read moreIslanders Anxiety - Episode 261 - A Confusing Time to Be Optimistic
CarolinaStop playing like assholes. Mike and Dan recap a week in which the Islander picked up a lot of points while blowing leads and generally not playing their best. In games against Detroit and Carolina, the Islanders had multi-goal leads and had things under control... until they didn’t...
Read moreVarlamov pitches second straight shutout in win over Caps
IslesIn Washington, DC, Semyon Varlamov made 32 saves in his second straight shutout, and the New York Islanders downed the Capitals, 3-0, on Thursday night. Ryan Pulock gave Varlamov all the offense he would need at the 22 second mark … Continue reading → The post Varlamov pitches second straight shutou...
Read moreIslanders 3, Capitals 0: Varlamov notches back-to-back shutout
IslesMany hugs for you, sir. | Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images What a comfort it is to have Varlamov as your fallback guy in net. The Islanders were a little lucky and eventually good, Semyon Varlamov was really good and eventually a little lucky, as the Isles visited Washingt...
Read moreIslanders end Capitals' winning streak at 3 with shutout
Simon HolmstromRyan Pulock, Simon Holmstrom and Brock Nelson scored on three of the Islanders' first five shots and New York beat the Washington Capitals 3-0 on Thursday night.
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