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Varlamov stands firm as Avs top Kings
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January 4, 2012, Wednesday
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SEMYON Varlamov made 31 saves and defied the Los Angeles Kings in the shootout to provide the foundation for the surging Colorado Avalanche's 2-1 victory on Monday.
Varlamov was unable to prevent Dustin Brown from scoring early in the second period as the Kings took a 1-0 lead, but he was perfect the rest of the way to keep the Avs involved in the contest long enough to go on and steal victory.
Thriving in games that extend beyond overtime, Varlamov improved to 6-0 in shootouts this season.
"Nothing special. I don't know, maybe good luck," Varlamov said. "I don't like shootouts. We play shootouts a lot. I just try to stay on the ice and wait to see what the player going to do. Just wait, wait, wait."
Ryan O'Reilly tied the game for Colorado at 14:17 in the third before they survived a scoreless overtime and got a winning shootout goal from Milan Hejduk, the only one allowed in the session.
It was the eighth win in nine games for the Avalanche (22-18-1) while Los Angeles (19-14-7) remained one point ahead of San Jose at the top of the Pacific division despite the loss.
Los Angeles had a goal disallowed in the first period and also squandered a power-play with 1:35 left in overtime.
In Philadelphia, Mike Rupp scored twice and Henrik Lundqvist stopped Danny Briere's penalty shot with 19 seconds left as the New York Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in the outdoor Winter Classic.
Elsewhere, it was: Senators 3, Devils 2, OT; Sharks 3, Canucks 2, SO and Oilers 4, Blackhawks 3.
Varlamov was unable to prevent Dustin Brown from scoring early in the second period as the Kings took a 1-0 lead, but he was perfect the rest of the way to keep the Avs involved in the contest long enough to go on and steal victory.
Thriving in games that extend beyond overtime, Varlamov improved to 6-0 in shootouts this season.
"Nothing special. I don't know, maybe good luck," Varlamov said. "I don't like shootouts. We play shootouts a lot. I just try to stay on the ice and wait to see what the player going to do. Just wait, wait, wait."
Ryan O'Reilly tied the game for Colorado at 14:17 in the third before they survived a scoreless overtime and got a winning shootout goal from Milan Hejduk, the only one allowed in the session.
It was the eighth win in nine games for the Avalanche (22-18-1) while Los Angeles (19-14-7) remained one point ahead of San Jose at the top of the Pacific division despite the loss.
Los Angeles had a goal disallowed in the first period and also squandered a power-play with 1:35 left in overtime.
In Philadelphia, Mike Rupp scored twice and Henrik Lundqvist stopped Danny Briere's penalty shot with 19 seconds left as the New York Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in the outdoor Winter Classic.
Elsewhere, it was: Senators 3, Devils 2, OT; Sharks 3, Canucks 2, SO and Oilers 4, Blackhawks 3.
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