In Columbus, Semyon Varlamov made 34 saves, and the New York Islanders shut out the Blue Jackets, 2-0, on Saturday night.
“It was amazing to see all the guys come back and play well in front of me,” Varlamov said.
It was his first shutout of the season.
“He’s been sharp right from the get-go at the start of training camp,” New York coach Lane Lambert said. “He’s a very, very good goalie. We have a ton of confidence when he’s in the net.”
Columbus has lost three straight.
“We had our chances, a few posts, but our shot selection wasn’t the best I thought,” Columbus coach Pascal Vincent said. “We were shooting from bad angles at times.
“We want to create some O-zone, we want to have a shooting mindset, but it’s obviously early in the season. There are lots of things we can improve defensively but also offensively, (including) our decision-making against a real good team that can defend, a veteran team, they’re heavy. There are ways to beat that.”
Kyle Palmieri scored at 15:45 of the first to give the Isles a 1-0 lead.
“Tonight, we did the best we could to keep them to the outside and limit their high-danger chances,” Islanders captain Anders Lee said. “They’re a skilled team, so they’re still going to get some, but [Varlamov] had a phenomenal game.
“That was a gritty road game from us tonight.”
Matt Martin iced the win at 16″39 of the third for the 2-0 final.
“I felt like my rebound control was good all game except for those (goals),” Spencer Martin said. “I just tried to elevate the first one, I just didn’t elevate it and left it right along the ice for them to whack it in. And then the second one to make a turnover, it is what it is.”
Spencer Martin made 31 saves in the loss.
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