On Saturday, Dallas and Colorado sights on the record performance of the season, set in the recent match Philadelphia – Winnipeg (8:9). However, with the task of clubs failed: Texas team seven times struck the gate Semyon Varlamov, while Denver answered only six goals.

DALLAS – COLORADO – 7-6 OT (0:2, 4:2, 2:2, 1:0)

Shots: 29 – 40.

Goalkeepers: Lehtonen – Varlamov. On November 5.

Natalia Shmelev
Dallas

In the match turned into a nightmare for goalkeepers in Texas, Avalanche Semyon Varlamov.

In the first period, the owners have made Russians on goal, only three non-dangerous throw, so the Colorado quietly led – 2:0. It seemed as if debutant guests shine the next match to zero. But there it was, after a break of Texas awoke, and in the second third of Varlamov surrendered four.

Defence denvertsev this evening reminded thoroughfare, and the Russian guard gate was visibly nervous. In the third period it seemed that the team suddenly decided to repeat the scoring feast, arranged by participants in the recent match between the Philadelphia and Winnipeg (8:9). It seems to be not denied nor Varlamov nor his Finnish counterpart Kari Lehtonen, but it was limited to a score of 6:6 in regular time. And all additional questions masters took the leader, Ericsson, which is biting a throw struck the gate closed defender Varlamov.

“It was just a crazy game, washers and flashed in her eyes. I do not think that both goalkeepers played well, and coaches for such games are not particularly pleasing,” complained to the head coach, Colorado by Joe Sacco in an interview with Denver Post.

Varlamov after game in the locker room floor and drilled eyes slowly eats itself. Remove it from the damage of the floor was not easy. And get rid of the analogy with the match, Philadelphia and the philosophical speeches Ilya Bryzgalov, who is “into the woods, then it comes back,” was even more difficult.

For which of the seven heads you are ready to take the blame? – The first issue of Russian goalkeeper, who bravely refused to be interviewed not to “SE”.

“You know, I do not remember what day goals missed. There were so many.”

Dallas sold four times a numerical advantage. This failure spetsbrigad Avalanche?

“I do not know how to respond. Probably, the goalkeeper, Colorado badly played today, and we missed seven goals, which ensured the defeat. After these games about anything else you do not think – just how to live.”

It’s your status similar to that recently experienced Philadelphia goalies Bryzgalov and Bobrovsky after a loss, Winnipeg with a score of 9:8?

“I have not studied their game with Winnipeg. I think only about my own game. Now I’m not happy. Miss a lot. The reliability coefficient bad.”

At a constant game of the minority is always heavier than the goalkeeper. Today was a lot of deletions – again trying to reassure the young goalkeeper.

“Dallas plays well in front of the gate, great visibility closes the goalkeeper. But the problem is not the case.”

Was the problem is that, having received in the first period, only three shots on goal, you are “frozen” to the second period?

“No, the goalkeeper must always be ready. It’s the NHL! Here in the first period, you can throw 20 times in the second – two and a third – 40. Therefore, the goalkeeper must keep the concentration of all 60 minutes.”

Already feel the difference between a hockey ideology of Western and Eastern Conference?

“NHL is the NHL. I am a goalkeeper, and I in any conference is the same challenge – to beat the puck.”

How would you play for Colorado, there you will always be compared to Patrick Roy. To you it’s no pressure?

“Of this I just do not think so. Roy was and still is great, the Colorado, he found every goalie record. I have my own way.”

In a recent interview, “SE”, you said that you Roy, after an exchange of Washington called. This is an isolated case or whether it acts as a mentor?

“No, it was once. I think he has a lot of other things to do than to call me.”

Press writes that recently occurred in Alexander Ovechkin conflict with the coach during the match and our forward impartially spoke from behind a mentor. Tell a former player, Washington: there is sometimes the case, or is it really state of emergency?

“I have not seen since I do not know what happened in reality. I’ve heard only that Ovi is not released to the ice at the end of the match. But once a team has scored the decisive goal, what can be talking on this subject?”

In the match against the Dallas Russian goalie, Colorado Semyon Varlamov missed seven goals. So he repeated personal “record” in the NHL: a little less than a year ago, his Washington lost Rangers with a score of 0-7. It is interesting that in addition to Varlamov at least 7 goals in a match in the regular season NHL missed 4 more Russian goalie, Nikolai Khabibulin and just did it with 4 clubs. He also owns and Russian “record” – 8 missed goals in Edmonton last season. Curiously, the only clubs Varlamov and Khabibulin managed to score points, despite missing 7 goals of our goalkeepers. (Anton Sychev)

Then they have really depressing table of 13 cases where a Russian goalkeeper missed at least 7 goals in a regular season game in NHL, follow the link if you want to see that table.