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Varlamov is back in great condition

Varlamov is back in great conditionThe Russian goalie was finally in the net after big break due a knee injury.

Semyon Varlamov is officially back and he still rules in the KHL! He saved 24 of 25 shots and contributed to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl´s win 4:1 over Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Varlamov has come back to the net after seven straight missed games due mysterious knee injury. Firstly, he said he is not injured. Secondly, the team confirmed his injury.

Varlamov is currently the best goalie in the KHL. He played in 13 games and won 11 of them. He saved 415 of 436 shots, what is 95.2 save percentage. Additionally, his GAA is 1.58 and also he has recorded three shutouts.

Paul Stastny is another Colorado Avalanche player, who is enjoying his time in Europe very well. He is a strong part of the EHC Red Bull Munich, the member of the elite German league. Munich won 5:4 against Straubing on Friday´s night. Stastny opened the score of the game and added two assists. One of them contributed to the game winning goal.

Totally, Stastny played in 11 games, scored 7 goals and gained 10 assists for 17 points.


David Puchovsky, Slovakia, eurolanche@eurolanche.com
21/12/2012 - 22:00

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