Even when the Avalanche seemingly couldn’t put the puck in the Pacific Ocean from the end of the Santa Monica Pier of late, Semyon Varlamov’s teammates have tightened up in front of him.
Plus, the Russian goalie has been stingier in his past three starts, including when he had 32 saves in Colorado’s 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center.
Patrick Wiercioch, Rene Bouque, Blake Comeau and Gabe Landeskog (empty net) had the goals as the Avalanche (7-8-0) salvaged a 2-2 homestand on the brink of a three-game road trip that begins at Dallas Thursday.