There’s no denying that Avs’ top goaltender, Semyon Varlamov, has had a rough start to the year. After two seasons of stopping 92% of the shots he faced and only allowing around 2.5 goals per game, he’s suddenly dropped to an .892 save percentage and a goals against average well above 3.
In today’s goaltending-reliant league, those sorts of numbers make it very difficult for any team to win. The Avs are no different. This year, they’re 4-7-1 in one goal games (.333), which places them 27th in the league. Varlamov is 2-4-1 in those situations.