The Avs lost 5-3 to the Islanders...

from Terry Frei of the Denver Post,

It was an especially tough night for the Avalanche's third defensive pairing, Zach Redmond and Brandon Gormley. Both were minus-3.

"They've been playing some good hockey for us," said Avalanche coach Patrick Roy. "Tonight was maybe a mismatch for them in some ways. But it's back-to-back games and we just needed to use everybody tonight. Obviously when they are out there, we need that extra save from our goaltender."...

Varlamov made 23 saves.

"It's not easy for him," Roy said. "Obviously, we need that extra save and we didn't get it on the road. It's hard to win if you're giving four goals on the road. We just need more from him. Like I said, he's our number one guy and we're behind him, but we need and expect more from him."

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