New York Islanders · #40 · Goalie

Semyon Varlamov

Age 38 · Catches left · 6′1″ · 203 lb · Born Samara, RUS

Drafted 2006, #23 overall by Washington

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Games12026-27 · 1 start Small sample
Record0-1-0Wins: 2nd on NYI
Save %.86441st of 55
GAA3.0333rd of 55
Shutouts0
Saves1922 shots faced
Quality starts—

Semyon Varlamov posted a .864 save percentage and a 3.03 goals-against average over 1 game in 2026-27, with a 0-1-0 record.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 1 game Small sample
2026-27 · The season

A .864 save percentage over 1 game

Where he ranks among NHL goalies with 1+ games, then his save percentage through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL goalies

Shutouts043rd
Goals against avg3.0341st
Save %.86426th
Starts120th
Wins017th

Bars show the percentile against 55 goalies with 1+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Save % · ten-game blocks

.864.8641–3

Dashed line: season average (.864). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Wins02nd on NYI
Save %.86441st of 55
Goals against avg3.0333rd of 55
Starts12nd on NYI
Shutouts02nd on NYI
Stats hub

Expected goals

0.4 goals saved above expected in 2026-27

How many goals the shots he faced should have produced, against how many went in.

GSAx+0.428th of 55 goalies
Expected goals against3.43 allowed
Save %.864Expected .847
GSAx per game+0.361 game

2026-27. Goals saved above expected = the expected goals of every unblocked shot he faced (empty net excluded) minus the goals he allowed. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Goals saved above expected for every goalie →


2026-27 · Save % by zone

A .875 save percentage from the slot

Every shot on goal he faced, split into the same five zones as our shot maps. The map shows where the goals against came from.

Goal against
Crease1.000
Slot.875
Wing.750
Point1.000
Neutral zone1.000

Not enough shots yet to rank in 2026-27. Bars start at .750. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Save % by zone, every goalie
5v5 save %.86715 shots at 5v5
Slot + crease save %.90911 shots
Games above .9000%0 of 1 game
Shots on goal faced223 goals against

Game log

The last ten games

DateOpponentResultSAGASV%TOI
6 OctvsNYRW 5-2223.86459:26
3 OctvsNJDW 6-000—0:00
30 SepvsTORW 2-100—0:00

Contract

Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer

Cap hit$2.75M2.6% of the $104M ceiling
Term4 yearsYear 4 of 4
Expires2026-27UFA at 39
Cap value$11MCap hit × 4 years

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.


With NY Islanders

Six seasons · 2019-20 to 2024-25
Franchise record

5th in franchise wins since 1990-91

since 1990-91 · regular season

Wins765th for NY Islanders
Shutouts162nd
Games played17493rd
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Seventeen seasons, with 3 clubs

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPWLOTLGAASV%SO
2008-09WSH64012.37.9180
2009-10WSH2615462.55.9092
2010-11WSH2711952.23.9242
2011-12COL53262432.59.9134
2012-13COL35112133.02.9033
2013-14COL63411462.41.9272
2014-15COL57282082.56.9215
2015-16COL57272532.81.9142
2016-17COL2461703.38.8981
2017-18COL51241662.68.9202
2018-19COL49201992.87.9092
2019-20NYI45191462.62.9142
2020-21NYI36191142.04.9297
2021-22NYI31101722.91.9122
2022-23NYI2311922.70.9132
2023-24NYI2814842.60.9183
2024-25NYI103432.89.8890
Career621289232712.65.91641

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2006Washington · round 1From Yaroslavl 2 (RPL)#23
Games65
Record32-30
Save %.918
Shutouts4
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct