Varlamov turned away 34 of 37 shots by Columbus on Thursday, but was still stuck with a 3-2 loss.

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He went down early thanks to two first-period goals, but the Avs stormed back to tie it in the second, only to see Varlamov give up the only goal of the third. The Russian netminder's having a down season, but this one's on his teammates more than anything else. It's not the first time this year that Varlamov's thrown down a strong performance and been stuck with a loss anyway.