Avalanche's Semyon Varlamov: Gets starting nod for Wednesday's contest

Varlamov will guard the cage in Wednesday's home game against the Oilers.

Analysis:

Varlamov was fantastic in his last outing, stopping 40 of 42 shots en route to an impressive 3-2 overtime road victory over the Blue Jackets and their second-ranked offense Monday. The Russian netminder will look to stay hot in a tough home matchup with an Oilers team averaging 2.82 goals per game on the road this season, fourth in the NHL.