Semyon Varlamov will be in the crease for Saturday's season finale against the Blackhawks.

Varlamov will be in the crease for Saturday's season finale against the Blackhawks.

Analysis:

Though backup goalie Reto Berra's 41-save shutout of the Jets on Thursday was surely impressive, coach Patrick Roy announced earlier in the week his intention to use Varlamov in the finale, so expect him to stay committed to that plan. Varlamov was superb in his own right his last time out Tuesday against the Predators, stopping 40 of 42 shots, and it was versus these same Blackhawks that the netminder submitted one of the best goalie performances of the season, a 54-save shutout back on Jan. 6.