This time, there was no question who would be in net for the Islanders.
Semyon Varlamov started Thursday night’s Game 6 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto after stopping 28 shots in Tuesday night’s 4-3 overtime loss as the Flyers staved off elimination.
There had been some debate as to whether Islanders coach Barry Trotz would go back to Varlamov for Game 5 after Thomas Greiss made 36 saves in Sunday’s 3-2 win in Game 4.
But that game was played as a back-to-back after Varlamov backstopped the Islanders to a 3-1 win in Saturday’s Game 3 with 26 saves.