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Semyon Varlamov off to good playoff start for Islanders, ready for Game 2 vs. Panthers

Semyon Varlamov #40 of the Islanders makes a save against Colton Sceviour #7 of the Florida Panthers during the second period in Game One of the Eastern Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 1, 2020 in Toronto Credit: Getty Images/Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo

Semyon Varlamov has a decent resume of postseason games in his 11 NHL seasons. Just nothing recently.

So, now that he’s beaten out Thomas Greiss as the Islanders’ No. 1 netminder at the start of the best-of-five qualifying series against the Panthers, he’s just enjoying the experience.