Islanders’ Semyon Varlamov off to strong start in return after 662-day injury odyssey: ‘Very special moment’

Source: New York Post

It took nearly two years and two partial knee replacements for Semyon Varlamov to get to this point. It took 662 days from his last NHL game — Nov. 29, 2024 — until Tuesday night, when he was staring down Alexis Lafrenière on a breakaway early in the third period in his most difficult chance since completing his improbable return.