Varlamov made 24 saves in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to Los Angeles.
The Kings had a clear book on Varlamov, as two of the shots that got past him went over his shoulder on the glove side as he was dropping into his butterfly, including Brandt Clarke's OT winner. Despite his lengthy layoff, the 38-year-old netminder has been solid as Ilya Sorokin's backup, and Varlamov's gone 0-1-2 with a 2.25 GAA and .899 save percentage through three starts to begin the season.