Overview
- Semyon Varlamov, who suited up Wednesday for AHL Bridgeport, stopped 18 of 20 shots in a 5-2 win in his first game action since November 29, 2024.
- He made the comeback after partial replacements on both knees and said his goal is to return to the NHL, not just play a single game.
- The assignment is a six-day conditioning loan in the AHL, the NHL’s top minor league, which makes him ineligible for Bridgeport’s playoffs and could include a second start Friday at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
- General manager Mathieu Darche called this a real-time evaluation for next season and said Varlamov remains an option as the club sorts out its depth behind starter Ilya Sorokin.
- The Islanders also signed forward prospect Quinn Finley to a two-year entry-level deal that begins next season, and he will join Bridgeport now on an amateur tryout.