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Loading…A 92.9 overall puts Varlamov 18th among 104 rated goaltenders, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position. That makes him the 3rd-highest-rated player on the New York Islanders roster.
He has saved 3.2 goals above expected on the shots he has faced, a modestly positive mark.
His rating fell from 87.6 in 2023-24 to 36.3 in 2024-25, one of the bigger drops in his 16-season card history.
At $2.75M through 2026-27 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $6.8M, so the New York Islanders save roughly $4.05M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 12th-largest on the New York Islanders NHL roster and uses 2.6% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $999K in cap space.
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | NYI | 10 | 36.3 | -2.8 |
| 2023-24 | NYI | 28 | 87.6 | 9.8 |
| 2022-23 | NYI | 23 | 78.3 | 3.8 |
| 2021-22 | NYI | 31 | 83.1 | 4.9 |
| 2020-21 | NYI | 36 | 94.8 | 16.5 |
| 2019-20 | NYI | 45 | 91.9 | 9.9 |
| 2018-19 | COL | 49 | 23.9 | -5.4 |
| 2017-18 | COL | 51 | 81.9 | 8.1 |
| 2016-17 | COL | 24 | 2.1 | -15.4 |
| 2015-16 | COL | 57 | 18.7 | -5.7 |
Other NYI goaltenders by rating: Ilya Sorokin (98.8), Vitek Vanecek (7.7). See the full New York Islanders cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.