Some strong goaltending performances, Stamkos takes down the Flyers, a milestone for Hossa, lineup news, fantasy tips and more in Scott Cullen’s Statistically Speaking. HEROES Semyon Varlamov – The Avalanche leaned heavily on their star goaltender last season and it’s not much different now. Varlamov delivered a 40-save shutout against the Islanders Thursday, raising his save percentage to .934. While Varlamov has been fine at even strength, posting a .923 save percentage (ranking 16th among goalies with at least 200 5on-5 minutes), he’s been exceptional when the Avs are shorthanded, stopping all 56 shots that he has faced when the Avs are 4-on-5. Varlamov is also facing a heavy workload this season. Among goaltenders with at least 200 5-on-5 minutes this year, he’s faced the third-most shots per 60 minutes. 5-on-5 Shots Against per 60 Minutes GOALIE TEAM SA/60 Jhonas Enroth Buffalo 39.2 Craig Anderson Ottawa 38.5 Semyon Varlamov Colorado 37.2 Jonathan Quick Los Angeles 34.8 Ray Emery Philadelphia 34.3 Marc-Andre Fleury – The Penguins goaltender stopped 36 Los Angeles shots in a 3-0 win for Pittsburgh. It was his first shutout with more than 35 saves since December 26, 2008 and lifts Fleury’s save percentage to .926, which is better than his final save percentage in any other season of his career. Steven Stamkos – Lightning sniper buried a couple of goals and an assist, while generating nine shot attempts (7 SOG) in a 4-3 win o