Goalie Evgeni Nabokov will miss his fourth straight game for the
San Jose Sharks on Thursday because of a minor lower-body
injury
SAN JOSE — Goalie Evgeni Nabokov will miss his fourth straight game for the San Jose Sharks on Thursday because of a minor lower-body injury.
Nabokov’s 32 victories this season are second only to Calgary’s Miikka Kiprusoff, but he hasn’t played since losing to Detroit on Feb. 25. The Sharks acknowledged Nabokov was hurt during in practice on Tuesday.
Nabokov, a finalist for the Vezina Trophy last season, was 32-7-8 with five shutouts and a 2.48 goals-against average this year.
