Feb 9, 2008 - 8:02 AM
0 shoutsNashville (28-21-6) at San Jose (30-17-7) 10:00 pm EST
SAN JOSE, California (Ticker) - The San Jose Sharks have leaned on Evgeni Nabokov all season.
Even though he has started the previous 10 games, there's no reason to expect that Nabokov will get a day off Saturday when the Sharks host the Nashville Predators.
Nabokov, who has started 53 of San Jose's 54 contests and leads the league with 30 wins, made 31 saves in Friday's 2-1 overtime triumph over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
"The only reason we got two points is because of Nabby," Sharks coach Ron Wilson said of Friday's game. "He was unbelievable. We got thoroughly outplayed, but we found a way to get that extra point."
San Jose is tied with the Anaheim Ducks for second place in the Pacific Division and sits just four points behind the division-leading Dallas Stars.
While the Sharks are in a dog fight in their division, the Predators have virtual no chance of catching the Detroit Red Wings in the Central Division. Nashville sits 24 points back of Detroit but does maintain a two-point edge over Columbus for second.
The Predators had a three-game winning streak snapped Thursday with a 2-1 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Nashville is 7-2-2 over its last 11 contests and has allowed just 20 goals over that stretch.
From the Bleachers
-
NASHVILLE: 3
SAN JOSE: 4
Final
Feb 10 12:31 AM -
NHL
NASHVILLE 3
SAN JOSE 4
3RD PRD: SAN - (PP) JONATHAN CHEECHOO 14 (MILAN MICHALEK, JOE
THORNTON) 15:05
Feb 10 12:19 AM -
NHL
NASHVILLE 3
SAN JOSE 3
3RD PRD: NAS - SCOTT NICHOL 7 (VERNON FIDDLER, GREG DE VRIES) 11:41
Feb 10 12:12 AM -
NHL
NASHVILLE 2
SAN JOSE 3
3RD PRD: SAN - MILAN MICHALEK 18 (JONATHAN CHEECHOO, MARC-EDOUARD
VLASIC) 7:17
Feb 10 12:06 AM -
NASHVILLE: 2
SAN JOSE: 2
End of 2nd
Feb 9 11:35 PM -
NHL
NASHVILLE 2
SAN JOSE 2
2ND PRD: SAN - JONATHAN CHEECHOO 13 (MARC-EDOUARD VLASIC, JOE
THORNTON) 13:17
Feb 9 11:24 PM -
NHL
NASHVILLE 2
SAN JOSE 1
2ND PRD: NAS - (PP) VERNON FIDDLER 9 (RADEK BONK, DAN HAMHUIS) 7:12
Feb 9 11:13 PM -
NASHVILLE: 1
SAN JOSE: 1
End of 1st
Feb 9 10:42 PM -
NHL
NASHVILLE 1
SAN JOSE 1
1ST PRD: NAS - VERNON FIDDLER 8 (MARTIN GELINAS, GREG ZANON) 7:00
Feb 9 10:19 PM -
NHL
NASHVILLE 0
SAN JOSE 1
1ST PRD: SAN - JONATHAN CHEECHOO 12 (JOE THORNTON, MILAN MICHALEK)
4:48
Feb 9 10:16 PM
