Evgeni Nabokov

Based on pregame warmups: Milan Lucic-David Krejci-Nathan Horton Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-Tyler Seguin Jordan Caron-Chris Kelly-Benoit Pouliot Daniel Paille-Gregory Campbell-Shawn Thornton Zdeno Chara-Johnny Boychuk Dennis Seidenberg-Joe Corvo Andrew Ference-Adam McQuaid Tuukka Rask Tim Thomas * Evgeni Nabokov (1-2-0, 2.23 GAA, .927 save percentage) will start in goal for the Islanders. @GlobeFluto

■When, where: Saturday, 1 p.m., at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y. ■TV, radio: NESN, WBZ-FM (98.5). ■Goals: Matt Moulson 34, John Tavares 31, Kyle Okposo 20. ■Assists: P.A. Parenteau 49, Tavares 44, Mark Streit 38. ■Goaltending: Evgeni Nabokov (19-18-3, 2.55 GAA), Al Montoya (8-7-5, 2.74). ■Head to head: This is the last of four meetings. The Bruins lead the season series, 2-1. ■Miscellany: Josh Bailey had two goals and three assists in Thursday night's 5-3 victory over the Penguins . . . Nabokov suffered a lower-body injury Tuesday against Pittsburgh and may miss the...

■When, where: Saturday, 1 p.m., at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y. ■TV, radio: NESN, WBZ-FM (98.5). ■Goals: Matt Moulson 34, John Tavares 31, Kyle Okposo 20. ■Assists: P.A. Parenteau 49, Tavares 44, Mark Streit 38. ■Goaltending: Evgeni Nabokov (19-18-3, 2.55 GAA), Al Montoya (8-7-5, 2.74). ■Head to head: This is the last of four meetings. The Bruins lead the season series, 2-1. ■Miscellany: Josh Bailey had two goals and three assists in Thursday night's 5-3 victory over the Penguins . . . Nabokov suffered a lower-body injury Tuesday against Pittsburgh and may miss the...

Ilya Kovalchuk scored three goals to record his second hat trick in just over three weeks to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 5-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night. Patrik Elias and David Clarkson also scored and Martin Brodeur made 29 saves as the Devils earned their 38th win, matching last season's total when they missed the playoffs for the first time since 1996. Kovalchuk's linemates, Adam Henrique and Zach Parise, each had two assists, with Parise scoring his 400th NHL point.

Henrik Lundqvist made 27 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, and the New York Rangers stayed atop the NHL standings with a 3-0 victory over Nashville that stopped the Predators' winning streak at five games last night at Madison Square Garden. The Predators, who beat the New York Islanders, 3-1, have won eight of 10. The Rangers had lost two of three entering the game. John Mitchell scored midway through the second period and defenseman Dan Girardi had a goal in the first.

Guillaume Latendresse scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period after getting a career-high three assists, giving the Minnesota Wild enough to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-3, last night in St. Paul. For only the fifth time in 22 games this season, the Penguins lost after scoring first, this time on Sidney Crosby’s early goal. He scored later, tying the game at 3 in the first minute of the third period to move past Marian Gaborik for second place in the NHL with 29 goals.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Sharks just won't go away - and now they're going back to Dallas. Joe Pavelski scored 65 seconds into overtime and the Sharks avoided playoff elimination for the second straight game last night, improbably rallying from a late two-goal deficit to beat the Dallas Stars, 3-2, in Game 5. Brian Campbell scored the tying goal midway through the third period for the Sharks, who cut the Stars' lead in the second-round series...

Shane Doan scored at the buzzer for the first hat trick of his 16-year NHL career, leading the Phoenix Coyotes to a 5-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night. Doan, in his 1,161st game, fired a slap shot past goalie Evgeni Nabokov just before the buzzer sounded. The 35-year-old team captain had been, along with Scott Mellanby, the only players in league history with 300 goals but no hat tricks. Doan scored early in the first and second periods to set the stage but missed several close tries before getting the goal at the last...

Joe Thornton had two goals and two assists, and new defenseman Brian Campbell scored the final goal in the Sharks' sixth straight victory, 6-4, over the Montreal Canadiens last night in San Jose, Calif. Enforcer Jody Shelley scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, while Jonathan Cheechoo and captain Patrick Marleau also scored as the Sharks added to their longest winning streak of the season. Evgeni Nabokov made 27 saves in San Jose's first game back from an eight-game road trip.

Suspended goalie Evgeni Nabokov said he will go to training camp with the New York Islanders, Newsday reported on its website on Monday night. "Yes, I do plan on attending," Nabokov said Monday. "Now I will have full preparation for the season. " Nabokov did not report to the Islanders in January after he was claimed off waivers from the Detroit Red Wings by New York, which suspended the veteran goalie. Nabokov said that people speculated that he didn't want to report to the Islanders, who struggled last season in the Eastern Conference.

BOSTON — John Tavares tipped in Matt Moulson's shot for the late tiebreaking goal, Evgeni Nabokov stopped 32 shots, and the New York Islanders snapped a five-game, road-losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday. Josh Bailey and Moulson also had goals for the Islanders, who won for just the second time in six games. New York, 0-4-1 in its five previous road games, completed a 1-2-1 trip. Tyler Seguin tied the game for Boston with his 22nd goal early in the third period.

Based on pregame warmups: Milan Lucic-David Krejci-Tyler Seguin Brian Rolston- Patrice Bergeron-Brad Marchand Benoit Pouliot-Chris Kelly-Jordan Caron Daniel Paille-Gregory Campbell-Shawn Thornton Zdeno Chara-Johnny Boychuk Dennis Seidenberg-Joe Corvo Greg Zanon-Adam McQuaid Tuukka Rask Tim Thomas * Evgeni Nabokov (15-16-1, 2.43 GAA, .919 save percentage) will start in goal for the Islanders. @GlobeFluto

Matt Read scored twice and Jaromir Jagr had the go-ahead goal to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 6-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night. Andrej Meszaros and Scott Hartnell also scored for Philadelphia, which had been slumping. The Flyers had lost five of eight, but moved into fifth place in the Eastern Conference with the win. Josh Bailey scored two goals and Kyle Okposo had one for the Islanders, who have the fourth-lowest point total in the NHL. Evgeni Nabokov stopped just 24 of 29 shots for New York.

Robin Lehner, making his first start since being recalled from the minor to replace the injured Craig Anderson, made 28 saves as the Ottawa Senators beat the New York Islanders 5-2 on Sunday. Milan Michalek, Jason Spezza, Jim O'Brien, Chris Neil, and Kyle Turris scored for the Senators. Lehner was making his first start since being recalled from Binghamton on an emergency basis after Anderson cut his hand last Thursday while preparing food at home. John Tavares and P.A. Parenteau scored for the Islanders and Evgeni Nabokov made 19 saves.

Evgeni Nabokov made 45 saves and Frans Nielsen and John Tavares scored on Ilya Bryzgalov in a shootout, helping the New York Islanders beat the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0 on Tuesday night. Nabokov was sensational, turning aside every shot he faced — including two in the shootout. The last-place Islanders are 6-1-2 in their last nine games and 11-5-2 in their past 18. Coming off losses to New Jersey and the New York Rangers last weekend, the Flyers hoped to rebound against a team they used to dominate.

Matthew Lombardi scored two goals and Jonas Gustavsson made 25 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 3-0 on Monday night in the first game of a home-and-home series. Phil Kessel also scored for Toronto (24-19-5), which moved into an eight-place tie in the Eastern Conference with the idle Washington Capitals. The Leafs stopped Islanders forward John Tavares' 12-game point streak — the longest run in the NHL this season — and snapped a three-game winning streak for New York (19-22-6)

Evgeni Nabokov stopped 17 shots to hand the Washington Capitals their first shutout of the season, and the New York Islanders got two goals from PA Parenteau in a 3-0 victory Tuesday night. The last-place Islanders ended Washington's seven-game, home winning streak and denied the Capitals' bid to move past idle Florida into first place in the Southeast Division. It was the 51st career shutout for the 36-year-old Nabokov and first with New York. He has 301 career wins, including eight this season.