The Big 5-0: What Evgeni Nabokov’s 50th Shutout Could Mean to San Jose

March 26th, 2010 by Patrick Goulding II Leave a reply »
 

Starting San Jose Sharks goalie, Evgeni Nabokov, is not a fan of the limelight.

He makes himself accessible for locker room interviews, but tries to avoid being the focus of attention whenever he can.

That was a tough task for him on Thursday night in San Jose, however.

After months of trying, Nabby finally broke through against the division rival Dallas Stars with a strong, confident shutout performance, notching 27 saves and spurring the Sharks to a 3-0 victory.

The shutout marked a career milestone for Nabby, tying him with Chris Osgood at 24th all-time in the category with 50.

Nabby earned first star honors before a pumped home crowd in the first game back from a road trip, which saw the Sharks garner just 2 of 10 available points.

He was jovial in post-game interviews, admitting that he had wanted to get this milestone out of the way before the regular season ended.

People had been speculating when the multiple ...

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