Evgeni Nabokov News

Dany Heatley scored his NHL-leading 18th goal and set up Joe Thornton's go-ahead tally pin the third period, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.

Dany Heatley scored two of his three goals in the third period Friday, helping San Jose race to a 6-3 victory over Philadelphia.

The Chicago Blackhawks will shoot for a fourth straight victory when they host the San Jose Sharks tonight at United Center in a battle between first-place teams.

The Predators put together a complete effort the last time out, recording a shutout while setting a franchise record for most shots in a single game.

Evgeni Nabokov was solid with 38 saves and Jed Ortmeyer netted the game-winner close to halfway through the second period, as San Jose defeated St.

Stephane Robidas #3 of the Dallas Stars takes a shot on Evengi Nabokov #20 of the San Jose Sharks during an NHL game on November 12, 2009 at HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California.

We have fallen for the Sharks. Again. The C removed from on his sweater, Patrick Marleau has been an on-ice leader in San Jose.

Stephane Robidas scored the only shootout goal to give the Dallas Stars a 3-2 comeback victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.

So, the question posed to Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov was if he could reflect about his current run of strong play where he seems to have settled into a groove and "... Not going there, Nabokov interrupted, deflecting away the query like a weak shot from the blue line.

The rust had been gathering on Devin Setoguchi since he was sidelined by a leg injury 18 days earlier.

Faceoff: 7:30 p.m. at HP Pavilion. TV: CSNCA. Radio: 98.5-FM, 92.1-FM. Head to head: This is the first meeting of the season between the teams.

Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla, San Jose Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov and Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger were named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending November 8. Iginla recorded four goals over three games last week, including a pair of game-winning scores: an overtime winner against Dallas and the deciding score ...

Pittsburgh Penguins' Kris Letang, left, looks for the rebound as San Jose Sharks goalkeeper Evgeni Nabokov makes a save during the first period.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to bounce back from their first road loss of the season when they visit the San Jose Sharks for tonight's battle between first-place teams at HP Pavilion.

Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored in the shootout to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 win over San Jose, snapping the Sharks' six-game winning streak.

Of note as the Red Wings-Sharks match-up rapidly approaches: the San Jose Sharks placed Rob Blake on their injured reserve list with an " upper-body injury," and the Mercury News's David Pollak reports that the Sharks called up Derek Joslin from their AHL affiliate to replace him.

SAN CLS 6:32 1 0 9:18 1 1 SAN CLS 4:17 2 1 16:45 Rick Nash Assists: R.J. Umberger, Anton Stralman 2 2 SAN CLS 2 2 OT SAN CLS 2 2 Shootout Summary Start of Shootout period Shootout attempt by Nikita Filatov MISSES wide of net Shootout attempt by Ryane Clowe SAVED by Steve Mason Shootout attempt by Anton Stralman MISSES over net Shootout GOAL scored ...

With the flick of his wrists, San Jose defenseman Dan Boyle kept San Jose's streak alive in a physical game against Ken Hitchcock's Blue Jackets.

San Jose Sharks' Patrick Marleau, Benn Ferriero, Kent Huskins, second from left, and Manny Malholtra celebrate Huskins's goal against Carolina on Sunday.

Toronto defenceman Tomas Kaberle is the NHL's first star of the week despite his team's struggles out of the gate this season.