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INGOAL · NHL GOALTENDERS
Evgeni Nabokov GOALTENDER · CATCHES L · 6'0" · 202 LB
697 GP 353 W 2.44 GAA .911 SV% 59 SO
CAREER · TAP TO FLIP
NABOKOV #20

Born Jul 25, 1975 · Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan — Drafted 1994 · Rd 9, #11 overall

SEASONGPWGAASV%SO
2012-13 41 23 2.50 .910 3
2013-14 40 15 2.74 .905 4
2014-15 11 3 3.14 .882 0
CAREER 697 353 2.44 .911 59
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Evgeni Nabokov

#20 Age 50 G
Height
6'0"
Weight
202 lbs
Catches
L
Born
(age 50)
Birthplace
Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Draft
1994 R9 P11
Stats updated:

Career Statistics

Season Team GP W L OT GAA SV% SO
2014-15 Lightning 11 3 6 2 3.14 .882 0
2013-14 Islanders 40 15 14 8 2.74 .905 4
2012-13 Islanders 41 23 11 7 2.50 .910 3
2011-12 Islanders 42 19 18 3 2.55 .914 2
2009-10 Sharks 71 44 16 10 2.43 .922 3
2008-09 Sharks 62 41 12 8 2.44 .910 7
2007-08 Sharks 77 46 21 8 2.14 .910 6
2006-07 Sharks 50 25 16 4 2.29 .914 7
2005-06 Sharks 45 16 19 7 3.10 .885 1
2003-04 Sharks 59 31 19 0 2.21 .921 9
2002-03 Sharks 55 19 28 0 2.71 .906 3
2001-02 Sharks 67 37 24 0 2.29 .918 7
2000-01 Sharks 66 32 21 0 2.19 .915 6
1999-00 Sharks 11 2 2 0 2.17 .910 1
Career 697 353 227 57 2.44 .911 59

Evgeni Nabokov was born on July 25, 1975, in Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, and went on to play 697 NHL games across a professional career that stretched from the early 1990s through 2015. Selected by the San Jose Sharks in the ninth round, 11th pick, of the 1994 NHL Draft, Nabokov accumulated 353 wins, 227 losses, and 57 overtime losses at the NHL level, finishing with a career goals-against average of 2.44, a save percentage of .911, and 59 shutouts. He wore number 20 and caught left-handed, standing 6'0" and weighing 202 pounds.

In addition to his time with San Jose, Nabokov played in the NHL with the New York Islanders and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His professional career also included stints in Russia with Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk, Dynamo Moscow, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, and SKA Saint Petersburg, spanning both the Russian Super League and the Kontinental Hockey League.

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