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Article: Sub Nabokov guides Sharks Despite injury to goalie, San Jose stops Kings
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- Oakland Tribune
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- March 14, 2004
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SAN JOSE -- What started with a low blow turned into quite a show
for a national TV audience and a sellout crowd of 17,496 at HP
Pavilion on Saturday.
San Jose goalie Evgeni Nabokov came off the bench and stopped all
25 shots he faced, helping the Sharks beat Los Angeles 3-1 in a rare
noon start.
The victory extended San Jose's lead over Dallas, 3-0 losers at
Detroit on Saturday, to five points in the Pacific Division.
Nabokov was called on to replace starter Vesa Toskala, who stopped
seven of eight first-period shots, including one that knocked him
from the game with what team officials deemed a "lower-body" injury.
San Jose scored a pair of first-period goals, Alyn McCauley added
his ...