Evgeni Nabokov (groin) has been taken off injured reserve. He will back up Kevin Poulin in Thursday's game against Phoenix. Nabokov has been sidelined since Nov. 16 because of a groin injury. He had a 5-5-3 record with a 3.30 GAA and an .892 save percentage prior to getting injured, so there's plenty of room for improvement once he gets back into crease.