Evgeni Nabokov (groin) was on the ice Thursday. Nabokov is getting close to returning, but there's still no projected date for his return. It also remains to be seen what role he'll serve when he's healthy. Nabokov has been arguably the team's starting goaltender when healthy, but Montoya might have wrestled the job away from Nabokov in his absence. Montoya has a 2.14 GAA and .930 save percentage in 13 games this season.