Evgeni Nabokov left Thursday's 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh prior to the start of the shootout. Nabokov stopped 30 of 32 shots in regulation time before he left due to a lower body injury. Apparently he sustained the injury in the first period, but managed to play through it for most of the contest. "I didn't have much power," Nabokov said. "It had been bugging me for a while, and I was getting more and more fatigued. Sometimes you have to be smart." This could prove to be a very untimely setback for Nabokov, who seemed poised to establish himself as the Islanders' starting goaltender. We'll keep you posted.