Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves, but the Islanders were edged 1-0 by the Canadiens on overtime Saturday night. Is it a surprise that the veteran netminder makes his first start since Nov. 16 and the Islanders allow their fewest amount of goals in about a month? Nabokov won't be a savior, but he's a veteran presence and will give the Islanders a bit of stability between the pipes, even though he hasn't been too great himself. He has a 3.13 goals-against average and .896 save percentage.