Evgeni Nabokov will make his ninth straight start for the Islanders tonight when they host Detroit. Citing how busy Kevin Poulin has been the past week with Bridgeport (AHL), coach Jack Capuano decided to stick with Nabokov and have Poulin serve as the backup. It's been a rough start to calendar 2012 for the 36-year-old Nabokov. He has allowed 12 goals on 85 shots (.859) in three games, including five on 25 shots in Saturday's loss to Phoenix. On the season, Nabokov is 5-10-0, 2.77 GAA with a .908 save percentage.