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Evgeni Nabokov, the reluctant Islander, gets comfortable

January 7, 2012 6:11 PM By ARTHUR STAPLE arthur.staple@newsday.com

Quick ReadEvgeni Nabokov is inching closer to 300 career wins, a mark only 25 goaltenders have reached.

New York Islanders goalie Evgeni Nabokov, of Kazakhstan,

Photo credit: AP | New York Islanders goalie Evgeni Nabokov, of Kazakhstan, stops a shot during the second period. (Jan. 6, 2012)

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PHOENIX -- Evgeni Nabokov is inching closer to 300 career wins, a mark only 25 goaltenders have reached.

When discussing the milestone -- he entered last night's game against the Coyotes with 298 wins -- Nabokov is a little reticent.

"I don't want to say it makes me feel old," he said. "Let's just say I've been around a long time."

Nabokov hasn't been around the Islanders a long...

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