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• Islanders on brink of elimination after Game 5 loss to Penguins

  second period to help send the Penguins on their way; Nabokov ended up being pulled for the second time in the series. Kevin Poulin came in to replace Nabokov after Kris Letang s power-play goal 5:43 into the third period. That goal further iced a game the   Read more »

• Jack Capuano opts to rest Evgeni Nabokov against Flyers

  -- Evgeni Nabokov didn't necessarily feel he needed a rest Thursday night, with Jack Capuano choosing to start Kevin Poulin in goal and save Nabokov for the regular-season finale Friday night in Buffalo."Half of this game is the mental part," Nabokov said   Read more »

• Goalie Evgeni Nabokov pulled after sixth straight start

  on consecutive nights for the first time this season, and it also was his sixth straight start. Jack Capuano had to go to Kevin Poulin , called up from Bridgeport to replace Rick DiPietro , for the third period of Sunday night's 6-1 loss to the Penguins."As   Read more »

• Islanders midseason report card

  to carry the Isles through the first half without a confident backup. Rick DiPietro is in Bridgeport now, though, and Kevin Poulin has to show he can win games when playing occasionally. Nabokov has done well, but needs to do more. SPECIAL TEAMS: B+ The Isles   Read more »

• Islanders blow 2-0 lead, lose to Hurricanes at home, 4-2

  dropped, with first-period goals by Matt Moulson and John Tavares appearing to set up an encouraging season debut for goalie Kevin Poulin .Through 16 minutes of the second period, the Islanders were relentlessly storming goalie Cam Ward , outshooting Carolina   Read more »

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• Orpik sends Penguins to series win in overtime

  UNIONDALE. N.Y. -- Brooks Orpik was not the most unlikely overtime hero Saturday night at Nassau Coliseum. Backup goalies Marc-Andre Fleury and Kevin Poulin were even less likely to score the game-deciding goal. Probably. Well, maybe. Didn't matter, thou   from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Read more »

• Islanders-Penguins Game 5

  News: Nabokov will start Thursday's pivotal game versus the Penguins, according to the Islanders Point Blank. [+] Impact: Nabokov should really be thanking Marc-Andre Fleury for taking the spotlight off of him. Nabokov is rocking a 4.55 GAA and .846 SV%   from FOX Sports Read more »

• Penguins prove successful against veteran Nabokov

  The New York Islanders carted their most veteran player, goalie Evgeni Nabokov, to Pittsburgh for the playoffs with 80 games of playoff experience and 37 birthdays behind him. By 1:51 of the second period, the sun barely set outside Consol Energy Center,   from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Read more »

• Penguins work game plan to perfection in opener

  New York Islanders goalie Kevin Poulin makes a save during Game 1 against the Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday in Pittsburgh. (REUTERS/David DeNoma) If the Pittsburgh Penguins were going to draw up a perfect plan for Game 1 of an opening playoff series, it   from Canoe Read more »

• Penguins work game plan to perfection in opener

  New York Islanders goalie Kevin Poulin makes a save during Game 1 against the Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday in Pittsburgh. (REUTERS/David DeNoma) PITTSBURGH - If the Pittsburgh Penguins were going to draw up a plan for Game 1 of an opening playoff series   from Ottawa Sun Read more »