Evgeni Nabokov
#20 · Goalie · Tampa Bay Lightning
Born Jul 25, 1975 in Kamenogorsk, KAZ · 6'0", 202 lb · Catches left · Drafted 219th overall in 1994 by SJS (round 9)
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Compare with a similar player
The goalies closest to him in games played in 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Jimmy Howard
DET ·
42 GP, 0.923
Niklas Backstrom
MIN ·
42 GP, 0.909
Ilya Bryzgalov
PHI ·
40 GP, 0.900
Ryan Miller
BUF ·
40 GP, 0.915
Antti Niemi
SJS ·
43 GP, 0.924
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.
Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | SJS | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 151 | 15 | 2.17 | 0.910 |
| 2000-01 | SJS | 66 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1582 | 1447 | 135 | 2.19 | 0.915 |
| 2001-02 | SJS | 67 | 37 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1818 | 1669 | 149 | 2.29 | 0.918 |
| 2002-03 | SJS | 55 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1561 | 1415 | 146 | 2.71 | 0.906 |
| 2003-04 | SJS | 59 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1610 | 1483 | 127 | 2.21 | 0.921 |
| 2005-06 | SJS | 45 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1160 | 1027 | 133 | 3.10 | 0.885 |
| 2006-07 | SJS | 50 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1227 | 1121 | 106 | 2.29 | 0.914 |
| 2007-08 | SJS | 77 | 46 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1802 | 1639 | 163 | 2.14 | 0.910 |
| 2008-09 | SJS | 62 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1663 | 1513 | 150 | 2.44 | 0.910 |
| 2009-10 | SJS | 71 | 44 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2168 | 1998 | 170 | 2.43 | 0.922 |
| 2011-12 | NYI | 42 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1172 | 1071 | 101 | 2.55 | 0.914 |
| 2012-13 | NYI | 41 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1139 | 1036 | 103 | 2.50 | 0.910 |
| 2013-14 | NYI | 40 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1085 | 982 | 103 | 2.74 | 0.905 |
| 2014-15 | TBL | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 245 | 216 | 29 | 3.14 | 0.882 |
| 14 seasons | Career | 697 | 353 | 227 | 29 | 57 | 59 | 18398 | 16768 | 1630 | 2.44 | 0.911 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | SJS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
| 2000-01 | SJS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 93 | 10 | 2.75 | 0.903 |
| 2001-02 | SJS | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 291 | 31 | 2.61 | 0.904 |
| 2003-04 | SJS | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 334 | 312 | 22 | 1.77 | 0.934 |
| 2005-06 | SJS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5.17 | 0.750 |
| 2006-07 | SJS | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 323 | 297 | 26 | 2.23 | 0.920 |
| 2007-08 | SJS | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 333 | 302 | 31 | 2.18 | 0.907 |
| 2008-09 | SJS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 138 | 17 | 2.82 | 0.890 |
| 2009-10 | SJS | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 407 | 369 | 38 | 2.56 | 0.907 |
| 2012-13 | NYI | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 128 | 24 | 4.44 | 0.842 |
| 10 seasons | Playoffs | 81 | 38 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 2143 | 1943 | 200 | 2.48 | 0.907 |
2012-13 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 41 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1139 | 1036 | 103 | 2.50 | 0.910 |
2012-13 analytics
Rating
Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 37 ranked goalies: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. Goals above average is coloured as it is under Shots faced below, where it is taken per 60 minutes.
The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.
Shots faced
Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones. What these numbers mean
Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 54 goalies who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. The two goals against tiles are left plain, since they follow how much he played.
Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 54 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.
The goals he was expected to let in and the goals he did, as the season went on. When the allowed line runs below the expected line, he is saving more than his shots were worth.
Where he was shot at
Every unblocked attempt he faced this season, with his net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2013 | @ BUF | L 1-2 (SO) | OTL | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0.955 | 64:43 |
| Apr 23, 2013 | @ CAR | L 3-4 (SO) | OTL | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0.906 | 65:00 |
| Apr 20, 2013 | @ WPG | W 5-4 (SO) | W | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0.857 | 64:30 |
| Apr 18, 2013 | @ TOR | W 5-3 | W | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0.857 | 60:00 |
| Apr 16, 2013 | vs FLA | W 5-2 | W | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0.929 | 60:00 |
| Apr 13, 2013 | vs NYR | L 0-1 (OT) | OTL | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0.950 | 62:32 |
| Apr 11, 2013 | @ BOS | W 2-1 | W | 31 | 30 | 1 | 0.968 | 60:00 |
| Apr 9, 2013 | vs PHI | W 4-1 | W | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0.963 | 60:00 |
| Apr 6, 2013 | vs TBL | W 4-2 | W | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0.905 | 60:00 |
| Apr 4, 2013 | @ WSH | L 1-2 (SO) | OTL | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0.955 | 65:00 |
| Apr 1, 2013 | @ NJD | W 3-1 | W | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0.960 | 60:00 |
| Mar 30, 2013 | @ PIT | L 0-2 | L | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0.926 | 57:17 |
| Mar 28, 2013 | @ PHI | W 4-3 (SO) | W | 36 | 33 | 3 | 0.917 | 64:52 |
| Mar 26, 2013 | @ WSH | W 3-2 | W | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0.909 | 60:00 |
| Mar 24, 2013 | vs FLA | W 3-0 | W, SO | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 22, 2013 | vs PIT | L 2-4 | L | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0.875 | 58:53 |
| Mar 19, 2013 | vs OTT | L 3-5 | L | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0.818 | 59:14 |
| Mar 16, 2013 | @ FLA | W 4-3 | W | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0.900 | 60:00 |
| Mar 14, 2013 | @ TBL | W 2-0 | W, SO | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 10, 2013 | @ PIT | L 1-6 | L | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0.706 | 40:00 |
| Mar 9, 2013 | vs WSH | W 5-2 | W | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0.917 | 60:00 |
| Mar 7, 2013 | vs NYR | L 1-2 (OT) | OTL | 37 | 35 | 2 | 0.946 | 60:42 |
| Mar 5, 2013 | vs MTL | W 6-3 | W | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0.906 | 59:56 |
| Mar 3, 2013 | vs OTT | W 3-2 (SO) | W | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0.935 | 64:59 |
| Feb 28, 2013 | vs TOR | L 4-5 (OT) | OTL | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0.821 | 61:11 |
| Feb 26, 2013 | vs BOS | L 1-4 | L | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0.909 | 58:30 |
| Feb 23, 2013 | @ BUF | W 4-0 | W, SO | 35 | 35 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 21, 2013 | @ MTL | W 4-3 (OT) | W | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0.909 | 63:12 |
| Feb 18, 2013 | vs PHI | L 0-7 | L | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0.720 | 60:00 |
| Feb 16, 2013 | vs NJD | W 5-1 | W | 31 | 30 | 1 | 0.968 | 59:49 |
| Feb 14, 2013 | @ NYR | W 4-3 (SO) | W | 39 | 36 | 3 | 0.923 | 65:00 |
| Feb 9, 2013 | vs BUF | L 2-3 | L | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0.800 | 59:15 |
| Feb 7, 2013 | @ NYR | L 1-4 | L | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0.875 | 59:52 |
| Feb 5, 2013 | vs PIT | L 2-4 | L | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0.880 | 59:48 |
| Feb 3, 2013 | vs NJD | L 0-3 | L | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0.923 | 58:16 |
| Jan 31, 2013 | @ NJD | W 5-4 (OT) | W | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0.875 | 62:01 |
| Jan 29, 2013 | @ PIT | W 4-1 | W | 38 | 37 | 1 | 0.974 | 60:00 |
| Jan 27, 2013 | @ WPG | L 4-5 (OT) | OTL | 35 | 30 | 5 | 0.857 | 61:59 |
| Jan 24, 2013 | @ TOR | W 7-4 | W | 43 | 39 | 4 | 0.907 | 60:00 |
| Jan 21, 2013 | vs TBL | W 4-3 | W | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0.885 | 60:00 |
| Jan 19, 2013 | vs NJD | L 1-2 | L | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0.929 | 58:53 |