CALGARY, Alberta – Henrik Karlsson made 13 saves and Curtis Glencross scored and the Calgary Flames beat the New York Islanders 2-0 in a preseason game on Tuesday night.
In his first game in an Islanders uniform, veteran goalie Evgeni Nabokov stopped 15 of 16 shots in two periods.
The 36-year-old refused to play for New York last season after the Islanders claimed him late in the year off NHL re-entry waivers, thwarting the Detroit Red Wings’ attempt to sign him.
Nabokov was a 44-game winner with the San Jose Sharks in 2009-10 before struggling most of last season in the KHL.
This season, he has decided to join New York and he is competing for a roster spot with incumbent starter Rick DiPietro and rookie Al Montoya, who had an impressive 9-5-5 finish to the season after being recalled from the minors in mid-February.
The only offense Karlsson on Tuesday would need came at 4:10 of the second period on a nice short-handed goal by Glencross, who is coming off a career-high 24-goal season that earned him a $10.2-million, four-year contract.
Matt Stajan gained the Islanders blue line and cut to his left, threading a pretty pass to Glencross behind the Islanders’ defense. Glencross continued
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