After missing seven games with a lower-body injury, Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov is expected to start on Wednesday night against the Blackhawks.
"It's been how many, three weeks?" Nabokov said after a full practice Monday. "You've got to get back in it and make sure everything is the way it was. I'm looking forward to it."
San Jose (17-3-1) was able to be cautious with its Vezina Trophy finalist because of the outstanding relief work of Brian Boucher.
Nabokov Ready To Return After 7-Game Absence