National Hockey League
National Hockey League
Oilers' Khabibulin out indefinitely for back surgery
Published
Jan. 13, 2010 5:57 p.m. ET
foxsports
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin will have surgery to
repair a herniated disk in his back and will be out indefinitely.
The team said on Wednesday that he'll have the operation in
Los Angeles on Thursday. The Oilers didn't provide a timeline for
his recovery.
Khabibulin hasn't played since a 3-2 shootout loss to
Columbus on Nov. 16. He has a 7-9-2 record with a 3.03
goals-against average and a .910 save percentage this season.
The 37-year-old signed a $15-million, four-year contract with
Edmonton over the summer.
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