The Montreal Canadiens will be without defenseman Andrei Markov for up to three months.
His ankle was slashed by the skate of goalie Carey Price Thursday during the team's 4-3 road win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Doctors operated on Markov in a Toronto hospital Thursday evening to repair a severed tendon.
The Russian blueliner's injury is nearly identical to the one that ended the season of teammate Robert Lang in February. There's no timetable for Lang's return.
For more on the implications of the injury, check out Brian Wilde's blog - Habs Fever - on the homepage.
