Nikolai Khabibulin

**Nikolai Ivanovich Khabibulin** (Николай Иванович Хабибулин in Russian; born January 13, 1973 in Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL.

He has also played with the Winnipeg Jets for 2 seasons, Phoenix Coyotes for 3 seasons, Tampa Bay Lightning for 3 seasons and Edmonton Oilers for 2 seasons. He won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004 becoming the first Russian goalie to win a Stanley Cup. On July 5, 2013, Khabibulin signed a one-year, $2 million contract to return to the Chicago Blackhawks.

### Regular season

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1989–90|Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk|USSR|1|—|—|—|3|0|0|0.00|—|
|1991–92|CSKA Moscow|CIS|2|—|—|—|34|2|0|3.53|—|
|1992–93|CSKA Moscow|IHL|13|—|—|—|491|27|—|3.30|—|
|1993–94|CSKA Moscow|IHL|46|—|—|—|2625|116|3|2.65|—|
|1993–94|Russian Penguins|IHL|12|2|7|2|639|47|0|4.41|.873|
|1994–95|Springfield Falcons|AHL|23|9|9|3|1241|80|0|3.87|.874|
|1994–95|Winnipeg Jets|NHL|26|8|9|4|1339|76|0|3.40|.895|
|1995–96|Winnipeg Jets|NHL|53|26|20|3|2914|152|2|3.13|.908|
|1996–97|Phoenix Coyotes|NHL|72|30|33|6|4091|193|7|2.83|.908|
|1997–98|Phoenix Coyotes|NHL|70|30|28|10|4026|184|4|2.74|.900|
|1998–99|Phoenix Coyotes|NHL|63|32|23|7|3657|130|8|2.13|.920|
|1999–00|Long Beach Ice Dogs|IHL|33|21|11|1|1936|59|5|1.83|.930|
|2000–01|Tampa Bay Lightning|NHL|2|1|1|0|123|6|0|2.93|.913|
|2001–02|Tampa Bay Lightning|NHL|70|24|32|10|3896|153|7|2.36|.920|
|2002–03|Tampa Bay Lightning|NHL|65|30|22|11|3787|156|4|2.47|.911|
|2003–04|Tampa Bay Lightning|NHL|55|28|19|7|3274|127|3|2.33|.910|
|2004–05|Ak Bars Kazan|RSL|24|16|5|3|1457|40|5|1.65|—|
|2005–06|Chicago Blackhawks|NHL|50|17|26|6|2815|157|0|3.35|.886|
|2006–07|Chicago Blackhawks|NHL|60|25|26|5|3425|163|1|2.86|.902|
|2007–08|Chicago Blackhawks|NHL|50|23|20|6|2891|127|2|2.63|.909|
|2008–09|Chicago Blackhawks|NHL|42|25|8|7|2467|96|3|2.33|.919|
|2009–10|Edmonton Oilers|NHL|18|7|9|2|602|55|0|3.03|.909|
|2010–11|Edmonton Oilers|NHL|46|10|32|3|1,364|149|2|3.39|.891|
|2011–12|Edmonton Oilers|NHL|40|12|20|7|1,114|100|2|2.65|.910|
|2012–13|Edmonton Oilers|NHL|12|4|6|1|684|29|1|2.54|.923|
|2013–14|Edmonton Oilers|NHL|4|1|0|1|168|14|0|5.01|.910|
    - _Beginning in the 2005–06 NHL season, regular season games could no longer end in a tie._

### Playoffs

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1993–94|CSKA Moscow|IHL|3|—|—|193|11|—|3.41|—|
|1995–96|Winnipeg Jets|NHL|6|2|4|359|19|0|3.17|.911|
|1996–97|Phoenix Coyotes|NHL|7|3|4|426|15|1|2.11|**.932**|
|1997–98|Phoenix Coyotes|NHL|4|2|1|185|13|0|4.21|.877|
|1998–99|Phoenix Coyotes|NHL|7|3|4|449|18|0|2.40|.924|
|1999–00|Long Beach Ice Dogs|IHL|5|2|3|321|15|0|2.80|—|
|2002–03|Tampa Bay Lightning|NHL|10|5|5|644|26|0|2.42|.913|
|2003–04|Tampa Bay Lightning|NHL|23|**16**|7|1401|40|**5**|1.71|.933|
|2004–05|Ak Bars Kazan|RSL|2|0|2|118|6|0|3.05|—|
|2008–09|Chicago Blackhawks|NHL|15|8|6|881|43|0|2.93|.898|

### International statistics

|Year|Team|Event|Place|ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||GP|W|L|T / OT|MIN|GA|SO|GAA|SV%|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1992|CIS|WJC||6|6|0|0|289|7|2|1.45|.907|||
|1992|Unified Team|Oly||0|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|||
|1993|Russia|WJC|6th|6|2|3|1|340|15|1|2.65|.917|||
|1996|Russia|WCH|SF|2|0|2|0|100|10|0|6.00|—|||
|2002|Russia|Oly||6|3|2|1|359|14|1|2.34|.930|||
|2006|Russia|Oly|4th|0|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|||

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **image**: Nikolia.jpg
- **image size**: 230px
- **caption**: Khabibulin with the Oilers in 2009
- **birth place**: Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
- **position**: Goaltender
- **catches**: Left
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 1
- **weight lb**: 208
- **team**: Chicago Blackhawks
- **former teams**: **National Hockey League, NHL**
Winnipeg Jets (1972–96), Winnipeg Jets
Phoenix Coyotes
Tampa Bay Lightning
Edmonton Oilers
**Soviet Championship League, USSR**
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk
HC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow
**Russian Superleague, RSL**
Ak Bars Kazan
- **league**: National Hockey League, NHL
- **ntl team**: Russia
- **ntl team 2**: Unified Team
- **draft**: 204th overall
- **draft year**: 1992
- **draft team**: Winnipeg Jets (1972–96), Winnipeg Jets
- **career start**: 1994