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.

Career statistics
Regular season
   Season Team League  GP W L T/OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% 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 NHL totals 799 333 334 97 45607 2071 46 2.72 .907
 Beginning in the 2005–06 NHL season, regular season games could no longer end in a tie.

Playoffs
     Season Team League GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 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 NHL totals 72 39 31 4345 174 6 2.40 .917

International statistics
 Year Team Event Place   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 — — — — — — — —

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Category:1973 births
Category:Living people
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Edmonton Oilers players
Category:Phoenix Coyotes players
Category:Russian ice hockey goaltenders
Category:Springfield Falcons players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players
Category:Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players
Category:International Hockey League (1945–2001) players