Nikolai Khabibulin Days Until Hawks Hawkey: Best Highlights as a Blackhawk and More
We are officially 39 days away from September 28th, which marks the Blackhawks first day back on the ice, in a official NHL pre-season game which will take place against the Hawks rivalry, the Detroit Red Wings. The game will give Blackhawks fans a opportunity to see entirely new faces, from experienced signings like Max Domi to newcomers like Lukas Reichel and others.
Today, we honor the best #39 as we are 39 days away from Hawkey season!! Did you guess correctly who the #39 was in the photo? It was a hard one!! The career summary below is brought to you by NBC Sports Chicago!
No. 39: Nikolai Khabibulin (G, 2005-09, 2013)
After winning a Stanley Cup in Tampa Bay, Khabibulin signed with the Blackhawks coming out of the 2005 lockout and served as the starting goaltending for the next four seasons. He went 91-80-25 with a 2.84 goals-against average, a .902 save percentage and six shutouts during his tenure. The Bulin Wall's best season came in 2008-09 when he backstopped the Blackhawks to their first postseason berth in six years after going 25-8-7 with a 2.33 goals-against average, a .919 save percentage and three shutouts.
View some of Khabibulin�s best moments as a Blackhawk on the next page :
https://youtu.be/TLJ4g4fkF5k
| POLL | ||
Is Khabibulin a top 10 hawks goaltender of all-time? | ||
| No, but close. | 21 | 35.6 % |
| Not anywhere close to top 10, but he was good | 20 | 33.9 % |
| Yes he is | 18 | 30.5 % |
| List of polls | ||
