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NHL Headlines
- NHL suspends Flyers F Briere for 2 games
- Senators G Leclaire out about a month
- Leafs put G Toskala on injured reserve
- Roloson's 58 saves help Isles win in OT
- Preds beat Wings for sixth straight win
- Crosby's OT goal lifts Pens by Panthers
- Gaborik powers Rangers past Jackets 7-4
- Oilers score twice in 7 seconds, win 4-0
- Giguere gets first win, Ducks top Flames
- Jones scores 2 as Avs defeat Flyers 5-4
Thrashers' Lehtonen has second back surgery
ATLANTA (AP) Atlanta Thrashers goaltender Kari Lehtonen is expected to miss six to eight weeks after a second surgery on his back.
Lehtonen has not played this season after having surgery on July 20 to repair a herniated disc.
The Thrashers said on Wednesday the Finn had another surgery last Friday in Rochester, New York to remove edges of bone that were applying pressure to nerve roots in his back at two locations.
With Lehtonen missing the start of the season, 22-year-old Ondrej Pavelec of the Czech Republic has a 5-1-3 record as Atlanta's starting goaltender.
Updated November 4, 2009
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