The team said on Wednesday that Pittsburgh Penguins defender Kris Letang had survived heart surgery.
Letang, who was 38 years old next week, had a successful procedure to close a small hole in his heart in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
Penguins said the healing time for 19 -year NHL veteran is four to six weeks.
Two strokes during her career, the first in 2014, the other in 2022 and another lived. He also had surgery to repair a broken finger last May.
Letang, 74 games this season for the third straight season Stanley Cup playoffs missed Penguins 30 points (nine goals, 21 assists) recorded.
Stanley Cup champion twice and All-Star, Stanley Cup, Pittsburgh 2005 in the third round of the third round since he prepared him 772 points in 1,161 matches (175 goals, 597 assists) recorded. For a long time, his teammates took third in the games behind his teammates Sidney Crosby (1,351) and Evgeni Malkin (1,212).
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