By Justin Worsley,
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov is out for the season with a torn right anterior cruciate ligament.
Markov tore his ACL last month during a 7-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on home ice. Markov will turn 32 later this month.
This will be the second surgery in less than a year on Markov's right knee. Last April, Markov injured the knee last April after colliding with Pittsburgh winger Matt Cooke.
Dr. James Andrews will conduct the surgery. Markov notched one goal and two assists in seven games before going down.
Roman Hamrlik has replaced Markov on the blue line, scoring 13 points and a plus-6 rating so far this season. Markov has played his entire career in Montreal.
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