Former National Hockey League goaltender Anton Khudobin has retired from professional hockey at the age of 39. Even though Khudobin was born in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, he represented Russia internationally, as he moved to Magnitogorsk, Russia at age 13.
Who did Khudobin play for in the NHL?
Khudobin played for six teams in the NHL. He was with the Minnesota Wild from 2009 to 2011, the Boston Bruins for two different time periods (the first from 2011 to 2013, and the second from 2016 to 2018), the Carolina Hurricanes from 2013 to 2015, the Anaheim Ducks from 2015 to 2016, the Dallas Stars from 2018 to 2022, and the Chicago Blackhawks in 2022 to 2023.
Khudobin’s regular season career statistics
Khudobin played in 260 NHL regular season games. He has a record of 114 wins, 92 regulation losses and 33 losses in extra time. Khudobin had 11 shutouts, a goals against average of 2.52 and a save percentage of .916.
Save Percentage Leader
In 2019-20, Khudobin had a save percentage of .930 while with the Stars which led the NHL. He was eight one-hundredths of a percentage point better than Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck of Commerce, Michigan. The reigning Hart Trophy and Vezina Trophy winner was second on the list with a save percentage of .922.
Khudobin’s career playoff statistics
In 27 postseason games from 2018 to 2020 (26 with the Dallas Stars and one with the Boston Bruins), Khudobin had a record of 14 wins and 10 losses with a goals against average of 2.69, a save percentage of .911 and one shutout. Khudobin’s 744 saves in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs led the NHL. Also on September 6, 2020, Khudobin made 25 saves for his only Stanley Cup Playoff shutout. Khudobin accomplished the feat in game one of the 2020 Western Conference Finals, a 1-0 Stars win over the Vegas Golden Knights from Rogers Centre in Edmonton, Alberta during the famous COVID bubble.
The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs were significant for Khudobin. He had the opportunity to be the Stars number one goaltender after Ben Bishop was battling with injuries. The Stars made the Stanley Cup Finals before losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games.
Where has Khudobuin last played?
Khudobin played for two teams in Russia during the 2023-24 hockey season. He was with Novosibirsk Sibir of the Kontinental Hockey League and Krasnoyarsk Sokol of the All-Russian Hockey League.
Khudobin’s time with Team Russia
Khudobin won a gold medal for Russia in two international tournaments. Both times the events were in Belarus. The first time was the 2004 World U-18 Championship and the second time was the 2014 World Men’s Hockey Championship.
