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Six Month Recovery For Oscar Lindberg After Hip Surgery

05/06/2016 at 11:20am EDT

NEW YORK, May 6, 2016 – New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that Oscar Lindberg underwent a successful simultaneous bilateral hip labral repair. The surgery was performed by Dr. Bryan Kelly at Hospital for Special Surgery. The expected recovery time is six months.

Lindberg, 24, skated in 68 games with the Rangers in 2015-16, registering 13 goals and 15 assists for 28 points, along with a plus-12 rating and 43 penalty minutes. Lindberg tied for second among NHL rookies in plus/minus rating, ranked eighth in hits (132), and tied for 10th in even strength goals (12) this past season. He received the Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award as the top Rangers rookie in Training Camp in 2015.

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