Montreal Canadiens defenceman Alexei Emelin underwent arthoscopic knee surgery to his right knee on Wednesday in Montreal. His recovery time is expected to be 4-6 weeks.

Emelin played in 72 regular season games but missed four of the six games Montreal played in the playoffs.

The 31-year-old scored the only goal in the Habs 3-1 loss to the New York Rangers in Game 6, eliminating the team from playoff contention. 

Emelin put up two goals and ten points in 2016-17 and finished ninth in the league with 241 hits.