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Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin underwent successful ankle surgery today, it was announced by general manager and executive vice president Jim Rutherford.

Dumoulin, who was injured in last night's game against the St. Louis Blues, had surgery to repair lacerated tendons in his left ankle. The surgery was performed at UPMC Presbyterian by team physician, Dr. Dharmesh Vyas, in collaboration with Dr. MaCalus Hogan and Dr. John Fowler, of UPMC.
The blueliner is expected to be sidelined for a minimum of eight weeks.