Adam Burish recorded a career-high nine points last season. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Chicago Blackhawks forward Adam Burish will undergo knee surgery and miss about six months of the NHL season, the team said Tuesday.

Burish tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee when he went into the boards in the first period of Chicago's 3-0 pre-season loss in Minnesota on Sunday. He limped off the ice and didn't return.

"He will undergo a reconstruction as soon as possible and we anticipate a complete recovery," Blackhawks head physician Dr. Michael Terry said in a statement.

Burish, 26, set career highs with nine points and six goals in 66 games last season. The rugged winger also had 93 penalty minutes.