The Carolina Hurricanes are facing an injury with goaltender Frederik Andersen, and it’s uncertain how long he will be out.
Coach Rod Brind’Amour mentioned on Saturday that surgery might be needed. He said the team hoped Andersen would be out for “week to week,” but it looks like it could be much longer.
Brind’Amour clarified that this injury isn’t related to the blood-clotting condition that kept Andersen off the ice for most of last season.
Andersen hasn’t played since October 26.
The team is also without goalie Pyotr Kochetkov, who left Wednesday’s game at Utah with a minor injury. The Hurricanes called up Yaniv Perets to back up Spencer Martin in Saturday’s game against the Ottawa Senators.
Additionally, Carolina announced that forward Seth Jarvis has been placed on injured reserve as of Sunday due to an upper-body injury. Jarvis had four goals and seven assists in the first 10 games of the season.
