Carolina Hurricanes’ Andrei Svechnikov “out for a while” with upper-body injury
Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour addressed the media Tuesday and announced that forward Andrei Svechnikov will be “out for a while” with an upper-body injury following an MRI yesterday.
“He’s going to be out,” Brind’Amour said. “Probably for at least a while. Nothing immediate that’s for sure.”
Svechnikov was held out of the lineup last Thursday against the Calgary Flames and missed Saturday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks. Both games ended in losses.
Following the #Canes' morning skate in Ottawa, Rod Brind'Amour says that Andrei Svechnikov (upper-body injury) will be "out for at least a while" after yesterday's MRI. pic.twitter.com/3P0yvYSQhu
— Walt Ruff (@WaltRuff) December 12, 2023Svechnikov has tallied one goal and 10 assists for 11 points in 16 games this season while averaging 16:36 minutes of ice time.
The 23-year-old missed the entirety of last season’s Stanley Cup Playoffs and the first eight games of the 2023-24 season after tearing his ACL. He made his season debut nine games into the Canes’ season against the San Jose Sharks.
A second overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, the Russian-born winger is currently in year three of an eight-year, $62 million extension signed in 2021. The contract holds an average annual value of $7.75 million and runs through 2028-29. Throughout his six years with the Canes, he has appeared in 363 career NHL games, Svechnikov has 113 goals, 162 assists and 275 points, along with 330 penalty minutes. He has collected 13 goals and 12 assists for 25 points in 40 career playoff games with the Hurricanes.
As of Dec. 12, the Hurricanes are 14-12-1 to start the season and currently sit sixth in the Eastern Conference’s Metropolitan Division with 29 points. They are set to take on the Ottawa Senators tonight and then play back-to-back games against the Detroit Red Wings and Nashville Predators on Thursday and Friday.