Carolina Hurricanes News

Ehlers has been out since October 17th and will undergo surgery next week, sidelining him indefinitely. The Jets were unable to provide a timetable for his return but do expect him to play again this season.

Rod Brind'Amour announced today that "Nobody's close to getting back." Meaning the Hurricane's all-start netminder will find himself on the shelf for even longer with an undisclosed injury. Andersen had struggled a bit this season after finishing fourth in Vezina Trophy voting in 2021-22, posting a .891 SV% and 2.72 GAA but a decent 5-3-0 record all the same.

Kochetkov stopped 20 of 22 shots (.900 SV%) in his first start of the season last Thursday in a 7-2 victory over Edmonton. He draws a very good matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks who rank 31st in the NHL in shots per game (25.7) and 25th in goals per game (2.71).

Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour announced Friday that starting goaltender Frederik Andersen will be placed on the injured reserve retroactive to November 6th. Andersen had struggled a bit this season after finishing fourth in Vezina Trophy voting in 2021-22, posting a .891 SV% and 2.72 GAA but a decent 5-3-0 record all the same.

Bayreuther had four points (0G/4A) through his first four games with Cleveland prior to his promotion to Columbus. His call-up comes on the heels of the news that Zach Werenski will miss the rest of the regular season due to injury.

Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour announced Thursday that starting goaltender Frederik Andersen will be out a little more than day-to-day but stopped short of saying week-to-week. Andersen had struggled a bit this season after finishing fourth in Vezina Trophy voting in 2021-22, posting a .891 SV% and 2.72 GAA but a decent 5-3-0 record all the same.

Kochetkov will get his first NHL start of the season Thursday after posting a 2-2-1 record, along with a 3.00 GAA and .911 SV% with the Chicago Wolves of the AHL. He draws the tough start of the Edmonton Oilers, who rank third in the NHL in goals per game (3.79) fueled in part by their 2nd ranked Powerplay which converts at a 32.7% rate.

Smith has been a fringe roster player for the Red Wings for the last three seasons, appearing in 85 NHL games and 69 AHL games since 2020. He has no points in two NHL games this season but two points (1G / 1A) in seven games with Grand Rapids (AHL).

Andersen left the Hurricanes' practice Tuesday early after tweaking something according to head coach Rod Brind'Amour. Carolina has called up Pyotr Kochetkov on an emergency basis from Chicago (AHL) as a reaction to today's news.

Kochetkov got the emergency recall from Chicago of the AHL after Frederik Andersen appeared to tweak something in Carolina practice Tuesday. In five starts with Chicago, he has a 2-2-1 record with a .911 SV%.

Andersen stopped 18 of 20 shots (.900 SV%) to lead Carolina over Washington 3-2 in shootout his last time out. After finishing fourth in Vezina voting in 2021-22, he has struggled so far this season, posting a 4-2-0 record along with a .896 SV% and 2.64 GAA. He takes on the Tampa Bay Lightning Thursday who is starting to find their footing, winning their last three games scoring four goals in each victory.

Jankowski was recalled from Milwaukee (AHL) after a hot start where he scored five goals and nine points in seven games with the Admirals. In 272 career NHL games, the 28-year-old has 42 goals and 38 assists to go along with 69 PIMs.

Andersen stopped 18 of 20 shots (.900 SV%) to lead Carolina over Washington 3-2 in shootout his last time out. After finishing fourth in Vezina voting in 2021-22, he has struggled so far this season, posting a 4-2-0 record along with a .896 SV% and 2.64 GAA. He takes on the Tampa Bay Lightning Thursday who is starting to find their footing, winning their last three games scoring four goals in each victory.

Andersen surrendered five goals on 31 shots in the Hurricanes' loss to the Islanders on Friday. It was at the second time in three starts that Andersen has given up five goals and moved him to 3-2-0 with a 2.81 GAA and .896 SV% through five starts. On Monday, he'll take on a Capitals team that has won five of their last seven games while averaging 3.43 goals per game.

Andersen surrendered five goals on 31 shots in the Hurricanes loss to the Islanders on Friday. It was at the second time in three starts that Andersen has given up five goals and moved him to 3-2-0 with a 2.81 GAA and .896 SV% through five starts. On Monday, he'll take on a Capitals team that has won five of their last seven games while averaging 3.43 goals per game.

Smith was recalled after it was announced Friday that Michael Rasmussen will miss the next two games due to a high sticking suspension.

Reilly will be recalled from Providence (AHL) less than 24 hours after being sent down Thursday. In seven games prior to his demotion, he had one assist and is a +2 plus/minus.