Hurricanes' Frederik Andersen leaves game with upper-body injury

There’s currently no indication as to what caused the injury or its severity. Andersen played in the first period, but then Antti Raanta took over in the second stanza, with Andersen confirmed by the team to be out for the rest of the night. Andersen allowed two goals on just six shots through the first period before exiting.

Andersen has already missed a significant chunk of the season, as he was sidelined for more than two months due to a lower-body injury. He had played just five games since he was activated off of long-term injured reserve on Jan. 11.

As a result of the injuries, Andersen has gotten into just 13 games on the year. Before entering Wednesday night’s game, he had a 9-3-0 record and a .910 save percentage, with 2.6 goals saved above expected.

If Andersen is to miss a significant chunk of time, the Canes will likely go back to the tandem of Raanta and Pyotr Kochetkov that they ran with during his last injury. Raanta is 10-2-3 with a .894 save percentage and -3.14 goals saved above expected, while Kochetkov has had a breakout season with a 10-4-5 record, .913 save percentage and 8.45 goals saved above expected.

Andersen was originally a seventh-round draft pick by the Hurricanes in 2010, but never signed and was drafted again by the Anaheim Ducks in the third round of the 2012 draft. He spent eight seasons between the Ducks and the Toronto Maple Leafs before he signed with the Hurricanes in free agency in 2021. He’s in the final year of that contract, a two-year deal with a $4.5 million cap hit, and will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.