Jesper Fast is not expected play for the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, coach Rod Brind'Amour said. The forward has been dealing with a neck strain sustained in the final game of the regular season, a 6-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on April 16. "He got checked out again, and whatever the findings were, it doesn't look like he's going to be back,” Brind'Amour said following Carolina's 3-2 win against the New York Islanders in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round on Thursday.
Evgeny Kuznetsov scored an early power-play goal for the Hurricanes, and Martin Necas iced it with a late empty-netter.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Zach Werenski had two goals and two assists, Jet Greaves made 38 saves and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat a diminished version of the playoff-bound Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Tuesday night. The Hurricanes, who finished second in the Metropolitan Division, rested eight regulars in the meaningless regular-season finale. Carolina finished with […]
No | Player | P |
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20 | C | |
31 | G | |
53 | RW | |
8 | D | |
5 | D | |
15 | D | |
44 | LW | |
77 | D | |
18 | C | |
71 | RW | |
59 | LW | |
24 | C | |
52 | G | |
82 | C | |
92 | C | |
28 | LW | |
41 | G | |
48 | LW | |
56 | D | |
29 | C | |
88 | C | |
23 | RW | |
7 | D | |
22 | D | |
91 | D | |
76 | D | |
74 | D | |
11 | C | |
61 | C | |
37 | RW | |
86 | LW |