Overview

• Carolina expects the goalie to miss tonight's home game against the Flyers and the first three contests of the California trip.
• Frederik Andersen is slated to start and could handle the bulk of the six-game road swing given the lack of back-to-backs.
• Brind'Amour expressed confidence in Brandon Bussi stepping in if needed after the club's recent three-goalie approach.
• Kochetkov sought a second opinion Friday after dealing with the injury since training camp, playing only the preseason finale and sitting out the opener.
• Last season he logged 47 games with an .898 save percentage and negative 5-on-5 goals-saved-above-expected, framing the stakes of his absence.