Overview
- Carolina confirmed Jalen Chatfield was helped off the ice and did not return after the first-period hit.
- The Hurricanes, already without Jaccob Slavin and Shayne Gostisbehere, called up Joel Nystrom to bolster a thin defense corps.
- Following the hit, Tyler Pitlick fought Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal and finished with 20 penalty minutes in 1:33 of ice time.
- Pitlick, 34, has zero points through nine games for Minnesota and has emphasized physical play this season.
- Elsewhere, the Bruins ruled out John Beecher with an upper-body injury, and Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton left his game with no details provided.