The Carolina Hurricanes appeared to have suffered a late blow against the New York Islanders on Thursday.
Star forward Seth Jarvis exited with the training staff after blocking a shot from Kyle Palmieri while protecting a 5-2 lead with less than six minutes remaining in the third period.
Jarvis was unable to return to his feet on his own power after an icing call stopped play and did not return for another shift. He had recorded 17:49 of total ice time with one shot on before exiting.
Head coach Rod Brind’Amour told reporters post-game that it “doesn’t look great” and that the team would have more information on Friday.
Jarvis was also banged up earlier in the third period when Alexander Romanov and Scott Mayfield laid hits on him inside the Islanders’ crease.
The 23-year-old has racked up seven goals and four assists in 10 contests so far this season and has netted 103 goals and 121 assists in the 313 games since he was drafted 13th overall in 2020 by the Hurricanes.
Jarvis was a member of Canada’s 4 Nations Face-Off roster that captured gold over the United States and is on the radar to crack the team for the upcoming 2026 Olympics in Milan.
The Hurricanes added a late goal to defeat the Islanders 6-2 and improve to 7-3-0 where they sit in third place in the Metropolitan Division.
Carolina came into the contest already missing defencemen Jaccob Slavin, K’Andre Miller and Shayne Gostisbehere.