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Carolina Hurricanes leading goal scorer Seth Jarvis left Friday’s game and didn’t return after catching a teammate’s stick in the face during a fluke play.
Carolina’s Andrei Svechnikov was defending against the Vancouver Canucks‘ Elias Pettersson behind the net when his stick came up and appeared to catch Jarvis under his visor during the first period of the Nov. 14 game.
Jarvis grabbed his face and was cross-checked by Vancouver’s Marcus Pettersson.
Jarvis was writhing on the ice as a trainer came out to look at him. The trainer held a towel to Jarvis’ face as they left the ice.
Svechnikov scored his second goal of the game on the ensuing power play.
Seth Jarvis injury update
The Hurricanes announced that Jarvis was out for the rest of the game with an upper-body injury.
“He got it kind of in the eye,” coach Rod Brind’Amour told reporters after the game. “I don’t know much more, but it sounded positive. … I don’t expect him to be out for long.”
Brind’Amour was right. Jarvis played on Saturday, Nov. 15. He wearing a tinted visor.
After taking a stick to the eye last night and missing most of the team’s win over Vancouver, Seth Jarvis is on the ice for tonight’s warmup, wearing a tinted visor. pic.twitter.com/rdLC7Fy01l
— Walt Ruff (@WaltRuff) November 15, 2025
Jarvis entered Friday’s game with a team-high 10 goals and was second on the team with 15 points. He had an assist on Svechnikov’s first goal to give him 16 points.
Jarvis, 23, made Canada’s 4 Nations Face-Off roster last season.
Hurricanes forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi also left the game with what Brind’Amour said was an ankle injury. Kotkaniemi didn’t play on Saturday.
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