Hurricanes' Teravainen undergoes successful hand surgery
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The Carolina Hurricanes announced on Saturday that forward Teuvo Teravainen underwent successful surgery on his broken left hand and will remain out indefinitely.
Teravainen, 28, suffered the injury in Wednesday’s 4-3 overtime victory over the New York Islanders in Game 2 of their first-round series.
The native of Finland exited the game with what the team called an upper-body injury late in the third period.
Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour said the injury happened when New York's Jean-Gabriel Pageau slashed Teravainen.
"The guy absolutely tomahawk chops him," Brind'Amour said, describing the play where Teravainen was injured. "So, I'm a little pissed to be honest with you."
Teravainen scored 12 goals and added 25 assists over 68 games with the Hurricanes in 2022-23, his seventh year with the club.
The Canes lead the series 2-1 after the Islanders picked up a win on Friday.