The team announced just before the game was set to begin that Andrei Svechnikov will be sidelined with an upper-body injury.

Svechnikov (upper body) was a full participant in Monday's practice, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports. Following a one-game absence, Svechnikov could occupy a top-six role and see ...

Svechnikov (upper body) won't be in the lineup Saturday versus the Kings. Svechnikov saw 19:03 of ice time in Thursday's game versus the Blackhawks, so it's unclear when he suffered the injury.