Carolina Hurricanes goalie Antti Raanta exited Wednesday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers after the first period for precautionary reasons, the team said.
Pyotr Kochetkov replaced Raanta with the Hurricanes leading 4-1.
After the Hurricanes’ 6-3 win, coach Rod Brind’Amour said the team doesn’t believe it’s a serious injury.
“He said he felt something a little funny,” Brind’Amour said, per Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer. “Nothing serious we didn’t think, but we didn’t want to take a chance. So precautionary, really.”
Raanta has played the most of Carolina’s three goaltenders this season, coming into Wednesday’s game with a record of 5-2, a 2.88 goals-against average and .885 save percentage.
The Hurricanes are missing goaltender Frederik Andersen, who is out indefinitely with a blood clotting issue.