Carolina Hurricanes forward Taylor Hall suffered an upper-body injury Tuesday night and did not return to his team's 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals. Coach Rod Brind'Amour had no official update on Hall after the game, saying only that "that doesn't look good."
The Hurricanes are already missing captain Jordan Staal, the playoff MVP of their Stanley Cup championship run last season. Staal will miss one to two months with a torn calf muscle, the team announced before Tuesday's win. The 38-year-old was a late scratch for Sunday's game in Philadelphia after getting hurt during warmups before Carolina's pregame skate.
Hall, 34, has three goals and five points this season and was a key contributor during the title run. He finished with seven goals and 19 points in Carolina's 19 postseason games, averaging 16:28 of ice time.
Short-handed, Carolina still doubled up the Capitals. Andrei Svechnikov scored two goals, including the winner with 6:04 left in the third period. Eric Robinson and Mark Jankowski also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won six straight. Goalie Pyotr Kochetkov made 20 saves and improved to 4-0-0 this season. Boone Jenner and Justin Holl scored for Washington, while Logan Thompson stopped 31 shots.
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