Andrei Svechnikov returned to the ice Monday and may play against the San Jose Sharks on Thurday.
The Carolina Hurricanes forward had missed three games due to an upper-body injury. He skated with assistant coach Jeff Daniels before practice, marking his first session since March 9 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
“We’ll find out,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said when asked if Svechnikov could play Thursday. “We’ve got a couple more days. We’ll see where he’s at.
“Obviously if he doesn’t practice with us, that will be an indicator that he probably won’t.
But he tried it a little this morning, so he’s getting better.”
Svechnikov has 43 points (18 goals, 25 assists) in 63 games this season for the Hurricanes (41-22-4), who have won seven in a row and are second in the Metropolitan Division.
“You’re going to have injuries,” Brind’Amour said. “I think guys have always stepped in and done well. We’ve pieced it together, and I think that’s what we’re doing right now.
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