Hurricanes activate goalie Scott Darling off IR, assign him to AHL

The Carolina Hurricanes activated starting goaltender Scott Darling off injured reserve, the team announced Monday.

Darling is being assigned to the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers to complete a conditioning stint before he returns to the Hurricanes.

The 29-year-old has been out since sustaining a lower-body injury in the pre-season. Darling went 13-21-7 with a 3.18 goals-against average and .888 save percentage in 2017-18, his first with Carolina.

Curtis McElhinney (3-1-0) and Petr Mrazek (1-2-1) have split starts for the Hurricanes in Darling’s absence.

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