Carolina Hurricanes winger Nino Niederreiter suffered a lower-body injury on Friday night during a 6-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Among other things post-game, Rod Brind’Amour shares that Nino Niederreiter suffered a lower-body injury and “may be out a while”.
— Walt Ruff (@WaltRuff) October 30, 2021
Niederreiter's skate appeared to hit a rut in the ice late in the third period. He skated to the bench and did not return.
The 29-year-old has three goals in seven games this season.
Niederreiter has 160 goals and 167 assists in 664 career NHL games with Carolina, the Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders.