Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho late scratch vs. Sharks with upper-body injury

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October 17, 2023 - 10:19pm

Carolina Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho (20) moves the puck up-ice against the New York Rangers during the second period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, May 20, 2022. (Karl B DeBlaker/AP)

Carolina Hurricanes superstar Sebastian Aho was a late scratch for Tuesday's game against the San Jose Sharks.

Aho missed the game with an upper-body injury.

It's unclear how Aho was injured. He has three points in three games this season after scoring 36 goals and 67 points last season.

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