Carolina Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho sustained a concussion and a lower-body injury Sunday after being hit by Mark Giordano of the Calgary Flames.
Aho, who leads the Canes in goals and points, will be sidelined indefinitely, the team said Monday. The Hurricanes said no surgery was required.
Aho was injured early in the third period of the Canes’ 4-1 loss at PNC Arena. Carrying the puck in the offensive zone, he took a knee-to-knee hit from Giordano while also being hit in the head by Giordano’s shoulder.
Giordano, the Flames’ captain, was given a match penalty for the contact to the head but the veteran defenseman faces no further NHL discipline, it was reported Monday in Calgary,