The Carolina Hurricanes may be without one of their top young stars for the next game or so in their series against the Washington Capitals.

Andrei Svenchnikov is currently in the concussion protocol following his fight with Capitals’ star Alex Ovechkin during last night’s game, which saw Svenchnikov knocked out during the fight.

Hurricanes’ head coach Rod Brind’Amour doesn’t expect Svechnikov to play in game four on Thursday night, according to the Washington Post’s Isabelle Khurshudyan.

The Carolina Hurricanes have placed Phillip Di Giuseppe on waivers, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.

Di Giuseppe has been in and out of the organization during the 2018-2019 season.

The Carolina Hurricanes will be getting some help soon as they will get forward Jordan Staal, who suffered a concussion earlier this month back and who hasn’t played since December 5th, officially activating the veteran key player from the injured reserve.

Carolina is trying to gain ground in the Metropolitan Division and with Staal back in the fold they are more equipped to make a push.