Teuvo Teravainen News
Teravainen missed Saturday's game in New Jersey but has been on the ice for Monday's practice and Tuesday's morning skate, but remains a game-time decision for tonight's game vs. Vegas. Monitor Teravainen's status when the Hurricanes hit the ice for warmups at 6:30 PM ET.
Teravainen returned to the Hurricanes lineup over the weekend but was scratched Sunday and is expected to miss his second straight game on Tuesday. Brock McGinn and Jordan Martinook are expected to remain with Sebastian Aho with Teravainen sidelined.
Teravainen has missed the last seven games with a concussion but appears poised to return to the lineup on Thursday. Teravainen skated with Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov in the morning skate, so he should be active with a plus matchup with the Red Wings in town.
Teravainen reportedly "doesn't feel right" so he'll miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury. With Teravainen out on Saturday, Steven Lorentz replaced him in the lineup and Andrei Svechnikov replaced him on the top line.
Teravainen has been out since January 18th but is set to return to the lineup Tuesday in Chicago. Teravainen missed time on the COVID-19 reserve list but should re-claim his spot on the Hurricanes' top-line with Sebastian Aho on Tuesday.
Teravainen was activated on Friday and was on the ice for an optional practice, suggesting that he could be available for Saturday's home game vs. the Stars. Teravainen figures to reclaim his spot on the top line next to Sebastian Aho and enters play with two assists in three games this season.
The Hurricanes played in Nashville on Monday and had just one player n the COVID-19 protocol list and that was Jordan Staal. On Tuesday, their game with the Predators was cancelled due to four more players being added to that list, Teravainen among them. The four players with confirmed positive tests must stay behind in Nashville and observe a 10-day isolation period in the team hotel.
Teravainen is on-pace or 17 goals and 50 assists (67 points), which would be career-highs in helpers and points. Teravainen was set to become a restricted free agent this offseason with a two-year, $5.72M deal expiring.