NEWARK, N.J. -- Frederik Andersen left for the Carolina Hurricanes in the second period of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Sunday with an undisclosed injury.
Devils forward Timo Meier crashed into the goalie at 4:19 of the second period. Andersen skated off the ice but was replaced by Pyotr Kochetkov, with Ruslan Khazheyev serving as the emergency backup.
Meier was assessed a major penalty for goalie interference, but it was rescinded after a video review.
Kochetkov would go on to make 14 saves on 15 shots in the 5-2 victory that gave Carolina a 3-1 lead in the best-of-7 series.
“He's going to get checked out tomorrow," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said of Andersen. "So, obviously he wasn't good enough to continue, so that's not a good sign, but I don't have any other information. We'll know more I guess tomorrow."
Brind'Amour did not have an update on Andersen's status at his media availability Monday.
Andersen, who stopped six of seven shots before leaving, is leading the Stanley Cup Playoffs in goals-against average (1.59) and is second in save percentage (.936).
He was 13-8-1 with a 2.50 GAA, .899 save percentage and one shutout in 22 games during the regular season. He missed 39 games because of a knee injury that required surgery.
Kochetkov, who was making his first appearance of the playoffs this season, was 27-16-3 with a 2.60 GAA, .898 save percentage and two shutouts in 47 regular-season games. He is 1-4 with a 3.73 GAA and .870 save percentage in seven career postseason games (two starts).
"He's a capable goalie," Carolina captain Jordan Staal said. "He's been really good for us, and a big win for him and I'm sure his confidence. He got us moving forward (during the regular season) and tonight was no different. We've always been comfortable with either goalie.
"You'd love to have Freddie back as soon as you can, but 'Koch' did a really good job stepping in."
