Noah Cates will miss the rest of the Eastern Conference Second Round for the Philadelphia Flyers with a lower-body injury, coach Rick Tocchet said Wednesday.
Cates, a center, played 20:53 in a 3-2 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday. He has four points (one goal, three assists) in eight Stanley Cup Playoff games. He had 47 points (18 goals, 29 assists) in 82 games during the regular season.
Philadelphia trails 2-0 in the best-of-7 series and hosts Game 3 on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS, CBC).
The Flyers recalled forward prospect Jett Luchanko from Brantford of the Ontario Hockey League. The 19-year-old, who was the No. 13 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, did not have a point in four regular-season games with Philadelphia. He had seven points (two goals, five assists) in 15 OHL playoff games with Brantford and 43 points (seven goals, 36 assists) in 38 regular-season games between Brantford and Guelph.
