<p><a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/carolina-hurricanes/line-combinations">Carolina Hurricanes</a> goaltender Frederik Andersen continues to battle injury troubles as head coach Rod Brind’Amour confirmed Friday that the veteran netminder will remain sidelined beyond <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/hurricanes-frederik-andersen-out-week-to-week-with-lower-body-injury">the week-to-week prognosis</a> originally provided at the end of October.</p>



<p>“Way longer. That’s what we’ll say,” Brind’Amour told <a href="https://x.com/RyanHenkel_/status/1857471169546592549">Ryan Henkel of the North State Journal</a>.</p>



<p>Andersen has been dealing with a lower-body ailment that has kept him out of the lineup for the past eight games. Still, the 35-year-old has impressed through his limited time in the crease this season. Through four appearances, he has a 3-1-0 record alongside a .941 save percentage and a 1.48 goal-against average.</p>



<p><a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/hurricanes-frederik-andersen-dealing-with-injury-not-related-to-previous-blood-clots">Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli has previously reported</a> that Andersen’s current ailment is unrelated to last season’s blood clot concern.</p>



<p>Now in his fourth season with the Hurricanes, the Danish netminder has battled injury challenges through much of his time in Carolina, including the 2023-24 campaign that saw a blood clotting issue limit his regular-season play to 16 appearances before seeing 10 more contests in the postseason. At season’s end, Andersen was a finalist for the Bill Masterton Trophy in recognition of his perseverance. </p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="187"></div>



<p>Andersen is in the final year of a two-year contract that carries a $3.4-million cap hit, <a href="https://puckpedia.com/player/frederik-andersen">per PuckPedia</a>.</p>



<p>With Andersen sidelined for the near term, the Hurricanes will hope to turn to 25-year-old Pyotr Kochetkov, though Brind’Amour told Henkel that the Russian netminder is ‘doubtful’ to play in Saturday’s contest versus the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/ottawa-senators/line-combinations">Ottawa Senators</a>. Kochetkov appeared in Wednesday’s 4-1 loss to the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/utah-hockey-club/line-combinations">Utah Hockey Club</a> but left shortly after being crashed into by defenseman Sean Walker. Goaltender Spencer Martin played in relief of Kochetkov.</p>



<p>On the season, Kochetkov has made 10 appearances in which he owns an 8-2-0 record with a .897 save percentage and 2.56 goals-against average, while Martin remains winless through a pair of appearances in which he has combined for an .806 save percentage and 5.19 goals-against average.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="131"></div>
