Carolina Hurricanesleading goal scorer Seth Jarvis left Friday's game and won't return after catching a teammate's stick in the face during a fluke play.
Carolina's Andrei Svechnikov was defending against theVancouver Canucks' Elias Pettersson behind the net when his stick came up and appeared to catch Jarvis under his visor during the first period of the Nov. 14 game.
Jarvis grabbed his face and was cross-checked by Vancouver's Marcus Pettersson.
Jarvis was writhing on the ice as a trainer came out to look at him. The trainer held a towel to Jarvis' face as they left the ice.
Svechnikov scored his second goal of the game on the ensuing power play.
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Seth Jarvis left the game and will not return after taking a high stick from Andrei Svechnikov.pic.twitter.com/c3U3YhAXeu
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Seth Jarvis injury update
The Hurricanes announced that Jarvis was out for the rest of the game with an upper-body injury.
He entered the game with a team-high 10 goals and was second on the team with 15 points. Jarvis had an assist on Svechnikov's first goal.
Jarvis, 23, made Canada's 4 Nations Face-Off roster last season.
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