The 25-year-old netminder was a victim of friendly fire in overtime against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
As if things couldn't get any worse for the Carolina Hurricanes in regards to their current goaltending situation, goalie Pyotr Kochetkov left Saturday night's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets early after getting blown up by his own defenseman Sean Walker.
Nearly three minutes into overtime of the 4-4 game, Kochetkov came out to challenge a puck as Zach Werenski and Walker bore down on him and the Russian netminder was unable to get out of the way.
Walker's backside made direct and forceful contact with Kochetkov's head and the goalie stayed down on the ice not moving for a good while.
Eventually he was able to get to his feet but he had to be helped off the ice and looked clearly out of it as he went off.
The Canes, who lost 5-4 in the shootout, are already without netminder Frederik Andersen who had knee surgery on Friday and won't be available for at least another two months so that leaves just Spencer Martin and another AHL goaltender.
It's a nightmare situation for Carolina who had found themselves near the top of the league standings after 20 games and it seems like general manager Eric Tulsky is going to need to start working the phones.