“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."
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).
Thanks to their 5-2 win, the Carolina Hurricanes are on course to advance in the NHL playoffs. The team leads the best-of-seven series 3-1 over the New Jersey Devils after the first four games.
At the same time as the NHL playoffs, the Ice Hockey World Championships will start on May 9 in Denmark and Sweden, who will share the hosting rights.
Should Carolina Hurricanes secure their ticket to the quarterfinals, Frederik Andersen will probably not be available for the matches in Denmark.
Several Danish NHL players, such as Nikolaj Ehlers from the Winnipeg Jets and Lars Eller from the Washington Capitals, are in similar situations.
On Monday night, Lars Eller was on the ice for the Washington Capitals, who took a 3-1 lead in the playoffs against Montreal Canadiens thanks to a 5-2 win..