For the Oilers, centre Adam Henrique left the game after blocking a shot with his knee.
Henrique played 7:09 before being forced to exit. He won two faceoffs and took two shots on goal in the 6-3 loss.
Edmonton head coach Kris Knoblauch didn’t have an update on the 36-year-old, but said that Henrique’s knee didn’t feel good enough to return to the game.
Henrique has played in 48 games for the Oilers this season, scoring two goals and 10 points.
It’s unclear how the veteran blue-liner suffered the injury, but he did get tangled up with Oilers forward Colton Dach in the first period. He stayed in the game to close the opening frame, but didn’t come back for the second period.
Gostisbehere logged 4:01 of ice time and scored his 11th goal of the season before departing.
The 32-year-old has battled a lower-body injury for much of the 2025-26 campaign. Friday was just his 45th game of the year. His goal brought him to 43 points on the season.
Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour also didn’t have an update on the defenceman post-game.
“I don’t have one. It’s obviously not good,” the coach said, per The Hockey News‘ Ryan Henkel. “He’s been dealing with stuff it feels like all year. Just when he gets rolling, he just gets nicked up. I don’t really have an update at this point.”
