The Carolina Hurricanes will be without their highest-scoring defenseman for the foreseeable future.
Justin Faulk suffered a lower-body injury against Boston on Dec. 23 and is considered week-to-week, head coach Bill Peters announced Wednesday.
In 30 games this season, Faulk had recorded seven goals and nine assists while averaging 23:06 of ice time, six seconds below team leader Jaccob Slavin.
The Hurricanes emerge from the holiday break seven points behind Philadelphia, which holds the Eastern Conference's second wild-card playoff spot. Bridging that gap will be much more difficult without Faulk.
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