Raleigh, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – The Carolina Hurricanes placed goaltender Cam Ward on injured reserve Friday after leaving in the first period of Thursday’s 3-1 loss at Minnesota.<\/p>\n
Ward suffered a lower-body injury 4:07 into the first period and is expected to miss three to four weeks.<\/p>\n
Carolina has recalled goaltender Mike Murphy from the Charlotte Checkers to replace him on the roster. Murphy, a native of Ontario, has posted a 1-2 record and 3.81 goals against average with Charlotte this season.<\/p>\n
Justin Peters is expected to start Friday when Carolina wraps up their four- game road trip at Colorado.<\/p>\n
In other roster moves Friday, the ‘Canes activated defenseman Tim Gleason from IR and placed defenseman Brett Bellemore on the injured list.<\/p>\n
Gleason is expected to make his season debut against the Avalanche tonight, after suffering a concussion in a September preseason contest. The 30-year-old will participate in his 600th NHL game as soon as he takes his first shift.<\/p>\n
Bellemore was also hurt in Thursday’s loss to the Wild.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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