Although Hurricanes center Mark Jankowski skated again today, team reporters Walt Ruff and Peter Dewar relay that Jankowski is listed as doubtful for tonight’s third game against Washington. Head coach Rod Brind’Amour indicated yesterday that the 30-year-old is close to returning so he shouldn’t be out for too much longer. Jankowski suffered an undisclosed injury in the opening game of the series. Acquired at the trade deadline from Nashville, he wound up providing them with some quality depth scoring as he had eight goals in just 19 games following the swap while he has an assist in three playoff contests so far.
More from the Metropolitan:
- Friday was a big night for Blue Jackets prospect Cayden Lindstrom as the 2024 fourth-overall selection made his 2024-25 debut in the WHL Final, recording an assist in the first minute of the game. Aaron Portzline of The Athletic notes (Twitter link) that he spent most of his rehab with Columbus, skating with them from February through early April before returning to Medicine Hat to work with his junior club. After missing the entirety of the season until yesterday due to back surgery, Lindstrom wound up going 399 days between games.
- Penguins RFA goaltender Filip Lindberg has signed a one-year deal with Assat in Finland, per a team release. The 26-year-old spent two seasons in Pittsburgh’s system with AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton before opting to return home in 2023. This season, Lindberg split time between HFK and Tappara, putting up a 2.43 GAA and a .908 SV% in 26 regular season games. The Penguins will hold his rights until June 30, 2026.
- The Rangers’ farm team in Hartford recently announced the signing of center Zakary Karpa to a one-year deal for next season. The 23-year-old spent the last four years at Harvard but production was hard to come by. Karpa played in 33 games this season for the Crimson, collecting a goal and six assists. In 117 games over his four-year collegiate career, he had 16 goals and 19 assists.