Frederik Andersen is expected to be out 8-12 weeks for the Carolina Hurricanes because of a knee injury that will require surgery.

The Carolina Hurricanes are once again going to be without goaltender Frederik Andersen for an extended period of time. The oft-injured goaltender has gone under the knife to repair an ailment with his knee and is expected to miss at least the next eight weeks of action.

The veteran netminder has been out for multiple weeks already with what was designated as a lower-body injury.