The Columbus Blue Jackets could be without their captain for the foreseeable future.
Nick Foligno has been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury after taking a dangerous headshot from Carolina Hurricanes forward Brad Malone on Friday.
Foligno left the game and did not return. He will be sidelined indefinitely.
Malone was not assessed a penalty on the play, and will not receive supplemental discipline from the NHL's Department of Player Safety.
Carolina's Brad Malone will not face supplemental discipline for his hit on Columbus' Nick Foligno. Video: https://t.co/8dc9jzaQxx
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) January 9, 2016
The Blue Jackets have recalled Kerby Rychel from the AHL's Lake Erie Monsters to coincide with Foligno's absence.
