Hurricanes' Darling out 2 weeks with lower-body injury

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Scott Darling will miss two weeks with a lower-body injury, head coach Rod Brind'Amour said, according to Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer.

Darling suffered the injury during Sunday's preseason meeting with the Nashville Predators. After the game, Brind'Amour mentioned it was a hamstring ailment.

The towering 6-foot-6 netminder signed a four-year, $16.6-million contract with the Hurricanes last offseason after he was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks. He struggled in his first year in Raleigh, going 13-21-7 with an .888 save percentage and a 3.18 goals-against average.

Backup goaltender Petr Mrazek, who was signed to a one-year deal as a free agent this summer, will likely split starting duties with the recently acquired Curtis McElhinney until Darling returns.