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Carolina Hurricanes

Charles Alexis Legault will be out 3-4 months for the Hurricanes after having surgery on his right hand on Tuesday. The defenseman, who was placed on injured reserve, had his hand cut in a 5-4 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. He has two points (one goal, one assist) in eight games this season. … Defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere will return against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MNMT, SNP, SNO, SNE) after missing five games with a lower-body injury. He is expected to play on the second defense pair with Alexander Nikishin . ... In addition to Legault, Carolina is without defensemen Jalen Chatfield (upper body) and Jaccob Slavin (lower bod

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