Coyotes’ Raanta leaves with lower-body injury vs. Canes, doesn’t return

Jan 10, 2020, 7:58 PM | Updated: 8:57 pm

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta, of Finland, blocks a shot by the Nashville Predators during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 23, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

BY JAKE ANDERSON

Arizona Sports

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta left Friday night’s 3-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes and did not return.

The team announced that Raanta sustained a lower-body injury.

After the second [period], he said he didn’t feel good, so we put [Adin] Hill in,” head coach Rick Tocchet told Fox Sports Arizona postgame.

Raanta, 30, came out after the end of the second period with the Coyotes trailing the Canes, 3-0.

The goaltender saved 25 of 28 shots on the night (.893 save percentage) before Adin Hill took over between the pipes.

Raanta was making his first appearance since sustaining a lower-body injury that caused him to exit Arizona’s 6-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Jan. 4.

The 30-year-old came into Friday night with a .921 save percentage and a 9-8-2 record on the 2019-20 campaign.

Coyotes’ goaltenders continue to get bit by the injury bug, as starting G Darcy Kuemper remains sidelined with a lower-body injury as well.

“We’re hitting a little adversity with the goaltending,” Tocchet said.

“That doesn’t mean we’re going to rush [Darcy] Kuemper back and Raanta has to get healthy, so Hill is going to have to come in there and we’ll get [Ivan Prosvetov] back up if we need him and we’ll go from there.”

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Carolina Hurricanes celebrate a goal by Lucas Wallmark, right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

Arizona Coyotes' Michael Grabner (40) controls the puck in front of Carolina Hurricanes' Lucas Wallmark (71) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

Arizona Coyotes' Phil Kessel (81) brings the puck up the ice after taking it away from Carolina Hurricanes' Trevor van Riemsdyk (57) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

Arizona Coyotes' Carl Soderberg (34), of Sweden, collides with Carolina Hurricanes' Jaccob Slavin (74) in front of goaltender Petr Mrazek (34), of the Czech Republic, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

Carolina Hurricanes' Andrei Svechnikov (37), of Russia, battles Arizona Coyotes' Nick Schmaltz (8) for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Martinook (48) falls while chasing Arizona Coyotes' Phil Kessel (81) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

Carolina Hurricanes' Warren Foegele (13) is congratulated on his goal by teammates Andrei Svechnikov (37), of Russia, and Jake Gardiner (51) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

Carolina Hurricanes' Warren Foegele (13) celebrates his goal on Arizona Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta (32), of Finland, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

Arizona Coyotes' Ilya Lyubushkin (46), of Russia, works against Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Martinook (48) and Brock McGinn (23) for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

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