Hurricanes' Drury back to skating after Game 4 exit on hit

Carolina Hurricanes' Jack Drury (18) jumps to avoid the puck between New York Islanders' Ilya Sorokin and Scott Mayfield (24) during overtime in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes forward Jack Drury has resumed skating after being knocked from Game 4 against the New York Islanders following a jarring hit into the boards, coach Rod Brind’Amour said Wednesday.

Drury missed the Hurricanes' to the Islanders on Tuesday following the hit by Ryan Pulock two days earlier, though Brind'Amour said Drury doesn't have a concussion.

Brind'Amour said Drury's return to the ice is “a good sign and he feels good, so we'll see where that goes.â€

Drury had been elevated to a larger role due to injuries, which includes forward being lost to a season-ending knee injury in March as well as another top-line performer, .

The Hurricanes lead the Islanders 3-2 in their best-of-seven first-round series entering Friday's Game 6 on the road.

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