"The Carolina Hurricanes will be without forward Jussi Jokinen for at least three to four weeks, general manager Jim Rutherford said Wednesday.

Jokinen, the team's second-leading scorer, suffered an injury to his left leg early in the third period of Tuesday night 4-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the RBC Center. During a faceoff in the Carolina zone, Lightning forward Ryan Shannon was knocked off-balance and tumbled into the back of Jokinen's legs, causing Jokinen to fall awkwardly and twist the left leg.

"It didn't look good and it isn't good," Rutherford said of the injury."