NHL Note - Los Angeles Kings Carter, Jeff

Oct 20, 2017 - 8:25 AM C Jeff Carter underwent surgery to repair a cut on his left leg sustained in Wednesday night's game, the Los Angeles Kings announced Thursday. Kings vice president and general manager Rob Blake said in a statement that Carter will be out indefinitely. TSN reported that the procedure on Carter was to repair a damaged ankle tendon, adding a best-case scenario for recovery is six to eight weeks. Carter was injured on a hit from Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry, whose skate caught the inside of Carter's lower leg during the first period. The 32-year-old Carter has three assists in the first six games this season, but he pumped in 32 goals in 2016-17 -- his highest output since scoring 36 times for the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010-11. Carter has scored at least 20 goals in 10 consecutive seasons. He amassed career highs of 46 goals and 84 points with the Flyers during the 2008-09 season.