Hurricanes' Ferland unlikely to play in Game 4

Carolina Hurricanes forward Micheal Ferland is not expected to play against the Washington Capitals on Thursday night.

"I would say (he's) still a ways away," Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour told reporters, including ABC11's Joe Mazur, on Wednesday.

When asked if he was ruling the 26-year-old out for Game 4, the Carolina bench boss replied, "Pretty much."

Ferland left Game 3 on Monday night and didn't return with what the club classified as an upper-body injury.