Carolina Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov has been placed in the concussion protocol, according to head coach Rod Brind'Amour.

Svechnikov left Game 3 in the first period after fighting Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin. The Hurricanes' 19-year-old rookie did not return to the game and was taken to and subsequently released from the hospital.

"Seeing him now, he looks normal and feels great," Brind'Amour said on Tuesday morning. "That's a real positive sign."