A timeline for his return will be determined in the coming days.
"It's one of those things where his right thumb
the backup.
"I think we have a lot of confidence in [Nedeljkovic] and obviously [Reimer], we're confident in his ability," Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook said. "He's made some incredible saves this year and kept us in the game, so we're confident with both guys. Obviously, we want Petr back as quickly as we can, but want him to come back healthy and 100 percent."
Nedeljkovic played three games with the Hurricanes last season and has played six NHL games in his career.
"As far as our confidence in [Alex], we've had him around for a while," Brind'Amour said. "We have tons of confidence in him. Obviously, he doesn't have a huge body of work in net in this league, but he's certainly done it at the [American Hockey League] level. He's going to get his chance and we'll see how it works out."
The Hurricanes next play at the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSCH, FS-CR, NHL.TV).
NHL.com independent correspondent Brandon Cain contributed to this report
