Frederik Andersen is back, almost. The Carolina Hurricanes are about to awake from what could have been a months-long goaltending nightmare that instead ended up being more of a disconcerting dream, the kind that leaves you slightly restless when you awake.

Nearly two months after knee surgery, Frederik Andersen will return to the Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes activated Andersen off injured reserve on Friday per NHL insider Frank Seravalli.

The Carolina Hurricanes are gaining strength. Goaltender Frederik Andersen is back after having surgery in November.

The Carolina Hurricanes have activated goaltender Frederik Andersen off of IR today and reassigned Dustin Tokarski to the AHL, hence paving the way for Andersen to return to the active lineup for the first time since his Nov.

Carolina Hurricanes netminder Frederik Andersen appears to nearing a return to action as he was activated from the injured reserve Friday, reports Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli.

After suffering another setback during the regular season, Carolina Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen is returning to the crease. The Hurricanes activated Andersen from injured reserve on Friday, nearly two months after he underwent knee surgery,

The Carolina Hurricanes have gotten used to life without goaltender Frederik Andersen, who has developed a reputation of being one of the more injury-prone goalies in the NHL today.

Frederik Andersen was activated from injured reserve and will be the backup for the Hurricanes against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday (7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, SCRIPPS, NHLN, TVAS2).

Backup netminder Frederik Andersen was placed on injured reserve, the team announced Tuesday. In a subsequent move, the Hurricanes recalled defenceman Ty Smith from the AHL's Chicago Wolves. The move comes after the 35-year-old has already missed a significant amount of time due to knee surgery, missing 37 games dating back to Oct. 28.