Jeff Skinner scored but Carolina came up short in its 5-3 loss to Philadelphia on Saturday night.

The gifted forward missed the team's last game with an upper-body injury. Skinner now has 13 goals and 23 points in 38 games this year. It's been a bit of a rough season for the 20-year-old as he's been dinged up, but the future remains very bright. Eric Staal and Justin Faulk potted the other goals.

Jeff Skinner (upper body) will return to the Carolina Hurricanes' lineup on Saturday.

Skinner missed Thursday's game due to the ailment. There was some concern that he might have suffered a concussion, given his injury history, so they were very cautious with him. "After the game, the doctors here wanted to take a look at me, so we thought the best thing was to come home," said Skinner. "He didn't think it was a concussion, but he wanted to make sure. He wanted to run through the tests and make sure we weren't missing anything because everyone knows there is some gray area." Fortunately, he was cleared to play after further examination.

With Skinner out, the Canes only skates 11 forwards this morning. Ruutu found himself on the second line and the 4th line was missing a skater. Will update as we learn more. They could go with 7 D or play Bergeron on forward, although he did practice as a D-man.