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Report: Kovalchuk may have back injury

Tuesday, 05.01.2012 / 7:21 PM

By Mike G. Morreale - NHL.com Staff Writer / Flyers vs. Devils series blog

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Report: Kovalchuk may have back injury
PHILADELPHIA -- It's quite possible New Jersey Devils right wing Ilya Kovalchuk may be suffering from a back injury that will sideline him for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal round series against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday at Wells Fargo Center.
 
According to Rich Chere of the The (Newark) Star-Ledger, two anonymous sources told the paper that Kovalchuk "has been icing a back injury, which got progressively worse in the last few days."
Ilya Kovalchuk
Ilya Kovalchuk
Left Wing - NJD
GOALS: 3 | ASST: 3 | PTS: 6
SOG: 25 | +/-: -5
  
Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello told the media on Tuesday morning that Kovalchuk is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Kovalchuk's status for Game 3 will likely be updated on Wednesday when the team returns to New Jersey.
 
In a 4-3 loss to the Flyers in Game 1 on Sunday, Kovalchuk was held without a shot on goal for the first time since Nov. 23, 2011. That came four games after he had returned to the lineup after sitting out five games with a lower-body injury (Nov. 5-15).
 
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