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Early Report Say Kovalchuk Out 2-4 Weeks

03/24/2013 at 1:19pm EDT

from Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice,

Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said the initial progrnosis is that right wing Ilya Kovalchuk will miss two to four weeks with a right shoulder injury.

Kovalchuk was injured in the third period of the Devils’ 2-1 win over Florida Saturday night.

He underwent an X-ray following Saturday’s game, which Lamoriello said was “fine”, and he’s scheduled to have an MRI this afternoon. Lamoriello would not say what Kovalchuk’s exact injury is—separation, dislocation, etc—but said he will not require surgery.

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