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Kovalchuk's return plays crucial role in Devils' OT victory

Found May 04, 2012 on Talk Hockey: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Ilya Kovalchuk,  Ilya Bryzgalov,  Patrik Elias,  Travis Zajac
TEAMS: New Jersey Devils,  Philadelphia Flyers
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"You're adding our leading scorer, one of the top five scorers in the League, so I think it can't do anything but help."Boy, Devils head coach Peter DeBoer was pretty spot on with his assessment at Thursday morning's media session of the return of Ilya Kovalchuk, wasn't he?Kovalchuk was reportedly hindered by a herniated disc in his lower back since midway through New Jersey's first-round series with Florida. He sat out Game 2 of the Devils' second-round series with the Philadelphia Flyers with what the team described as a "lower-body injury."Tonight though, he returned for his team's third tilt in front of the home crowd in Newark with a bang.The Russian sniper had a hand in all three of New Jersey's goals, including a long stretch pass to Alex Ponikarovsky on the game-winning goal with just over two minutes to play in the first overtime session.The Devils, who defeated the Flyers, 4-1 without their star winger in Game 2, needed e...
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