THE SIDELINES : Flyers’ Hextall Out 10 to 14 Days
PHILADELPHIA — Goaltender Ron Hextall will miss 10 to 14 days because of a groin strain, but he and the Philadelphia Flyers insist his latest injury is nothing to worry about.
Hextall, who sat out most of last season with injuries, left the Flyers’ 7-4 victory over the New Jersey Devils with 3:06 remaining in the second period Thursday night.
He suffered the injury after he did a split on a shot by Devils defenseman Viacheslav Fetisov.
“I went across there and felt a little tug,” Hextall said. “It’s a very minor groin strain. It’s probably the slightest I’ve had.”
Hextall missed 51 games because of three groin pulls and one hamstring injury last year.
Ken Wregget finished the game, and Flyers Coach Paul Holmgren said he expected to play him in Hextall’s place.
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