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With one week remaining in the regular season and the New Jersey Devils on the brink of elimination from playoff contention, star winger Ilya Kovalchuk will return to the lineup Saturday against the Florida Panthers.

The Devils got back veteran goaltender Martin Brodeur on Thursday only to see one of their other star players go down with injury two days later as Ilya Kovalchuk will be out two to four weeks.

Multiple reports have speculated that Ilya Kovalchuk is considering whether to stay in his native Russia rather than return to his NHL club, the New Jersey Devils, once the lockout ends.

For locked-out NHL players, the doors have now opened to Sweden's premier league, the Elitserien, but New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist is still weighing whether to play in his native country.

NEW YORK -- On the heels of the league-imposed lockout that began Sunday, star sniper Ilya Kovalchuk is headed home to his native Russia to play hockey during the work stoppage. The 29-year-old Devils winger will join SKA St. Petersburg, of Russia...

On the heels of the NHL lockout that began Sunday, New Jersey Devils star Ilya Kovalchuk is headed home to his native Russia to play hockey during the work stoppage.

Ilya Kovalchuk has waited 10 years for this moment to come, and with his team headed to the Stanley Cup finals, he is able to finally bask in the achievement, writes Katie Strang.

Rangers tough guy Brandon Prust responded to accusations by Devils coach Pete DeBoer that he was targeting the Devils defenseman's head.

In a heated Hudson River clash that is threatening to become pretty nasty, the gloves were officially dropped Sunday when Rangers coach John Tortorella ripped the Devils, accusing them of selling penalty calls and skirting the rules.

Ilya Kovalchuk will miss his third straight game with a lower-body injury.

Ilya Kovalchuk missed his second straight game with a lower-body injury.

Barring a "miraculous recovery" Ilya Kovalchuk will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury, according to New Jersey Devils coach Pete DeBoer.

The New Jersey Devils have named 27-year-old forward Zach Parise team captain.