Flyers' Neuvirth out 3 weeks with lower-body injury
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Step right on up, Steve Mason.
The Philadelphia Flyers push for a playoff spot will be backstopped by Mason after general manager Ron Hextall announced that Michal Neuvirth will be out three weeks with a lower-body injury. In a subsequent move, Anthony Stolarz was recalled to serve as Mason's backup.
Neuvirth was expected to start Saturday against Pittsburgh but was a late scratch because, the team said, he wasn't feeling right.
Through 31 games, Neuvirth has a 17-8-4 record with a sparkling .925 save percentage.
If the Flyers fail to qualify for the postseason, the injury effectively ends Neuvirth's campaign.
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