The 23-year-old Henrique was hit in the hand blocking a shot in the second period of the Devils' 7-1 rout of the St. Louis Blues, but notched his 13th goal of the season before exiting the game. Coach Peter DeBoer kept Henrique out of the game but indicated afterward that he didn't believe the injury to be too serious.
The win was a much-needed shot in the arm for the unlucky Devils who have gone 4-1-3 in their last eight games - two of those overtime losses coming on their recent four game road trip - keeping New Jersey withing striking distance from the last playoff spot in the tightly contested Eastern Conference.
The team had previously announced that they would update Henrique's status on Wednesday, but opted out as it was a day off, and instead issued a statement that they would evaluate him on Thursday.
Tuesday night's win came in front of a sparse crowd at the Prudential Center in Newark, the result of a massive snowstorm that ravaged the northeast and caused the postponement of the Philadelphia Flyers' game against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Henrique's next opportunity to play will be on Friday night when the Devils host the Washington Capitals.
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