Henrique left the Devils' Tuesday match with St. Louis with soreness in his left hand, the result of taking a David Backes drive off of the hand early in the second period. The 23-year-old stayed in the match after the injury occurred and scored his 13th goal of the season later in the frame...
...and with his team comfortably in control of the game in the final period, Devils' coach Peter DeBoer pulled Henrique and sent him to the room for treatment, telling beat writers afterward that he didn't think the injury to his hand was all that serious.
Despite assurances from the bench boss, there was still a minimal amount of trepidation surrounding the injury as Henrique had gone under the knife early last season to have his left thumb repaired - and, as it turns out - the team sent him for xrays to make sure the thumb was ok before making any announcement as to his status.
The Devils' fifth-leading scorer was on the ice with his third line on Thursday morning and told reporters he was feeling fine.
http://www.sportsinjuryalert.com/2014/01/devils-henrique-will-play-against-caps.html
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