PHILADELPHIA — The Devils' most-satisfying victory of the season did not come without a cost.

Goalie Johan Hedberg hurt his back midway through the third period of tonight's 4-3 shootout victory over the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center, but was able to finish the game and thinks he'll be fine.

But Ilya Kovalchuk pulled a lower body muscle on his last shift of the match and was unavailable for the shootout.

"I tried and it wasn't good at all," Kovalchuk said of sitting out the shootout. "We have some guys who can score on the shootout."

But the injury is worrisome.

"On the last shift I tried to back check," Kovalchuk explained. "I never got it before. We have good doctors. We'll see what they tell me tomorrow."

As for Hedberg, he said he was a little stiff.

"Something popped in my back in the middle of the third," he said. "Good thing my crouching position is my best. I'm a little stiff but I should be fine."

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