Flyers’ Michal Neuvirth leaves game vs. Rangers with lower-body injury

New York Rangers right wing Mats Zuccarello, left, of Norway, maneuvers in front of Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michal Neuvirth (30) of the Czech Republic with Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Robert Hagg (8) of Russia and New York Rangers defenseman Ryan Sproul (25) watching in the first period of an NHL hockey game in New York, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018. (Kathy Willens/AP)

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michal Neuvirth left Sunday’s game against the New York Rangers with a lower-body injury and will not return, the team announced.

The Flyers are also missing Brian Elliott, who was ruled out for as long as six weeks after undergoing abdominal surgery.

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