New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom will be sidelined four to six weeks due to an MCL sprain, the team announced Friday. Imaging revealed the severity of the injury for Markstrom, who careened awkwardly into the post after Boston Bruins forward Justin Brazeau crashed into the net during the teams' game on Wednesday in Newark,

The New Jersey Devils have avoided the worst-case scenario with goalie Jacob Markstrom.

Devils goalie Jacob Markstrom will be out for weeks with a lower body injury -- though it's not as bad as initially feared, sources told ESPN.