The Philadelphia Flyers appear to have dodged a huge late-season injury scare.

Captain Claude Giroux said he felt "pretty good" after being forced out of Saturday's game in Arizona late in the third period as a result of this hit from Coyotes center Martin Hanzal.

While nothing will be made official until Sunday evening when the Flyers will update his condition, it's expected Giroux will be ready to play Monday against Winnipeg.

Giroux's presence in the lineup is obviously critical for a Flyers club clinging to a wild-card spot with eight games to go.

Based on the way he was talking after the game, he appears set to play each one.

"There's not a lot of games left. We need to keep working on our game, and I think we've been doing that all season long," he told reporters. "I think the next eight games are going to be fun to play."

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