Devils' Johnny Kovacevic: Ruled out Sunday

Kovacevic (undisclosed) will not play Sunday in Game 4 against Carolina.

Kovacevic will miss Sunday's contest after suffering an injury early in Friday's Game 3. With Kovacevic, Luke Hughes (upper body) and Brenden Dillon (lower body) all sidelined, Dennis Cholowski is expected to slot back into New Jersey's lineup on the third pairing.