Team Sweden was dealt a blow on Jan. 22 when New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markström was injured during the second period of a game against the Boston Bruins.

The Devils offense had a field day, but they watched Jacob Markstrom suffer what appeared to be a serious injury.

The apparent leg injury to New Jersey Devils goalie Jacob Markstrom on Wednesday night didn’t look good. Now, they hold their breath that they’ve avoided the worst possible outcome.

The Devils recalled goaltender Isaac Poulter from AHL Utica on Friday, per a team release. He’ll serve as Jake Allen’s backup for the next four to six weeks after the team confirmed starter Jacob Markström sustained an MCL sprain in Wednesday’s game against the Bruins.

The former Calgary Flames goalie stayed down and needed assistance getting off the ice, eventually skating on his own. New Jersey head coach Sheldon Keefe said Markström "will miss some time," but he was in good spirits about this possible lower-body injury.

The New Jersey Devils could be without their starting netminder for a bit. In Wednesday’s game against the Boston Bruins, Devils netminder and former Calgary Flame Jacob Markström suffered an injury after Justin Brazeau crashed into him.

New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom left Wednesday’s game against the Boston Bruins with an undisclosed injury. The team would share a social media post from reporter Amanda Stein that confirmed Markstrom was done for the night on social media.

The New Jersey Devils suffered a big blow in the second period of Wednesday's game against the Boston Bruins. Goaltender Jacob Markstrom was forced to leave the game after Bruins forward Justin ...

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The New Jersey Devils announced some bad news about their number one goaltender, Jacob Markstrom, on Friday, but they avoided the worst-case scenario.

Jacob Markstrom left Wednesday night's game against the Boston Bruins in the first period after Bruins Justin Brazeau crashed into Markstrom's net, sending the Devils goaltender awkwardly into his goal post. Head coach Sheldon Keefe announced that Markstrom "will miss some time," and they'll have a better idea of his status soon.