Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov revealed Wednesday he played Game 6 against the Penguins with a Grade 3 separated left shoulder that will not need surgery. He said if it had occurred in the regular season, he would have been sidelined for six to eight weeks.
That seemed like a bombshell — until right winger Wayne Simmonds gave a medical report on his season: He had a broken ankle from a blast fired by teammate Shayne Gostisbehere and stayed in the lineup because, in his words, “it wasn’t weight-bearing on the bone, so you’re still able to play with that.