Anton Volchenkov couldn't play on Sunday due to a lower-body injury. The severity of Volchenkov's ailment isn't clear. He has three assists in 13 games this season.

Anton Volchenkov has completed his four-game suspension. Volchenkov returned on Sunday and logged 18:13 minutes in the Devils' 4-1 loss. He blocked four shots and had a neutral plus/minus rating.

Anton Volchenkov was reinstated from his suspension on Sunday April 21.

Anton Volchenkov has been suspended four games for elbowing Boston forward Brad Marchand in the head during Wednesday's loss to the Bruins. He doesn't qualify as a repeat offender under the terms of the CBA, but he has been suspended before for a similar incident. Marchand was also injured on the play. Volchenkov will be eligible to return on April 21 against the New York Rangers.

Anton Volchenkov will have a disciplinary hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Thursday morning. He was given a major penalty for elbowing and a game misconduct for a hit on Boston's Brad Marchand Wednesday night.

New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov will hear from the NHL on Thursday for his elbow on Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand on Wednesday. Volchenkov received a five-minute major and game misconduct for the hit. He's been suspended before, but that happened more than 18 months ago, so he won't be viewed as a repeat offender in terms of his possible punishment.

Anton Volchenkov earned an assist, one blocked shot and three hits in New Jersey's shootout win versus Winnipeg on Sunday. "He was outstanding tonight," coach Pete DeBoer said. "When he's on his game like that he's a real presence out there with his physical play and some of those things. Standing in front of some of the shots he's standing in front of takes a lot of courage." His only credited block came on a hard shot from Winnipeg's Evander Kane early in the third and although it appeared to hurt him, he stayed in the game and didn't miss a shift.

Anton Volchenkov isn't in New Jersey yet due to visa issues. Volchenkov is tentatively expected to join the Devils on Sunday. He spent the lockout with the KHL's Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo.

Anton Volchenkov will return to North America after spending some of the lockout with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL. The hard-nosed defender had one assist and a minus-1 rating in 11 games overseas. Volchenkov broke a bone in his left foot in mid-October, but he was able to return to active duty and avoid a possible suspension had he still be hurt when the lockout ended.

Anton Volchenkov has resumed playing in the KHL after breaking a bone in his left foot in mid-October. Volchenkov was in danger of being suspended without pay had he still been injured when the lockout ended. Obviously the two sides couldn't come to terms in the time it took Volchenkov's bone to heal. He's played in five games with the KHL Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo.