EDMONTON, Alberta _ Ducks right wing Patrick Eaves was wearing a walking boot on his right foot Monday after sustaining what coach Randy Carlyle called a lower-body injury in the team's 6-3 victory at Edmonton on Sunday.
Eaves played only three shifts in the third period and wasn't on the ice for the final 8 { minutes. He has been productive during the playoffs, having scored two goals and four points.
Carlyle said an evaluation of the injury was made, but, as is typical this time of year, he wouldn't disclose the results.
"We don't really have much more to say until we get another evaluation, another 24 hours away," he said after the team's optional skate at Prospera Place in Kelowna, Canada, the Ducks' rest-and-recreation site before Game 4 on Wednesday.
"The assessment has already been done from our standpoint, but what's going to take place is, with all of these injuries, the first 24 hours is critical, the response to the treatment that he receives today, and then we'll make an assessment (Tuesday) on whether he skates for practice or not."
Defenseman Kevin Bieksa skated Monday for the first time since an apparent knee injury took him out of the lineup in Game 1.
"Things are progressing nicely," Bieksa said. "To get on the ice is an important step and we'll see how it goes from there."
