Chris VandeVelde suffered a lower-body injury in Thursday's game against the Wild and is day-to-day, Sam Carcidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

VandeVelde suffered a lower-body injury in Thursday's game against the Wild and is day-to-day, Sam Carcidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Analysis:

The origin of VandeVelde's injury is unclear, but he only played 5:53 of ice time Thursday and could put his status in question for Saturday's game against the Blue Jackets. If he can't go, Jason Akeson would likely would likely slot back into the lineup