Lindros Will Play in Game 6

Eric Lindros returned from injury and exile Tuesday to a spot in the Philadelphia Flyers’ lineup.

Lindros, sidelined by a series of concussions, skated in his first full team practice in over two months--one day after being cleared to do so by his doctor in Chicago.

Moments after leaving the ice, Lindros and Coach Craig Ramsay announced that the former captain will play tonight against the New Jersey Devils in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, a series the Flyers lead 3-2.

“I just felt great getting out there and get skating again,” Lindros said. “This is what it’s all about, to play hockey and to enjoy it. It’s a great time of the year and I look forward to playing.”

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Sergei Nemchinov, who needed 40 stitches to close a gash on his forehead Monday, passed a medical examination but it is uncertain whether the New Jersey Devil forward will be able to play tonight. . . . The Mighty Ducks traded right wing Trent Hunter, an unsigned draft choice from 1998, to the New York Islanders for a fourth-round pick in the NHL entry draft in June. . . . Glen Sather, who resigned Friday after 21 NHL seasons as general manager and president of the Edmonton Oilers, has agreed to stay on as a consultant until a new GM is named. . . . Maurice Richard, who has a cancerous tumor in his abdomen, was able to have a light breakfast and briefly leave his hospital bed.