Did he or did he not have surgery?

Rangers agitator Sean Avery remained in stable condition in the intensive care unit of St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan Thursday night, after lacerating his spleen in Tuesday night’s Game 3 loss to the Penguins at the Garden.

But according to Rangers spokesman John Rosasco, Avery had “no internal bleeding during (last night’s) game,” and “could be out of ICU by (today) if his blood levels are good.”

Avery, 28, did not require surgery. His mother, Marlene, told reporters that he suffered the injury in the first period of Tuesday night’s 5-3 defeat. But that didn’t stop him from playing in all three pereiods. The Rangers said he is expected to make a full recovery.

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