NHL Injuries
Name | Pos | Status | Injury | Update | Updated |
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Anaheim Ducks | |||||
Brock McGinn | F | Out | The Ducks announced F McGinn underwent successful disc surgery last week and is expected to be out of action for four months. | McGinn is out with back | Mar 27 |
Max Jones | F | Out | Jones is OUT with an upper-body injury, per Ducks. | Jones is out with upper body | Apr 1 |
Arizona Coyotes | |||||
Travis Boyd | F | Out for season | Boyd is expected to miss the rest of the season according to Craig Morgan of PHNX Sports. | Boyd is out for season with pectoral | Jan 19 |
Barrett Hayton | F | Out | Hayton is expected be out longer than originally anticipated acording to team reporter Patrick Brown. | Hayton is out with lower body | Mar 14 |
Boston Bruins | |||||
Milan Lucic | F | Out | Lucic will be entering the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program while he remains on indefinite leave. | Lucic is out with personal | Nov 28 |
Matthew Poitras | F | Out | Bruins announce Poitras underwent a right shoulder open stabilization procedure. He is expected to miss 5 months. | Poitras is out with shoulder | Feb 8 |
Buffalo Sabres | |||||
Mattias Samuelsson | D | Out for season | The Buffalo Sabres announced that Samuelsson will undergo surgery. | Samuelsson is out for season with upper body | Feb 5 |
Calgary Flames | |||||
Dan Vladar | G | Out for season | The Calgary Flames announced G Dan Vladar will receive season-ending hip surgery next week. | Vladar is out for season with hip | Mar 21 |
Carolina Hurricanes | |||||
Jesper Fast | F | Out for season | Fast will miss the remainder of the playoffs with an upper body injury. | Fast is out for season with upper body | Apr 27 |
Brett Pesce | D | Out | Pesce is OUT for the remainder of the first-round series against New York. | Pesce is out with lower body | Apr 24 |
Chicago Blackhawks | |||||
Taylor Hall | F | Out for season | The Chicago Blackhawks placed F Taylor Hall on injured reserve. | Hall is out for season with knee | Nov 23 |
Colorado Avalanche | |||||
Valeri Nichushkin | F | Out | Nichushkin was placed in Stage 3 of the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program and suspended for a minimum of six months without pay for violating the terms of Stage 2, the NHL and NHLPA announced. | Nichushkin is out with unknown | May 14 |
Yakov Trenin | F | Day to day | Trenin is OUT for Friday's (May 17) game versus Dallas. | Trenin is day-to-day with upper body | May 17 |
Logan O'Connor | F | Out for season | The Colorado Avalanche placed O'Connor on injured reserve Monday (Mar. 25), per CapFriendly. | O'Connor is out for season with hip | Mar 26 |
Columbus Blue Jackets | |||||
Sean Kuraly | F | Out | Kuraly suffered a lower-body injury during Tuesday's (Mar. 12) loss to Montreal, is considered week-to-week, per Coby Maeir of 1st Ohio Battery on Wednesday. | Kuraly is out with lower body | Mar 14 |
Patrik Laine | F | Out | Laine entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program and will be out indefinitely. | Laine is out with collarbone | Jan 29 |
Jake Bean | D | Out for season | Bean suffered a broken hand in Thursday's (Apr. 4) game against the Islanders and will miss the rest of the season. | Bean is out for season with hand | Apr 6 |
Yegor Chinakhov | F | Out | Chinakhov is considered week-to-week, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports. | Chinakhov is out with upper body | Apr 5 |
Kent Johnson | F | Out for season | The Columbus Blue Jackets placed F Kent Johnson on injured reserve. | Johnson is out for season with shoulder | Mar 4 |
Adam Fantilli | F | Out | Columbus Blue Jackets announced C Adam Fantilli is expected to be sidelined for eight weeks due to a calf laceration. | Fantilli is out with leg | Jan 31 |
Dallas Stars | |||||
Roope Hintz | F | Day to day | Hintz is OUT for Wednesday's (May 15) game versus Colorado. | Hintz is day-to-day with upper body | May 16 |
Jani Hakanpaa | D | Out | Hakanpaa has not played since March and remains without a timetable for his return. | Hakanpaa is out with lower body | May 12 |
Edmonton Oilers | |||||
Adam Henrique | F | Day to day | Henrique is OUT for Tuesday's (May 14) game against Vancouver. | Henrique is day-to-day with ankle | May 15 |
Los Angeles Kings | |||||
Pheonix Copley | G | Out for season | The Kings announced that Copley underwent surgery for a torn ACL and is out for the season. | Copley is out for season with knee | Jan 7 |
Minnesota Wild | |||||
Jared Spurgeon | D | Out for season | Spurgeon will miss the remainder of the season due to injury according to the Minnesota Wild. | Spurgeon is out for season with hip | Jan 19 |
Marcus Foligno | F | Out for season | Foligno will undergo season-ending surgery according to Michael Russo of The Athletic. | Foligno is out for season with undisclosed | Mar 31 |
Montreal Canadiens | |||||
Kirby Dach | F | Out for season | The Canadiens announced that Dach will miss the rest of the season with tears to his ACL and MCL in his right knee. | Dach is out for season with knee | Oct 18 |
Arber Xhekaj | D | Out for season | Xhekaj will undergo season-ending surgery on his left shoulder on Tuesday (Apr. 9). | Xhekaj is out for season with shoulder | Apr 9 |
New Jersey Devils | |||||
Dougie Hamilton | D | Out | The New Jersey Devils placed D Dougie Hamilton on Injured Reserve. | Hamilton is out with pectoral | Feb 8 |
Timo Meier | F | Out for season | Meier decided to undergo elective arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder. | Meier is out for season with shoulder | Apr 23 |
Nathan Bastian | F | Out | The New Jersey Devils placed F Nathan Bastian on Injured Reserve. | Bastian is out with upper body | Feb 24 |
New York Islanders | |||||
Scott Mayfield | D | Out for season | The New York Islanders announced D Scott Mayfield had successful season-ending surgery. | Mayfield is out for season with lower body | Mar 26 |
New York Rangers | |||||
Blake Wheeler | F | Out for season | The New York Rangers placed F Blake Wheeler on Injured Reserve. | Wheeler is out for season with lower body | Feb 17 |
Ottawa Senators | |||||
Josh Norris | F | Out for season | The Ottawa Senators announced F Josh Norris had shoulder surgery and will miss the rest of the season. | Norris is out for season with upper body | Mar 11 |
Philadelphia Flyers | |||||
Rasmus Ristolainen | D | Out | Ristolainen will undergo a procedure in 2-3 weeks and will be re-evaluated at that point, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports. | Ristolainen is out with upper body | Feb 15 |
Ryan Ellis | D | Out | The Philadelphia Flyers placed D Ryan Ellis on Injured Reserve. | Ellis is out with lower body | Oct 27 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | |||||
Matt Nieto | F | Out | Nieto underwent successful laparoscopic surgery on his right knee. Expected recovery is six to eight weeks. | Nieto is out with knee | Jan 5 |
Noel Acciari | F | Out | The Pittsburgh Penguins placed Acciari on Injured Reserve. | Acciari is out with lower body | Mar 26 |
Ryan Graves | D | Out | The Pittsburgh Penguins placed D Ryan Graves on the Injured Reserve. | Graves is out with concussion | Apr 12 |
San Jose Sharks | |||||
Logan Couture | F | Out for season | Couture said he will not return this season according to Curtis Pashekla of the Bay Area News Group. | Couture is out for season with groin | Mar 9 |
Matt Benning | D | Out for season | The Sharks announced that Benning's estimated time of recovery is approximately five months. | Benning is out for season with lower body | Jan 5 |
Vitek Vanecek | G | Out for season | Sharks GM Mike Grier said he expects Vanecek to be healthy to start the 2024-2025 season. | Vanecek is out for season with lower body | Mar 9 |
Ty Emberson | D | Out for season | The San Jose Sharks announced D Ty Emberson is not expected to play again this season after head coach David Quinn told reporters Monday (Mar. 25), per Max Miller of The Hockey News. | Emberson is out for season with lower body | Mar 26 |
Alexander Barabanov | F | Out | Barabanov is week-to-week and didn't travel with the team for Thursday's (Mar. 28) game versus Wild, per San Jose Sharks Beat Reporter Max Miller. | Barabanov is out with lower body | Mar 28 |
Seattle Kraken | |||||
Vince Dunn | D | Out for season | Dunn is expected to miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season. | Dunn is out for season with upper body | Apr 17 |
St. Louis Blues | |||||
Justin Faulk | D | Out for season | Faulk is considered week-to-week and is likely done for the rest of the regular season, per St. Louis Blues site editor/writer Lou Korac. | Faulk is out for season with upper body | Apr 9 |
Oskar Sundqvist | F | Out for season | The Blues announced that Sundqvist will undergo surgery on his right knee and be re-evaluated in six months. | Sundqvist is out for season with knee | Apr 1 |
Tampa Bay Lightning | |||||
Jonas Johansson | G | Out | Johansson (lower body) has yet to start skating with the team, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports Thursday. | Johansson is out with lower body | Apr 12 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | |||||
Jake Muzzin | D | Out for season | The Toronto Maple Leafs placed D Jake Muzzin on Injured Reserve. | Muzzin is out for season with back | Oct 27 |
John Klingberg | D | Out for season | Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving said Klingberg will undergo surgery. | Klingberg is out for season with hip | Dec 6 |
Matt Murray | G | Out | The Maple Leafs announced that Murray underwent surgery and is expected to miss a minimum of 6-8 months. | Murray is out with hip | Oct 9 |
Bobby McMann | F | Out | McMann is making strides in his recovery but is not close to returning to action, Lance Hornby of The Toronto Sun reports. | McMann is out with lower body | May 2 |
Vancouver Canucks | |||||
Thatcher Demko | G | Out | Demko joined the Vancouver Canucks for their trip to Nashville for Games 3 and 4 despite being labeled week-to-week, Dan Murphy of Sportsnet reports Thursday. | Demko is out with knee | Apr 26 |
Tucker Poolman | D | Out | The Vancouver Canucks placed D Tucker Poolman on Injured Reserve. | Poolman is out with head | Oct 27 |
Washington Capitals | |||||
Nicklas Backstrom | F | Out | The Washington Capitals placed F Nicklas Backstrom on Injured Reserve. | Backstrom is out with hip | Nov 23 |
Ethan Bear | D | Out | The NHL and NHLPA announced that Bear will be out indefinitely while receiving care from the Player Assistance Program. | Bear is out with personal | Mar 28 |
It is always a good idea to review a team’s injury report before placing a wager on a game. Missing players can significantly impact a team’s ability to win games or cover a spread. Key injuries can also be a signal to bettors to wager against that particular team in a given day. Be sure to keep a close eye on the Action Network’s NHL Injury Report with daily updates.
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