NHL Injuries
Anaheim Ducks| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Mintyukov | D | Oct 29 | Injured Reserve | Oct 23: Mintyukov (lower body) was put on injured reserve Thursday. |
| Jeff Malott | LW | Oct 24 | Day-To-Day | |
| Judd Caulfield | RW | Oct 24 | Injured Reserve | Oct 22: Caulfield (personal) remains in Southern California and won't play Thursday versus the Devils, Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune reports. Per the NHL media site, Caulfield has also been designated a non-roster player. |
| Ian Moore | D | Nov 8 | Injured Reserve | Oct 16: Head coach Joel Quenneville said Friday that Moore (lower body) is still "a ways from skating," Patrick Present of The Hockey News reports. |
| Ryan Poehling | C | Nov 25 | Injured Reserve | Oct 13: Poehling (knee) is expected to miss 6-8 weeks with an MCL sprain. |
| Troy Terry | RW | Nov 21 | Injured Reserve | Sep 30: Terry (hip) was moved from the non-roster list to long-term injured reserve Wednesday, Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune reports. |
Buffalo Sabres| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiri Kulich | C | Oct 24 | Day-To-Day | |
| Justin Danforth | RW | Oct 24 | Day-To-Day | |
| Sam Carrick | C | Oct 24 | Injured Reserve | |
| Alex Lyon | G | Oct 31 | Injured Reserve | Oct 15: Lyon (upper body) had a setback in his recovery and is without a timeline to return, the team announced Thursday. |
| Matt Grzelcyk | D | Oct 24 | Injured Reserve | Oct 13: Grzelcyk (lower body) suffered a "flare-up" and could be out for at least "a few days," head coach Lindy Ruff told Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News on Tuesday. |
| Conor Timmins | D | Oct 24 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: Timmins (lower body) doesn't have a timeline for his return yet, according to Heather Engel of NHL.com on Tuesday. |
| Jack Rathbone | D | Oct 24 | Injured Reserve | Sep 28: ir-nr |
Calgary Flames| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikael Backlund | C | Oct 24 | Day-To-Day | |
| Samuel Honzek | LW | Oct 28 | Injured Reserve | |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | LW | Nov 2 | Injured Reserve | Sep 28: Huberdeau (hip) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per Pat Steinberg of QR Calgary 770 AM. |
Carolina Hurricanes| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Jankowski | C | Oct 27 | Day-To-Day | |
| Taylor Hall | LW | Nov 7 | Injured Reserve | |
| Jordan Staal | C | Dec 3 | Injured Reserve | |
| Alexander Nikishin | D | Nov 1 | Injured Reserve | Oct 14: Nikishin (contract dispute) is on the Hurricanes' injured, non-roster list, per the NHL media site Wednesday. |
Chicago Blackhawks| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | D | Oct 25 | Out |
Colorado Avalanche| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary L'Heureux | LW | Nov 7 | Injured Reserve | Oct 23: ir-lt |
| Nicolas Roy | C | Oct 25 | Out | Oct 22: Roy (lower body) is expected to miss Friday's game against Tampa Bay, per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now. |
| Georgii Merkulov | C | Oct 28 | Injured Reserve | Sep 28: Merkulov (undisclosed) was put on non-roster injured reserve Monday. |
Dallas Stars| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radek Faksa | C | Oct 25 | Day-To-Day | |
| Esa Lindell | D | Oct 27 | Out | |
| Oskar Back | C | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | Oct 16: Head coach Glen Gulutzan said Friday that Back broke his finger and will miss 4-6 weeks, Robert Tiffin of NHL.com reports. |
| Matt Duchene | C | Jan 12 | Injured Reserve | Oct 12: Duchene will be out for approximately three months after undergoing surgery to repair a core injury, the team announced Monday. |
| Luke Krys | D | Oct 25 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
| Cameron Hughes | C | Oct 25 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
Detroit Red Wings| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil Tarasov | G | Oct 24 | Day-To-Day | |
| John Gibson | G | Oct 24 | Day-To-Day | Oct 23: Gibson sustained an upper-body injury versus the Canucks on Thursday and is questionable to return to the game. |
| Simon Edvinsson | D | Oct 31 | Injured Reserve | Oct 14: Edvinsson (contract dispute) is on the Red Wings' injured, non-roster list, per the NHL media site Wednesday. |
| Mason Appleton | C | Oct 29 | Injured Reserve | |
| Marco Kasper | C | Oct 29 | Injured Reserve | Oct 6: Kasper (upper body) has been given a week-to-week timetable for return. |
Edmonton Oilers| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Levi | G | Oct 31 | Injured Reserve | Oct 23: Levi (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Friday. |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | Oct 31 | Out | Oct 23: Ekholm (undisclosed) will miss at least a week after getting injured versus the Hurricanes on Thursday, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports. |
| Jason Dickinson | C | Oct 28 | Injured Reserve | |
| Alec Regula | D | Oct 24 | Injured Reserve | Oct 1: Regula (undisclosed) was designated for long-term injured reserve Thursday. |
| Matt Savoie | C | Nov 24 | Injured Reserve | Oct 1: Savoie (lower body) was shifted to long-term injured reserve Thursday. |
| Frederik Andersen | G | Dec 30 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: Andersen (knee) isn't expected back until "maybe" December, head coach Mike Babcock told NHL.com on Tuesday. |
| Mattias Janmark | C | Oct 26 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: Janmark (undisclosed) does not have a timetable for his return from injury. |
| Atro Leppanen | D | Oct 31 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
Florida Panthers| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustav Forsling | D | Oct 25 | Day-To-Day | |
| Jacob Markstrom | G | Nov 4 | Injured Reserve | |
| Brad Marchand | LW | Nov 21 | Injured Reserve | |
| Aleksander Barkov | C | Nov 27 | Injured Reserve | Oct 6: Barkov (lower body) will be out for approximately 6-8 weeks, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports Tuesday. |
| Jonah Gadjovich | LW | Nov 28 | Injured Reserve | Sep 17: Gadjovich (upper body) is out indefinitely, the team announced Thursday. |
Los Angeles Kings| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton Byfield | RW | Oct 24 | Day-To-Day | |
| Alex Turcotte | C | Oct 26 | Injured Reserve | |
| Jakub Dvorak | D | Oct 31 | Injured Reserve | Sep 24: ir-nr |
| Jan Jenik | C | Oct 24 | Injured Reserve | Sep 24: Jenik (undisclosed) was placed on non-roster injured reserve by Los Angeles on Thursday, per Zach Dooley of LA Kings Insider. |
| Kevin Fiala | LW | Oct 31 | Injured Reserve | Sep 17: Fiala (lower leg fracture) is at least three weeks away from being ready to play, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports Thursday. |
Minnesota Wild| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Shabanov | RW | Oct 24 | Day-To-Day | |
| Filip Gustavsson | G | Nov 19 | Injured Reserve | Oct 18: Head coach John Hynes said Sunday that Gustavsson (hip) is slated to miss at least another month, Dylan Loucks of The Hockey News reports. |
| Marcus Foligno | LW | Oct 29 | Injured Reserve | |
| Nick Foligno | LW | Oct 29 | Injured Reserve | |
| Brock Faber | D | Nov 3 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: Faber underwent a procedure to repair his fractured skull and is without a timetable to return, per Michael Russo of The Athletic. |
Montreal Canadiens| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Suzuki | C | Nov 18 | Out | |
| Florian Xhekaj | LW | Oct 31 | Injured Reserve | Oct 17: Xhekaj (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site. |
| Sam Montembeault | G | Oct 25 | Injured Reserve | |
| Ivan Demidov | RW | Oct 31 | Injured Reserve | Oct 6: Demidov (lower body) was placed on injured reserve by the Canadiens on Tuesday, per the NHL media site. |
| Bryce Pickford | D | Oct 31 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
| Lucas Condotta | LW | Oct 31 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
New Jersey Devils| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Hellebuyck | G | Oct 24 | Day-To-Day | Oct 23: Hellebuyck was traded to the Devils from the Jets on Friday, Darren Dreger of TSN reports. |
| Seamus Casey | D | Nov 21 | Injured Reserve | Oct 2: Casey will be out of action for 6-8 weeks after undergoing a knee procedure, Kristy Flannery of The Hockey News reports Friday. |
New York Islanders| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calum Ritchie | C | Dec 1 | Out | Oct 19: Ritchie (lower body) will be out of action for 4-6 weeks, the team announced Monday. |
| Matias Maccelli | LW | Nov 17 | Out | Oct 19: Maccelli (lower body) will miss the next 2-4 weeks, the team announced Monday. |
| Alexander Romanov | D | Apr 8 | Injured Reserve | |
| Mathew Barzal | C | Nov 7 | Injured Reserve | Oct 15: Barzal (knee) will not join the Islanders for their two-game road trip, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports Thursday. |
New York Rangers| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eeli Tolvanen | RW | Oct 24 | Day-To-Day | Oct 23: Tolvanen didn't participate in Friday's practice session due to personal reasons, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports. |
| Igor Shesterkin | G | Sep 15 | Injured Reserve | Oct 11: Shesterkin will require surgery and a lengthy rehab process to address his season-ending right knee injury, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports Sunday. |
| Joe Veleno | C | Jan 3 | Injured Reserve | Oct 10: Veleno (lower body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Saturday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports. |
| Joonas Korpisalo | G | Nov 9 | Injured Reserve | Oct 10: Korpisalo (lower body) will miss at least four more weeks, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet on Saturday. |
| Aidan Thompson | C | Oct 26 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
| Adam Sykora | LW | Jan 25 | Injured Reserve |
Ottawa Senators| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus Ullmark | G | Oct 29 | Injured Reserve | Oct 22: Ullmark (lower body) is expected to miss the next 1-2 weeks, Claire Hanna of TSN reports Thursday. |
| Thomas Chabot | D | Oct 27 | Out | |
| William Eklund | LW | Jan 5 | Injured Reserve | Oct 15: Eklund had surgery to repair a torn ankle tendon and will be out 10-12 weeks, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports Thursday. |
| Kurtis MacDermid | LW | Oct 31 | Injured Reserve | Sep 28: MacDermid (upper body) was moved to the injured non-roster list Monday. |
Philadelphia Flyers| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam York | D | Oct 24 | Injured Reserve | Oct 23: Head coach Rick Tocchet said Friday that he isn't sure whether York (upper body) will be able to suit up Saturday against the Ducks, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports. |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | Oct 24 | Injured Reserve | Oct 23: Head coach Rick Tocchet said Friday that Ristolainen (upper body) is a possibility for Saturday's game against the Ducks, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports. |
| Owen Tippett | RW | Oct 27 | Injured Reserve | Oct 19: Tippett (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site. |
| Travis Konecny | RW | Oct 27 | Injured Reserve | Oct 11: Konecny (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday, according to the NHL media site. |
| Nikita Grebenkin | RW | Feb 13 | Injured Reserve | Oct 10: Grebenkin (back) underwent successful surgery and is expected to miss at least four months. |
Pittsburgh Penguins| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeni Malkin | C | Oct 24 | Day-To-Day | Oct 23: Malkin didn't participate in Friday's practice session due to an illness. |
| Samuel Girard | D | Oct 24 | Day-To-Day | |
| Egor Chinakhov | RW | Oct 24 | Day-To-Day | |
| Bryan Rust | RW | Dec 5 | Injured Reserve | Oct 22: Rust (lower body) will be re-evaluated in six weeks, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports Thursday. |
| Ben Kindel | C | Oct 29 | Injured Reserve | Oct 22: Kindel (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Thursday. |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | Oct 29 | Injured Reserve | |
| Justin Brazeau | RW | Oct 29 | Injured Reserve | Sep 27: Brazeau (lower body) was placed on injured reserve by the Penguins on Sunday. |
| Ryan Graves | D | Oct 24 | Injured Reserve | Sep 27: Graves (lower body) is out indefinitely and was placed on injured reserve Sunday. |
San Jose Sharks| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Chernyshov | LW | Oct 27 | Out | |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | Nov 9 | Out | |
| Quentin Musty | LW | Dec 1 | Injured Reserve | Sep 28: Musty (upper body) was put on non-roster injured reserve Monday, according to Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News. |
| Kyle Keyser | G | Dec 1 | Injured Reserve | Sep 28: Keyser (upper body) was placed on non-roster injured reserve by the Sharks on Monday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports. |
Seattle Kraken| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Melanson | RW | Dec 1 | Injured Reserve | Oct 10: Melanson's upper-body injury was diagnosed Saturday as an anterior mediastinum hematoma with vascular pseudo aneurysm. He will continue to be evaluated and is out indefinitely. |
| Ryan Lindgren | D | Nov 19 | Injured Reserve | Oct 8: Lindgren (upper body) was placed on injured reserve by the Kraken on Thursday and is expected to miss four to six weeks. |
| Jake O'Brien | C | Oct 24 | Injured Reserve | Sep 30: O'Brien (lower body) was placed on non-roster injured reserve Wednesday. |
St. Louis Blues| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Johnston | LW | Oct 24 | Injured Reserve | |
| Torey Krug | D | Jul 1 | Injured Reserve | Oct 12: Krug (ankle) was placed on long-term injured reserve by the Blues on Monday, per PuckPedia. |
| Dillon Dube | C | Dec 4 | Injured Reserve | |
| Alexey Toropchenko | RW | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | |
| Tyler Tucker | D | Nov 12 | Injured Reserve | Sep 30: Tucker had arthroscopic knee surgery and will be re-assessed in six weeks, the team announced Wednesday. |
| Logan Mailloux | D | Nov 25 | Injured Reserve |
Tampa Bay Lightning| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Hedman | D | Oct 24 | Day-To-Day | |
| Yanni Gourde | C | Dec 2 | Injured Reserve | Sep 28: Gourde (hip) was placed on the injured non-roster list Monday. |
Toronto Maple Leafs| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blankenburg | D | Oct 31 | Injured Reserve | Oct 23: Blankenburg (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve by the Maple Leafs on Friday, David Alter of The Hockey News reports. |
| Marshall Rifai | D | Oct 31 | Injured Reserve | |
| John Tavares | C | Nov 27 | Injured Reserve | |
| Dakota Joshua | C | Oct 24 | Injured Reserve | Oct 17: Joshua (abdomen) was sent to AHL Toronto on Friday for a conditioning stint. |
| Miles Wood | LW | Oct 26 | Injured Reserve | |
| Chris Tanev | D | Oct 31 | Injured Reserve | Oct 15: The Maple Leafs announced Thursday that Tanev (lower body) is considered week-to-week, Mark Masters of TSN reports. |
| Max Domi | C | Nov 21 | Injured Reserve | Sep 30: Domi (back) was transferred from the non-roster list to long-term injured reserve Wednesday, per PuckPedia. |
| Cade Webber | D | Oct 31 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
| Elvis Merzlikins | G | Mar 30 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: Merzlikins is expected to miss 4-6 months to begin the 2026-27 regular season while recovering from a shoulder injury, per Luke Fox of Sportsnet. |
| William Villeneuve | D | Oct 31 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
Utah Mammoth| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Marino | D | Oct 24 | Day-To-Day | |
| Michael Carcone | LW | Nov 1 | Injured Reserve | Oct 20: Carcone (upper body) was placed on injured reserve by the Mammoth on Tuesday. |
| Maveric Lamoureux | D | Feb 12 | Injured Reserve |
Vancouver Canucks| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Thompson | D | Oct 31 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
| Akil Thomas | C | Nov 9 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
| Mackenzie MacEachern | LW | Oct 25 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
| Thatcher Demko | G | Dec 21 | Injured Reserve | Sep 28: Co-president of hockey operations Henrik Sedin said Monday that he hopes Demko (hip) will be ready to return before Christmas, Kevin Woodley of NHL.com reports. |
Vegas Golden Knights| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Marner | RW | Oct 24 | Day-To-Day | |
| Parker Wotherspoon | D | Nov 8 | Injured Reserve |
Washington Capitals| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Desharnais | D | Dec 5 | Injured Reserve | |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | LW | Oct 24 | Injured Reserve | Oct 21: Dubois (illness) skated Wednesday in a regular jersey and appears to be on track to return to game action Saturday against the Sabres, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports. |
| Logan Thompson | G | Oct 24 | Day-To-Day | Oct 21: Thompson won't practice Wednesday and is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury ahead of Saturday's clash with the Sabres, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports. |
| Justin Sourdif | RW | Oct 24 | Day-To-Day | |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | Dec 26 | Injured Reserve | Oct 12: Sandin (knee) was placed on long-term injured reserve Monday. |
| Patrick Thomas | C | Oct 24 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
Winnipeg Jets| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladislav Namestnikov | C | Oct 30 | Injured Reserve | |
| Nick Bjugstad | C | Mar 11 | Injured Reserve | Oct 23: Bjugstad (pectoral), Dawson Mercer, Nico Daws, Alexander Command and a pair of draft picks were traded to the Jets from the Devils on Friday in exchange for Connor Hellebuyck. |
| Nino Niederreiter | RW | Oct 25 | Day-To-Day | Oct 22: Niederreiter left Thursday's game versus the Stars after taking a stick up high, and there was no update on his status after the contest, Robert Tiffin of NHL.com reports. |
| Josh Morrissey | D | Nov 1 | Injured Reserve | Oct 19: Morrissey (wrist) was placed on injured reserve Monday. |
| Garrett Brown | C | Oct 30 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
