NHL Injuries
| Name | Pos | Status | Injury | Update | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mason McTavish | F | Day to day | McTavish left Tuesday's (Apr. 2) game and did not return. | McTavish is day-to-day with lower body | Apr 4 |
| Pavel Mintyukov | D | Day to day | Mintyukov is OUT for Sunday's (Mar. 31) game against Vancouver. | Mintyukov is day-to-day with lower body | Mar 31 |
| 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 |
| Justin Brazeau | F | Out | Brazeau will be out week-to-week at this time and will not play Thursday (Apr. 4) in Carolina, Adam Pellerin of NESN.com reports. | Brazeau is out with upper body | Apr 4 |
| Derek Forbort | D | Day to day | Forbort did not play in Wednesday's (Apr. 24) game against Toronto. | Forbort is day-to-day with undisclosed | Apr 25 |
| 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 | Day to day | Fast is OUT for Saturday's (Apr. 20) game versus the Islanders. | Fast is day-to-day with upper body | Apr 19 |
| 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 |
| Reese Johnson | F | Day to day | Johnson is making progress in his recovery from a concussion, Scott Powers of The Athletic reports. | Johnson is day-to-day with concussion | Mar 29 |
| Colorado Avalanche | |||||
| Samuel Girard | D | Day to day | The Avalanche announced that Girard left Saturday's (Apr. 13) game and was put in concussion protocol. | Girard is day-to-day with head | Apr 14 |
| Jonathan Drouin | F | Out | The Avalanche announced that Drouin will miss the team's first round series against Winnipeg. | Drouin is out with lower body | Apr 21 |
| Justus Annunen | G | Day to day | Annunen is OUT for Tuesday's (Apr. 23) game against Winnipeg. | Annunen is day-to-day with illness | Apr 24 |
| 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 | |||||
| Jani Hakanpaa | D | Day to day | Hakanpaa (lower body) won't play Monday in Game 1 versus the Vegas Golden Knights, according to Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine. | Hakanpaa is day-to-day with lower body | Apr 23 |
| Florida Panthers | |||||
| Sam Bennett | F | Out | Bennett is OUT for “at least a week” after leaving Tuesday's (Apr. 23) game versus Tampa Bay, per Coach Paul Maurice. | Bennett is out with upper body | Apr 24 |
| Ryan Lomberg | F | Day to day | Lomberg is OUT for Tuesday's (Apr. 23) game against Tampa Bay. | Lomberg is day-to-day with illness | Apr 24 |
| Los Angeles Kings | |||||
| Aaron Dell | G | Out | COVID Protocols | Dell is out with covid protocols | Jan 28 |
| 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 |
| Filip Chytil | F | Out for season | Chytil has been ruled out for the season by the New York Rangers. | Chytil is out for season with upper body | Jan 29 |
| 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 |
| Emil Bemstrom | F | Day to day | Bemstrom is OUT against the New York Islanders on Wednesday (Apr. 17), Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports. | Bemstrom is day-to-day with undisclosed | Apr 17 |
| John Ludvig | D | Day to day | Ludvig will serve as a healthy scratch against the Maple Leafs on Monday (Apr. 8), Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. | Ludvig is day-to-day with illness | Apr 9 |
| 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 |
| Mike Hoffman | F | Day to day | Hoffman is out for Monday's (Apr. 15) game against Edmonton. | Hoffman is day-to-day with undisclosed | Apr 16 |
| Kevin Labanc | F | Day to day | Labanc is out for Monday's (Apr. 15) game against Edmonton. | Labanc is day-to-day with undisclosed | Apr 16 |
| 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 |
| Mackenzie Blackwood | G | Day to day | Blackwood is out for Monday's (Apr. 15) game against Edmonton. | Blackwood is day-to-day with undisclosed | Apr 16 |
| Jan Rutta | D | Day to day | Rutta is out for Monday's (Apr. 15) game against Edmonton. | Rutta is day-to-day with undisclosed | Apr 16 |
| Jacob MacDonald | D | Day to day | MacDonald is out for Monday's (Apr. 15) game against Edmonton. | MacDonald is day-to-day with undisclosed | Apr 16 |
| Filip Zadina | F | Day to day | Zadina did not play in Tuesday's (Apr. 9) game. | Zadina is day-to-day with lower body | Apr 11 |
| 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 | |||||
| Haydn Fleury | D | Day to day | Fleury is OUT for Tuesday's (Apr. 9) game against Columbus. | Fleury is day-to-day with upper body | Apr 9 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | D | Out | The Lightning announce Sergachev had surgery and a timetable for his return has not been established. | Sergachev is out with lower body | Feb 9 |
| 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 |
| William Nylander | F | Day to day | Nylander is out for Saturday's (Apr. 20) game against Boston. | Nylander is day-to-day with undisclosed | Apr 21 |
| 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 | Day to day | McMann is expected to miss the last two games of the regular season. | McMann is day-to-day with lower body | Apr 17 |
| Vancouver Canucks | |||||
| Thatcher Demko | G | Day to day | Demko is considered day-to-day with an undisclosed injury and won't play in Tuesday's (Apr. 23) Game 2 versus the Nashville Predators, Canucks rinkside reporter Kate Pettersen reports. | Demko is day-to-day with undisclosed | Apr 24 |
| Tucker Poolman | D | Out | The Vancouver Canucks placed D Tucker Poolman on Injured Reserve. | Poolman is out with head | Oct 27 |
| Vegas Golden Knights | |||||
| Nicolas Hague | D | Day to day | Hague is OUT for Wednesday's (Apr. 24) game versus Dallas. | Hague is day-to-day with lower body | Apr 24 |
| 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 |
| Nick Jensen | D | Day to day | Jensen is OUT for Tuesday's (Apr. 23) game against the Rangers. | Jensen is day-to-day with upper body | Apr 23 |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | Day to day | Sandin did not return in Sunday's (Apr. 7) game against Ottawa. | Sandin is day-to-day with upper body | Apr 8 |
| Vincent Iorio | D | Day to day | Iorio is considered day-to-day, according to Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network. | Iorio is day-to-day with upper body | Apr 23 |
| Winnipeg Jets | |||||
| Morgan Barron | F | Day to day | Barron is out for Thursday's (Apr. 18) game versus Vancouver. | Barron is day-to-day with lower body | Apr 17 |
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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