NHL Injuries
Name | Pos | Status | Injury | Update | Updated |
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Boston Bruins | |||||
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 | The Buffalo Sabres placed D Mattias Samuelsson on Injured Reserve. | Samuelsson is out with upper body | Jun 14 |
Carolina Hurricanes | |||||
Jesper Fast | F | Out | Fast will miss the remainder of the playoffs with an upper body injury. Still has no update or status for return | Fast is out with upper body | Jun 14 |
Chicago Blackhawks | |||||
Taylor Hall | F | Out | The Blackhawks announced that Hall underwent successful surgery on his right ACL in (Oct. 2023), but no definite date on a return. | Hall is out with knee | Jun 14 |
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 |
Artturi Lehkonen | F | Out | Lehkonen is expected to undergo a shoulder procedure according to general manager Chris MacFarland, Brennan Vogt of The-Rink.com reports. | Lehkonen is out with shoulder | May 23 |
Logan O'Connor | F | Out | The Colorado Avalanche placed O'Connor on injured reserve Monday (Mar. 25), per CapFriendly. | O'Connor is out with hip | Jun 14 |
Columbus Blue Jackets | |||||
Kent Johnson | F | Out | The Columbus Blue Jackets placed F Kent Johnson on injured reserve. | Johnson is out with shoulder | Jun 14 |
Minnesota Wild | |||||
Marcus Foligno | F | Out | Foligno will undergo season-ending surgery according to Michael Russo of The Athletic. | Foligno is out with undisclosed | Jun 14 |
Montreal Canadiens | |||||
Rafael Harvey-Pinard | F | Out | Harvey-Pinard underwent successful surgery on Thursday after suffering a broken leg. The recovery period for the 25-year-old winger is estimated to be four months. | Harvey-Pinard is out with leg | Jul 26 |
Arber Xhekaj | D | Out | Xhekaj will undergo season-ending surgery on his left shoulder on Tuesday (Apr. 9). | Xhekaj is out with shoulder | Jun 14 |
New Jersey Devils | |||||
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 | The New York Islanders announced D Scott Mayfield had successful season-ending surgery. | Mayfield is out with lower body | Jun 14 |
Philadelphia Flyers | |||||
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 | Couture (groin) is feeling better and hopes to resume skating in July, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports. | Couture is out with groin | Jun 14 |
Matt Benning | D | Out | The Sharks announced that Benning's estimated time of recovery is approximately five months. | Benning is out with lower body | Jun 14 |
Vitek Vanecek | G | Out | Sharks GM Mike Grier said he expects Vanecek to be healthy to start the 2024-2025 season. | Vanecek is out with lower body | Jun 14 |
Ty Emberson | D | Out | 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 with lower body | Jun 14 |
Seattle Kraken | |||||
Vince Dunn | D | Out | Dunn is expected to miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season. | Dunn is out with upper body | Jun 14 |
St. Louis Blues | |||||
Torey Krug | D | Out | Krug has been diagnosed with pre-arthritic changes in his left ankle and will be re-evaluated in 6-8 weeks. | Krug is out with ankle | Jul 17 |
Oskar Sundqvist | F | Out | The Blues announced that Sundqvist will undergo surgery on his right knee and be re-evaluated in six months. | Sundqvist is out with knee | Jun 14 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | |||||
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 | |||||
Brock Boeser | F | Out | Boeser is OUT indefinitely and will not play in Monday's (May 20) game versus Edmonton. | Boeser is out with blood clot | Jul 3 |
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 |
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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