NHL Injuries
Anaheim Ducks| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Mintyukov | D | 29 Oct | Injured Reserve | 23 Oct: Mintyukov (lower body) was put on injured reserve Thursday. |
| Ian Moore | D | 8 Nov | Injured Reserve | 16 Oct: 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 | 25 Nov | Injured Reserve | 13 Oct: Poehling (knee) is expected to miss 6-8 weeks with an MCL sprain. |
| Troy Terry | RW | 21 Nov | Injured Reserve | 30 Sep: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Danforth | RW | 29 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Jiri Kulich | C | 4 Nov | Out | 26 Oct: Kulich has been placed in concussion protocol, per Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News on Monday. |
| Sam Carrick | C | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| Alex Lyon | G | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 15 Oct: Lyon (upper body) had a setback in his recovery and is without a timeline to return, the team announced Thursday. |
| Matt Grzelcyk | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 13 Oct: 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 | 6 Nov | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: Timmins (lower body) doesn't have a timeline for his return yet, according to Heather Engel of NHL.com on Tuesday. |
| Jack Rathbone | D | 8 Nov | Injured Reserve | 28 Sep: ir-nr |
Calgary Flames| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Huberdeau | LW | 2 Nov | Injured Reserve | 24 Oct: Huberdeau (hip) skated with his teammates Saturday, but he isn't close to returning, Pat Steinberg of QR Calgary 770 AM reports. |
| Samuel Honzek | LW | 15 Nov | Injured Reserve |
Carolina Hurricanes| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Hall | LW | 1 Nov | Out | 28 Oct: Hall (undisclosed) tweaked something different from his previous upper-body injury and will miss time, Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal reports Tuesday. |
| Alexander Nikishin | D | 7 Nov | Out | 26 Oct: Nikishin (not injury related) will need some time before he makes his 2026-27 debut, according to Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal on Monday. |
| Jordan Staal | C | 3 Dec | Injured Reserve |
Chicago Blackhawks| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | D | 29 Oct | Day-To-Day |
Colorado Avalanche| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary L'Heureux | LW | 7 Nov | Injured Reserve | 23 Oct: ir-lt |
Dallas Stars| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Capobianco | D | 5 Nov | Out | 28 Oct: Capobianco (leg) is undergoing an MRI and is expected to miss at least a week, Robert Tiffin of NHL.com reports Wednesday. |
| Sam Steel | C | 29 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Esa Lindell | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 27 Oct: Lindell (lower body) is expected to return to the Stars' lineup within the next 4-7 days, per Owen Newkirk of DLLS Sports. |
| Radek Faksa | C | 3 Nov | Out | 27 Oct: Faksa (lower body) will likely miss another week, according to Owen Newkirk of DLLS Sports on Tuesday. |
| Oskar Back | C | 14 Nov | Injured Reserve | 24 Oct: Back was placed on long-term injured reserve on Saturday. |
| Matt Duchene | C | 12 Jan | Injured Reserve | 12 Oct: Duchene will be out for approximately three months after undergoing surgery to repair a core injury, the team announced Monday. |
| Luke Krys | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
| Cameron Hughes | C | 7 Nov | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
Detroit Red Wings| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Johansson | D | 31 Oct | Out | |
| Daniil Tarasov | G | 29 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Simon Edvinsson | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 14 Oct: Edvinsson (contract dispute) is on the Red Wings' injured, non-roster list, per the NHL media site Wednesday. |
| Mason Appleton | C | 12 Nov | Injured Reserve | |
| Marco Kasper | C | 12 Nov | Injured Reserve | 6 Oct: Kasper (upper body) has been given a week-to-week timetable for return. |
Edmonton Oilers| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Hyman | LW | 3 Nov | Injured Reserve | |
| Devon Levi | G | 9 Nov | Injured Reserve | 24 Oct: Levi (undisclosed) is expected to miss a few weeks, per Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton. |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | 28 Oct | Out | 23 Oct: 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 | 28 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| Alec Regula | D | 21 Nov | Injured Reserve | 1 Oct: Regula (undisclosed) was designated for long-term injured reserve Thursday. |
| Matt Savoie | C | 24 Nov | Injured Reserve | 1 Oct: Savoie (lower body) was shifted to long-term injured reserve Thursday. |
| Frederik Andersen | G | 30 Dec | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: Andersen (knee) isn't expected back until "maybe" December, head coach Mike Babcock told NHL.com on Tuesday. |
| Mattias Janmark | C | 28 Nov | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: Janmark (undisclosed) does not have a timetable for his return from injury. |
| Atro Leppanen | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
Florida Panthers| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Markstrom | G | 4 Nov | Injured Reserve | |
| Brad Marchand | LW | 21 Nov | Injured Reserve | |
| Aleksander Barkov | C | 27 Nov | Injured Reserve | 6 Oct: Barkov (lower body) will be out for approximately 6-8 weeks, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports Tuesday. |
| Jonah Gadjovich | LW | 28 Nov | Injured Reserve | 17 Sep: Gadjovich (upper body) is out indefinitely, the team announced Thursday. |
Los Angeles Kings| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Perry | RW | 29 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Drew Doughty | D | 29 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Mats Zuccarello | RW | 4 Nov | Injured Reserve | |
| Alex Turcotte | C | 29 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| Jakub Dvorak | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 24 Sep: ir-nr |
| Jan Jenik | C | 7 Nov | Injured Reserve | 24 Sep: Jenik (undisclosed) was placed on non-roster injured reserve by Los Angeles on Thursday, per Zach Dooley of LA Kings Insider. |
| Kevin Fiala | LW | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 17 Sep: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Spurgeon | D | 29 Oct | Day-To-Day | 28 Oct: Spurgeon (undisclosed) did not finish Tuesday's game versus the Mammoth after blocking two shots on the same shift. Head coach John Hynes had no status update on the defenseman after the contest, per Joe Smith of The Athletic reports. |
| Filip Gustavsson | G | 19 Nov | Injured Reserve | 18 Oct: 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 | 29 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| Nick Foligno | LW | 29 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| Brock Faber | D | 3 Nov | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: 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 | 18 Nov | Out | |
| Sam Montembeault | G | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| Ivan Demidov | RW | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 6 Oct: Demidov (lower body) was placed on injured reserve by the Canadiens on Tuesday, per the NHL media site. |
| Bryce Pickford | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
| Lucas Condotta | LW | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
New Jersey Devils| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamus Casey | D | 21 Nov | Injured Reserve | 2 Oct: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matias Maccelli | LW | 17 Nov | Injured Reserve | 26 Oct: Maccelli (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Monday. |
| Calum Ritchie | C | 1 Dec | Injured Reserve | |
| Alexander Romanov | D | 8 Apr | Injured Reserve | |
| Mathew Barzal | C | 7 Nov | Injured Reserve | 15 Oct: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Reimer | G | 1 Nov | Day-To-Day | 27 Oct: Reimer (upper body) was tagged as day-to-day Tuesday, per Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic. |
| Igor Shesterkin | G | 15 Sep | Injured Reserve | 11 Oct: 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 | 3 Jan | Injured Reserve | 10 Oct: Veleno (lower body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Saturday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports. |
| Joonas Korpisalo | G | 9 Nov | Injured Reserve | 10 Oct: Korpisalo (lower body) will miss at least four more weeks, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet on Saturday. |
| Aidan Thompson | C | 13 Nov | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
| Adam Sykora | LW | 25 Jan | Injured Reserve |
Ottawa Senators| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Foegele | LW | 29 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Thomas Chabot | D | 31 Oct | Out | 27 Oct: Chabot (upper body) was a full participant in Monday's practice in Vegas and is nearing a return to the lineup, according to Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia. |
| Linus Ullmark | G | 7 Nov | Injured Reserve | 22 Oct: Ullmark (lower body) is expected to miss the next 1-2 weeks, Claire Hanna of TSN reports Thursday. |
| William Eklund | LW | 5 Jan | Injured Reserve | 15 Oct: Eklund had surgery to repair a torn ankle tendon and will be out 10-12 weeks, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports Thursday. |
Philadelphia Flyers| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 11 Nov | Injured Reserve | 27 Oct: Ristolainen (hand) was placed on injured reserve, retroactive to Oct. 24, on Tuesday. |
| Owen Tippett | RW | 1 Nov | Injured Reserve | 19 Oct: Tippett (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site. |
| Travis Konecny | RW | 3 Nov | Injured Reserve | 11 Oct: Konecny (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday, according to the NHL media site. |
| Nikita Grebenkin | RW | 13 Feb | Injured Reserve | 10 Oct: Grebenkin (back) underwent successful surgery and is expected to miss at least four months. |
Pittsburgh Penguins| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Kindel | C | 29 Oct | Injured Reserve | 27 Oct: Kindel (vasovagal episode) returned to practice Tuesday and feels normal following his vasovagal episode on Oct. 20, per Wes Crosby of NHL.com. |
| Elmer Soderblom | LW | 29 Oct | Day-To-Day | 27 Oct: Soderblom (upper body) was deemed day-to-day on Tuesday. |
| Evgeni Malkin | C | 29 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Egor Chinakhov | RW | 29 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Samuel Girard | D | 29 Oct | Injured Reserve | 24 Oct: Girard (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Saturday. |
| Bryan Rust | RW | 5 Dec | Injured Reserve | 22 Oct: Rust (lower body) will be re-evaluated in six weeks, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports Thursday. |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | 5 Nov | Injured Reserve | |
| Justin Brazeau | RW | 3 Nov | Injured Reserve | 27 Sep: Brazeau (lower body) was placed on injured reserve by the Penguins on Sunday. |
| Ryan Graves | D | 28 Nov | Injured Reserve | 27 Sep: 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 | 14 Nov | Injured Reserve | |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | 9 Nov | Injured Reserve | |
| Quentin Musty | LW | 1 Dec | Injured Reserve | 28 Sep: Musty (upper body) was put on non-roster injured reserve Monday, according to Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News. |
| Kyle Keyser | G | 1 Dec | Injured Reserve | 28 Sep: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared McCann | LW | 2 Jan | Injured Reserve | 25 Oct: McCann (lower body) will be out for approximately 10 weeks, the team announced Sunday. |
| Jacob Melanson | RW | 1 Dec | Injured Reserve | 10 Oct: 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 | 19 Nov | Injured Reserve | 8 Oct: 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 | 12 Nov | Injured Reserve | 1 Oct: 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 | 29 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| Torey Krug | D | 1 Jul | Injured Reserve | 13 Oct: Krug (ankle) was placed on long-term injured reserve by the Blues on Monday, per PuckPedia. |
| Dillon Dube | C | 4 Dec | Injured Reserve | |
| Tyler Tucker | D | 12 Nov | Injured Reserve | 30 Sep: Tucker had arthroscopic knee surgery and will be re-assessed in six weeks, the team announced Wednesday. |
| Logan Mailloux | D | 25 Nov | Injured Reserve |
Tampa Bay Lightning| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Hedman | D | 29 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Zemgus Girgensons | C | 29 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Yanni Gourde | C | 2 Dec | Injured Reserve | 28 Sep: Gourde (hip) was placed on the injured non-roster list Monday. |
Toronto Maple Leafs| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Joshua | C | 8 Nov | Injured Reserve | 27 Oct: Joshua (abdomen) was recalled from his conditioning loan with AHL Toronto on Monday. |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | 28 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Nick Blankenburg | D | 12 Nov | Injured Reserve | 23 Oct: Blankenburg (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve by the Maple Leafs on Friday, David Alter of The Hockey News reports. |
| Marshall Rifai | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| John Tavares | C | 27 Nov | Injured Reserve | |
| Miles Wood | LW | 3 Nov | Injured Reserve | |
| Chris Tanev | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 15 Oct: The Maple Leafs announced Thursday that Tanev (lower body) is considered week-to-week, Mark Masters of TSN reports. |
| Max Domi | C | 21 Nov | Injured Reserve | 30 Sep: Domi (back) was transferred from the non-roster list to long-term injured reserve Wednesday, per PuckPedia. |
| Cade Webber | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
| Elvis Merzlikins | G | 30 Mar | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: 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 | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
Utah Mammoth| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Marino | D | 1 Nov | Out | |
| Michael Carcone | LW | 1 Nov | Injured Reserve | 20 Oct: Carcone (upper body) was placed on injured reserve by the Mammoth on Tuesday. |
| Maveric Lamoureux | D | 12 Feb | Injured Reserve |
Vancouver Canucks| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akil Thomas | C | 9 Nov | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
| Mackenzie MacEachern | LW | 7 Nov | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
| Thatcher Demko | G | 21 Dec | Injured Reserve | 28 Sep: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart | G | 30 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Parker Wotherspoon | D | 8 Nov | Injured Reserve |
Washington Capitals| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | G | 28 Oct | Injured Reserve | 28 Oct: Thompson (lower body) is considered a game-time decision for Wednesday's home game against the Flyers, Sammi Silber of The District Standard reports. |
| Vincent Desharnais | D | 5 Dec | Injured Reserve | |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | 26 Dec | Injured Reserve | 12 Oct: Sandin (knee) was placed on long-term injured reserve Monday. |
| Patrick Thomas | C | 14 Nov | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
Winnipeg Jets| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladislav Namestnikov | C | 3 Nov | Injured Reserve | |
| Nick Bjugstad | C | 11 Mar | Injured Reserve | 23 Oct: 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. |
| Josh Morrissey | D | 3 Nov | Injured Reserve | 19 Oct: Morrissey (wrist) was placed on injured reserve Monday. |
| Garrett Brown | C | 30 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |