NHL Injuries
Anaheim Ducks| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Greer | LW | Nov 11 | Injured Reserve | Nov 2: Greer (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday. |
| Troy Terry | RW | Nov 6 | Injured Reserve | Oct 31: Although Terry's (hip) return doesn't appear to be imminent, he is getting close to playing, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports Saturday. |
| 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. |
Boston Bruins| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Poitras | C | Nov 5 | Day-To-Day |
Buffalo Sabres| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | LW | Nov 4 | Day-To-Day | |
| Konsta Helenius | C | Nov 17 | Out | Nov 2: Helenius (upper body) is week-to-week, according to Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic on Monday. |
| Justin Danforth | RW | Nov 8 | Injured Reserve | Oct 29: Danforth (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Thursday, per the NHL media site. |
| Alex Lyon | G | Nov 22 | 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 | Nov 8 | 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 | Nov 6 | 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 | Nov 8 | Injured Reserve | Sep 28: ir-nr |
Calgary Flames| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brennan Othmann | LW | Nov 4 | Out | |
| Connor Zary | C | Nov 14 | Out | |
| Devin Cooley | G | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | LW | Nov 28 | Injured Reserve | Oct 24: 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 | Nov 15 | Injured Reserve |
Carolina Hurricanes| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Hall | LW | Nov 3 | Day-To-Day | |
| Alexander Nikishin | D | Nov 7 | Out | Oct 26: 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 | Dec 3 | Injured Reserve |
Chicago Blackhawks| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Kane | RW | Nov 12 | Out | Nov 3: Head coach Jeff Blashill said after Monday's 5-2 loss to the Avalanche that Kane has an upper-body injury and will miss at least the next couple of games, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. |
| Bowen Byram | D | Nov 4 | Out |
Colorado Avalanche| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Manson | D | Dec 27 | Out | Oct 30: Manson (ankle) is expected to miss the next eight weeks, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports Friday. |
| Zachary L'Heureux | LW | Nov 7 | Injured Reserve | Oct 23: ir-lt |
Dallas Stars| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Capobianco | D | Nov 27 | Injured Reserve | |
| Oskar Back | C | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | Oct 24: Back was placed on long-term injured reserve on Saturday. |
| 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 | Nov 28 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
Detroit Red Wings| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Johansson | D | Nov 5 | Out | |
| Dylan Larkin | C | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | Oct 31: ir-nr |
| Mason Appleton | C | Nov 10 | Injured Reserve | Oct 30: Head coach Todd McLellan said Friday that Appleton (undisclosed) is still 10 days to two weeks away from returning to game action, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports. |
| Marco Kasper | C | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | Oct 30: Head coach Todd McLellan said Friday that Kasper (upper body) is still 10 days to two weeks away from returning to game action, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports. |
| Simon Edvinsson | D | Nov 28 | Injured Reserve | Oct 14: Edvinsson (contract dispute) is on the Red Wings' injured, non-roster list, per the NHL media site Wednesday. |
Edmonton Oilers| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Howard | LW | Nov 3 | Day-To-Day | |
| Zach Hyman | LW | Nov 7 | Injured Reserve | |
| Devon Levi | G | Nov 9 | Injured Reserve | Oct 24: Levi (undisclosed) is expected to miss a few weeks, per Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton. |
| Alec Regula | D | Nov 21 | 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 | Nov 28 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: Janmark (undisclosed) does not have a timetable for his return from injury. |
| Atro Leppanen | D | Nov 28 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
Florida Panthers| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Marchand | LW | Nov 21 | Injured Reserve | Oct 29: Marchand (leg) has started skating and is tentatively three weeks away from returning, per George Richards. |
| Aleksander Barkov | C | Nov 27 | Injured Reserve | Oct 29: Barkov (lower body) resumed skating Wednesday, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Kempe | RW | Nov 4 | Day-To-Day | |
| Mats Zuccarello | RW | Nov 10 | Injured Reserve | Oct 29: Zuccarello (upper body) is regarded as week-to-week, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports Thursday. |
| Kevin Fiala | LW | Nov 7 | Injured Reserve | Oct 29: Head coach Peter Laviolette said Thursday that Fiala (lower leg) remains on a week-to-week timeline, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports. |
| Alex Turcotte | C | Nov 4 | Injured Reserve | |
| Jakub Dvorak | D | Nov 28 | Injured Reserve | Sep 24: ir-nr |
| Jan Jenik | C | Nov 7 | 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. |
Minnesota Wild| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Spurgeon | D | Nov 6 | Injured Reserve | |
| Brock Faber | D | Nov 23 | Injured Reserve | Oct 29: Faber (skull) has cleared his return to play protocol and could resume skating within a few days, per Michael Russo of The Athletic. |
| 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 | Nov 21 | Injured Reserve | |
| Nick Foligno | LW | Nov 21 | Injured Reserve |
Montreal Canadiens| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Dach | C | Nov 3 | Day-To-Day | Nov 2: Dach (illness) won't participate in Monday's practice. |
| Mike Matheson | D | Nov 14 | Out | Oct 31: Matheson (lower body) is expected to miss two weeks, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports Saturday. |
| Sam Montembeault | G | Nov 5 | Injured Reserve | Oct 31: Montembeault (lower body) is considered day-to-day, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports on Saturday. |
| Nick Suzuki | C | Nov 18 | Out | |
| Ivan Demidov | RW | Nov 7 | 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 | Nov 30 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
| Lucas Condotta | LW | Nov 30 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
New Jersey Devils| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Rodrigues | C | Nov 3 | Day-To-Day | Nov 2: Rodrigues (illness) is questionable for Tuesday's matchup against Edmonton, per Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site. |
| Anthony Mantha | RW | Nov 3 | Day-To-Day | Oct 30: Mantha (undisclosed) didn't finish Friday's game versus the Golden Knights, and head coach Sheldon Keefe didn't have an update on the winger's status in his postgame comments, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Pulock | D | Nov 28 | Out | |
| Matias Maccelli | LW | Nov 17 | Injured Reserve | Oct 26: Maccelli (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Monday. |
| Calum Ritchie | C | Dec 1 | Injured Reserve | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Durzi | D | Nov 3 | Day-To-Day | |
| 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 | Nov 13 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
| Adam Sykora | LW | Jan 25 | Injured Reserve |
Ottawa Senators| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Burakovsky | LW | Nov 27 | Injured Reserve | |
| Warren Foegele | LW | Nov 25 | Injured Reserve | Oct 31: Foegele (knee) will miss 3-4 weeks, Jackson Starr of the Senators' official site reports Saturday. |
| Linus Ullmark | G | Nov 7 | Injured Reserve | Oct 22: Ullmark (lower body) is expected to miss the next 1-2 weeks, Claire Hanna of TSN reports Thursday. |
| 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. |
Philadelphia Flyers| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | Nov 11 | Injured Reserve | Oct 27: Ristolainen (hand) was placed on injured reserve, retroactive to Oct. 24, on Tuesday. |
| 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 | Nov 3 | Day-To-Day | |
| Kaedan Korczak | D | Nov 3 | Day-To-Day | |
| Elmer Soderblom | LW | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | Nov 2: Soderblom (upper body) is week-to-week, per Penguins PR on Monday. |
| 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. |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | Nov 5 | Injured Reserve | |
| Ryan Graves | D | Nov 28 | 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 | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | Nov 9 | Injured Reserve | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared McCann | LW | Jan 2 | Injured Reserve | Oct 25: McCann (lower body) will be out for approximately 10 weeks, the team announced Sunday. |
| 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 | Nov 12 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Mailloux | D | Nov 25 | Injured Reserve | Nov 2: The Blues assigned Mailloux (hand) to AHL Springfield for a conditioning assignment Monday. |
| Colton Parayko | D | Nov 3 | Day-To-Day | |
| Ross Johnston | LW | Nov 7 | 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 | |
| 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. |
Tampa Bay Lightning| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zemgus Girgensons | C | Nov 5 | Out | Nov 2: Girgensons (lower body) won't play against Detroit on Tuesday, per Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley. |
| Erik Cernak | D | Nov 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tavares | C | Nov 7 | Out | |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | Nov 17 | Injured Reserve | |
| Miles Wood | LW | Nov 7 | Injured Reserve | Oct 28: Wood (undisclosed) was transferred to long-term injured reserve Wednesday, David Alter of The Hockey News reports. |
| Nick Blankenburg | D | Nov 12 | 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 | Nov 8 | Injured Reserve | |
| Max Domi | C | Jan 30 | Injured Reserve | Sep 30: Domi (back) was transferred from the non-roster list to long-term injured reserve Wednesday, per PuckPedia. |
| Cade Webber | D | Nov 27 | 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 | Dec 5 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
Utah Mammoth| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kailer Yamamoto | RW | Nov 3 | Day-To-Day | |
| John Marino | D | Nov 5 | Injured Reserve | |
| Maveric Lamoureux | D | Feb 12 | Injured Reserve |
Vancouver Canucks| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Chytil | C | Nov 7 | Injured Reserve | |
| Akil Thomas | C | Nov 9 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
| Mackenzie MacEachern | LW | Nov 7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Wotherspoon | D | Nov 8 | Injured Reserve |
Washington Capitals| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Desharnais | D | Dec 5 | Injured Reserve | |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | Dec 26 | Injured Reserve | Oct 12: Sandin (knee) was placed on long-term injured reserve Monday. |
| Patrick Thomas | C | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
Winnipeg Jets| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Mercer | C | Nov 3 | Day-To-Day | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | C | Nov 28 | 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. |
| Josh Morrissey | D | Nov 8 | Injured Reserve | Oct 19: Morrissey (wrist) was placed on injured reserve Monday. |
| Garrett Brown | C | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |