NHL Injury Report

Injuries

Injuries Table
Player	Team	Date of Injury	Injury Type	Injury Note
Cam Fowler	Anaheim Ducks	Wed, Feb 19, 2020	Lower Body	Fowler will miss at least two more weeks, according to Helene Elliott for the Los Angeles Times.
Erik Gudbranson	Anaheim Ducks	Fri, Feb 7, 2020	Upper Body	Gudbranson will miss at least two more weeks.
Hampus Lindholm	Anaheim Ducks	Tue, Feb 25, 2020	Upper-Body	Lindholm left Tuesday's (Feb. 25) game with an upper-body injury.
Jakob Chychrun	Arizona Coyotes	Fri, Feb 21, 2020	Lower Body	Chychrun has been placed on the injured reserve.
Jason Demers	Arizona Coyotes	Tue, Feb 4, 2020	Oblique	Demers has been upgraded to day-to-day and is listed as QUESTIONABLE for Saturdays' (Feb 29) game against the Sabres.
Connor Clifton	Boston Bruins	Tue, Feb 25, 2020	Upper Body	Clifton did not play in Tuesday's game (Feb. 25).
Kevan Miller	Boston Bruins	Wed, Oct 2, 2019	Lower Body	Miller has skated on his own but there is still no timetable for his return.
Matt Hunwick	Buffalo Sabres	Tue, Oct 1, 2019	Neck	The Sabres placed D Matt Hunwick on injured reserve. He's expected to miss the rest of the season with a neck injury, according to a report from the Associated Press.
Dominik Kahun	Buffalo Sabres	Tue, Feb 18, 2020	Lower Body	Kahun did not play in Wednesday's game against Colorado.
Vladimir Sobotka	Buffalo Sabres	Sat, Nov 9, 2019	Lower Body	Sobotka is not expected to return this season according to Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News.
Tage Thompson	Buffalo Sabres	Thu, Nov 21, 2019	Upper Body	The Sabres announced F Tage Thompson underwent shoulder surgery and his recovery time is 5-6 months.
Linus Ullmark	Buffalo Sabres	Tue, Jan 28, 2020	Lower-Body	The Sabres placed Ullmark on injured reserve.
Mark Giordano	Calgary Flames	Tue, Feb 4, 2020	Hamstring	Giordano is a game-time decision for Thursday's (Feb. 27) game against Nashville.
Travis Hamonic	Calgary Flames	Mon, Feb 10, 2020	Illness	Hamonic has been placed on the injured reserve.
Juuso Valimaki	Calgary Flames	Mon, Sep 30, 2019	Torn ACL	Valimaki was placed on long-term injured reserve, according to Scott Cruickshank of The Athletic.
Dougie Hamilton	Carolina Hurricanes	Thu, Jan 16, 2020	Fractured Fibula	According to coach Rod Brind'Amour, Hamilton has a fractured fibula and is not expected to return this season.
Petr Mrazek	Carolina Hurricanes	Sat, Feb 22, 2020	Concussion/Neck	Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said Mrazek will miss at least a week.
Brett Pesce	Carolina Hurricanes	Sat, Feb 22, 2020	Upper Body	Pesce is expected to be out for a long time, according to a report from Michael Smith of Hurricanes.com.
James Reimer	Carolina Hurricanes	Sat, Feb 22, 2020	Undisclosed	Reimer is expected to be out for a while, according to a report from Michael Smith of Hurricanes.com.
Sami Vatanen	Carolina Hurricanes	Tue, Feb 4, 2020	Undisclosed	The Devils placed Vatanen on injured reserve.
Calvin de Haan	Chicago Blackhawks	Wed, Dec 11, 2019	Upper body	The Blackhawks placed de Haan on the long term injured reserve.
Brent Seabrook	Chicago Blackhawks	Thu, Dec 26, 2019	Upper/Lower body	The Blackhawks announced that Seabrook had surgery on his right hip. The team expects him to return in 5-6 months.
Andrew Shaw	Chicago Blackhawks	Mon, Dec 2, 2019	Concussion	Shaw is still unable to practice and appears to be no closer to a return according to Jimmy Greenfield of the Chicago Tribune.
Zack Smith	Chicago Blackhawks	Thu, Feb 13, 2020	Left Hand	Smith did not play in Tuesday's game (Feb. 25).
Andre Burakovsky	Colorado Avalanche	Sat, Feb 22, 2020	Illness	Burakovsky will not play in Wednesday's game (Feb. 26) against the Sabres, according to a report from the Denver Post.
Matt Calvert	Colorado Avalanche	Sun, Feb 16, 2020	Lower body	Calvert is expected to miss a couple weeks.
Philipp Grubauer	Colorado Avalanche	Sun, Feb 16, 2020	Lower body	Grubauer is out indefinitely after leaving Saturday's (Feb. 15) game against Los Angeles.
Nazem Kadri	Colorado Avalanche	Tue, Feb 11, 2020	Lower body	Kadri was placed on injured reserve and is expected to miss multiple weeks, according to head coach Jared Bednar.
Vladislav Namestnikov	Colorado Avalanche	Sat, Feb 22, 2020	Undisclosed	Namestnikov did not play in Saturday's game (Feb. 22).
Matt Nieto	Colorado Avalanche	Wed, Feb 26, 2020	Upper Body	Nieto will play in Wednesday's game (Feb. 26) against the Sabres, according to a report from the Denver Post.
Mikko Rantanen	Colorado Avalanche	Mon, Feb 17, 2020	Upper-Body	The Avalanche placed Rantanen on injured reserve.
Colin Wilson	Colorado Avalanche	Thu, Nov 7, 2019	Lower Body	Wilson is using a crutch to help walk and is nowhere near a return according to Ryan Clark of The Athletic.
Josh Anderson	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mon, Dec 16, 2019	Upper body	Anderson is still far away from a return according to coach John Tortorella.
Cam Atkinson	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mon, Feb 10, 2020	Lower body	Atkinson is expected to miss the next 2-3 weeks with a sprained ankle, according to head coach John Tortorella.
Oliver Bjorkstrand	Columbus Blue Jackets	Fri, Feb 21, 2020	Ankle	Bjorkstrand will miss 8-10 weeks with a sprained and fractured ankle.
Brandon Dubinsky	Columbus Blue Jackets	Tue, Oct 1, 2019	Wrist	Dubinsky is still out indefinitely, according to Jacob Nitzberg of 1st Ohio Battery.
Seth Jones	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mon, Feb 10, 2020	Lower body	Jones will miss 8-10 weeks with an ankle injury according to Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen.
Dean Kukan	Columbus Blue Jackets	Fri, Jan 3, 2020	Knee	The Blue Jackets placed Kukan on injured reserve as he deals with a meniscus tear in his left knee.
Elvis Merzlikins	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mon, Feb 24, 2020	Undisclosed	Merzlikins did not play in Tuesday's game (Feb. 25).
Ryan Murray	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mon, Dec 16, 2019	Lower body	Murray has yet to skate with the team and is still considered week-to-week according to Jeff Svoboda of NHL.com.
Riley Nash	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mon, Feb 24, 2020	Undisclosed	Nash did not play in Tuesday's game (Feb. 25).
Alexandre Texier	Columbus Blue Jackets	Wed, Jan 1, 2020	Upper body	The Blue Jackets announced F Alexandre Texier is out indefinitely with a lumbar stress fracture.
Alexander Wennberg	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sun, Feb 2, 2020	Upper body	Wennberg has been placed on the injured reserve.
Martin Hanzal	Dallas Stars	Fri, Dec 21, 2018	Lower body	Hanzal underwent spinal fusion surgery in the off-season and his expected recovery time is six-to-seven months according to Tyler Mair of SBNation.
Stephen Johns	Dallas Stars	Tue, Feb 25, 2020	Upper Body	Johns is out for Thursday's (Feb. 27) game against Boston.
Danny DeKeyser	Detroit Red Wings	Fri, Oct 25, 2019	Back	DeKeyser underwent surgery on his back in early December and is not expected to play the rest of the season according to Ted Kulfan of The Detroit News.
Adam Erne	Detroit Red Wings	Tue, Feb 25, 2020	Undisclosed	Erne did not play in Tuesday's game (Feb. 25).
Robby Fabbri	Detroit Red Wings	Wed, Feb 26, 2020	Knee	Fabbri is out for Thursday's (Feb. 27) game against Minnesota.
Gustav Lindstrom	Detroit Red Wings	Wed, Feb 26, 2020	Undisclosed	Lindstrom is out for Thursday's (Feb. 27) game against Minnesota.
Filip Zadina	Detroit Red Wings	Sun, Feb 2, 2020	Lower body	Zadina is expected to miss the next 2-3 weeks, per Head Coach Jeff Blashill.
Andreas Athanasiou	Edmonton Oilers	Wed, Feb 26, 2020	Lower Body	Athanasiou left Wednesday's (Feb. 26) game against Vegas and did not return.
Oscar Klefbom	Edmonton Oilers	Tue, Feb 18, 2020	Shoulder	The Oilers placed Klefbom on injured reserve.
James Neal	Edmonton Oilers	Fri, Jan 31, 2020	Foot	Neal is at least a few weeks away from returning to action, according to Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic.
Joakim Nygard	Edmonton Oilers	Thu, Jan 30, 2020	Upper Body	The Oilers placed Nygard on injured reserve.
Kris Russell	Edmonton Oilers	Thu, Jan 30, 2020	Concussion	Russell is at least a few weeks away from returning, according to Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic.
Kailer Yamamoto	Edmonton Oilers	Tue, Feb 25, 2020	Ankle	The Oilers listed Yamamoto as week-to-week.
Brian Boyle	Florida Panthers	Thu, Feb 6, 2020	Upper body	The Panthers placed Boyle on injured reserve.
Chris Driedger	Florida Panthers	Thu, Jan 16, 2020	Lower Body	The Panthers announced that Driedger is making progress and has been sent on a conditioning loan to the team's minor league affiliate.
Dryden Hunt	Florida Panthers	Sat, Feb 22, 2020	Lower Body	Hunt was placed on injured reserve and is expected to miss multiple weeks, according to Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site.
Jeff Carter	Los Angeles Kings	Thu, Feb 20, 2020	Lower Body	Carter did not play in Wednesday's (Feb. 26) game against Pittsburgh.
Luke Kunin	Minnesota Wild	Fri, Feb 21, 2020	Upper Body	The Wild announced that Kunin is expected to miss 10-14 days with a upper body injury.
Carson Soucy	Minnesota Wild	Fri, Feb 21, 2020	Upper Body	The Wild announced that Soucy is expected to miss 2-4 weeks with a upper body injury.
Jonathan Drouin	Montreal Canadiens	Thu, Feb 27, 2020	Ankle	Drouin is out for Thursday's (Feb. 27) game against the Rangers.
Victor Mete	Montreal Canadiens	Tue, Feb 18, 2020	Foot	The Canadiens announced that Mete will miss the rest of the season with a fractured food.
Xavier Ouellet	Montreal Canadiens	Thu, Feb 20, 2020	Concussion	The Canadiens placed Ouellet on injured reserve.
Joel Teasdale	Montreal Canadiens	Fri, Aug 16, 2019	Knee	The Canadiens announced that Teasedale will miss at least seven months due to a knee injury, according to Ryan McKenna of Sportsnet.
Will Butcher	New Jersey Devils	Wed, Feb 19, 2020	Upper Body	The Devils announced that Butcher will not play in the team's upcoming five-game road trip. The team returns home on March 6.
Casey Cizikas	New York Islanders	Tue, Feb 11, 2020	Lower-Body	Cizikas has been placed on the injured reserve and is expected to miss the next 3-4 weeks.
Cal Clutterbuck	New York Islanders	Sat, Dec 21, 2019	Wrist	Clutterbuck has returned to practicing after suffering a wrist injury but is still unavailable to play.
Andy Greene	New York Islanders	Tue, Feb 25, 2020	Undisclosed	The Islanders announced that Greene suffered a undisclosed injury in Tuesday's game (Feb. 25) and did not return.
Adam Pelech	New York Islanders	Tue, Feb 25, 2020	Torn Achilles	Pelech tore his Achilles and is out for the rest of the season.
Pavel Buchnevich	New York Rangers	Mon, Feb 24, 2020	Undisclosed	Buchnevich is out for Thursday's game (Feb. 27) against Montreal.
Micheal Haley	New York Rangers	Sat, Feb 8, 2020	Core Muscle	The Rangers placed Haley on injured reserve.
Igor Shesterkin	New York Rangers	Mon, Feb 24, 2020	Rib	Shesterkin was involved in a car accident and has a displaced rib fracture. He will be reassessed in a few weeks, according to Dan Rosen of NHL.com.
Mark Borowiecki	Ottawa Senators	Sat, Feb 8, 2020	Personal	The Senators placed Borowiecki on injured reserve.
Anthony Duclair	Ottawa Senators	Mon, Feb 24, 2020	Ankle	Duclair did not play in Thursday's (Feb 27) game.
Anders Nilsson	Ottawa Senators	Thu, Dec 19, 2019	Concussion	Nilsson is progressing in his recovery but still has no clear timetable for a return according to Dean Brown of the Senators Radio Network.
Colin White	Ottawa Senators	Tue, Feb 25, 2020	Upper Body	White did not play in Thursday's (Feb 27) game.
Oskar Lindblom	Philadelphia Flyers	Wed, Dec 11, 2019	Upper-Body	The Flyers announced that Lindblom has been diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma. He will not play again this season.
Samuel Morin	Philadelphia Flyers	Wed, Nov 6, 2019	Knee	The Philadelphia Flyers announced that D Samuel Morin will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee.
Nolan Patrick	Philadelphia Flyers	Thu, Sep 12, 2019	Migraines	Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher thinks Patrick could play again this season as he recovers from migraines.
Zachary Aston-Reese	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tue, Feb 18, 2020	Lower Body	The Penguins announced that Aston-Reese is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
Nick Bjugstad	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tue, Nov 19, 2019	Core Muscle	Bjugstad continues to progress in his recovery and has been skating in Pittsburgh according to Seth Rorabaugh of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Brian Dumoulin	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sat, Nov 30, 2019	Lower Body	Dumoulin is still without a timetable to begin skating as he returns from ankle surgery in early December according to head coach Mike Sullivan.
Jake Guentzel	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tue, Dec 31, 2019	Upper body	Guentzel is expected to miss the next four to six months following shoulder surgery, according to General Manager Jim Rutherford.
John Marino	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sat, Feb 8, 2020	Fractured Cheekbone	The Penguins placed Marino on injured reserve.
Jared McCann	Pittsburgh Penguins	Wed, Feb 26, 2020	Upper Body	McCann will be a game-time decision for Friday's (Feb. 28) game against Anaheim.
Tomas Hertl	San Jose Sharks	Wed, Jan 29, 2020	Lower body	The Sharks announced that Hertl will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his left knee. He's expected to be ready for training camp for the 2020-2021 season in September.
Erik Karlsson	San Jose Sharks	Sat, Feb 15, 2020	Left Thumb	Karlsson will miss the remainder of the season with a broken left thumb.
Melker Karlsson	San Jose Sharks	Sun, Feb 23, 2020	Lower Body	Karlsson did not play in Tuesday's game (Feb. 25).
Dalton Prout	San Jose Sharks	Mon, Feb 24, 2020	Upper Body	The Sharks placed Prout on injured reserve.
Sammy Blais	St. Louis Blues	Thu, Feb 27, 2020	Undisclosed	Blais won't play in Thursday's (Feb. 27) game against the Islanders.
Jay Bouwmeester	St. Louis Blues	Tue, Feb 11, 2020	Heart	The Blues announced that Bouwmeester will miss the rest of the season.
Vladimir Tarasenko	St. Louis Blues	Thu, Oct 24, 2019	Shoulder	Tarasenko's has started skating, but his expected return has been pushed back to late April according to Blue's general manager Doug Armstrong.
Blake Coleman	Tampa Bay Lightning	Thu, Feb 27, 2020	Personal	Coleman did not play in Thursday's (Feb. 27) game against Chicago.
Pat Maroon	Tampa Bay Lightning	Thu, Feb 27, 2020	Undisclosed	Maroon is out for Thursday's (Feb. 27) game against Chicago.
Ryan McDonagh	Tampa Bay Lightning	Thu, Feb 6, 2020	Lower Body	The Lightning announced that McDonagh is a few weeks away from returning to action.
Jan Rutta	Tampa Bay Lightning	Tue, Feb 4, 2020	Lower Body	Rutta is expected to miss 2-3 more weeks.
Steven Stamkos	Tampa Bay Lightning	Tue, Feb 25, 2020	Lower-Body	Stamkos is out for Thursday's (Feb. 27) game against Chicago.
Cody Ceci	Toronto Maple Leafs	Thu, Feb 6, 2020	Ankle	The Maple Leafs placed Ceci on injured reserve.
Andreas Johnsson	Toronto Maple Leafs	Thu, Feb 13, 2020	Knee	The Maple Leafs announced that Johnsson is expected to miss six months after undergoing knee surgery.
Ilya Mikheyev	Toronto Maple Leafs	Fri, Dec 27, 2019	Hand	Mikheyev will miss at least three months after suffering severed artery and tendons in his wrist.
Jake Muzzin	Toronto Maple Leafs	Tue, Feb 25, 2020	Hand	The Maple Leafs announced that Muzzin will miss the next four weeks with a broken right hand.
Morgan Rielly	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mon, Jan 13, 2020	Lower body	The Maple Leafs are hoping to have a better idea of what Rielly's timeline will look like by the end of next week, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.
Brock Boeser	Vancouver Canucks	Sat, Feb 8, 2020	Upper Body	Boeser is expected to miss at least another four weeks of action, according to Ben Kuzma of TSN.
Micheal Ferland	Vancouver Canucks	Tue, Feb 18, 2020	Concussion	The Canucks announced that Ferland will miss the rest of the season with concussion-like symptoms.
Josh Leivo	Vancouver Canucks	Sat, Dec 21, 2019	Knee	The Canucks announced that Leivo is expected to miss the rest of the regular season, but it is possible he could come back for the post season.
Jacob Markstrom	Vancouver Canucks	Mon, Feb 24, 2020	Lower Body	Markstrom will be re-evaluated in two weeks after undergoing a minor procedure.
Alex Tuch	Vegas Golden Knights	Wed, Feb 19, 2020	Lower Body	The Golden Knights placed Tuch on injured reserve.
Carl Dahlstrom	Winnipeg Jets	Tue, Jan 14, 2020	Hand	Dahlstrom has a broken bone in his hand and is expected to miss six weeks according to Ted Wyman of the Winnipeg Sun.
Patrik Laine	Winnipeg Jets	Thu, Feb 27, 2020	Lower body	Laine left Thursday's (Feb 28) game with a lower body injury and will not return.
Mark Letestu	Winnipeg Jets	Tue, Oct 15, 2019	Virus	Letestu has been shut down for six months with myocarditis, according to a report from Ken Wiebe of The Athletic.
Bryan Little	Winnipeg Jets	Wed, Nov 6, 2019	Upper Body	Little is making progress but is still not close to a return according to coach Paul Maurice.
Adam Lowry	Winnipeg Jets	Mon, Jan 20, 2020	Upper Body	The Jets placed Lowry on injured reserve.
Josh Morrissey	Winnipeg Jets	Sun, Feb 23, 2020	Upper Body	Morrissey did not play in Thursday's game (Feb. 27).
Sami Niku	Winnipeg Jets	Tue, Feb 25, 2020	Lower-Body	Niku is week-to-week, according to Mitchell Clinton of JetsTV.
Mathieu Perreault	Winnipeg Jets	Sat, Feb 1, 2020	Upper Body	According to coach Paul Maurice, Perreault will be out for at least two weeks.
Luca Sbisa	Winnipeg Jets	Tue, Feb 18, 2020	Upper Body	Sbisa is expected to miss at least a week with a upper body injury, according to Brian Munz of TSN. He's been placed on Injured Reserve.

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