NHL Injuries
| Name | Pos | Status | Injury | Update | Updated |
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| Trevor Zegras | F | Out | Zegras had successful knee surgery on Thursday (Dec. 12) to repair a torn meniscus and is expected to miss six weeks. | Zegras is out with knee | Dec 13 |
 Boston Bruins | |||||
| Hampus Lindholm | D | Out | is expected to miss weeks, according to head coach Jim Montgomery, Jim McBride of The Boston Globe reports. | Lindholm is out with lower body | Nov 14 |
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| Rasmus Dahlin | D | Day to day | The Buffalo Sabres listed Dahlin as OUT for Saturday's (Dec. 21) game against Boston. | Dahlin is day-to-day with back | Dec 22 |
| Jordan Greenway | F | Out | The Sabres said on Thursday (Dec. 19) that Greenway will be out long-term after getting surgery on a middle-body injury, according to head coach Lindy Ruff. | Greenway is out with unknown | Dec 19 |
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| Justin Kirkland | F | Out for season | Kirkland underwent successful ACL surgery today and he will be out for the remainder of the season. | Kirkland is out for season with lower body | Dec 4 |
| Anthony Mantha | F | Out for season | Mantha will require surgery on his ACL and will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season. | Mantha is out for season with lower body | Nov 12 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | F | Day to day | The Flames listed Kuzmenko as Out for Saturday's (Dec. 14) game against the Panthers. | Kuzmenko is day-to-day with lower body | Dec 14 |
 Carolina Hurricanes | |||||
| Frederik Andersen | G | Out | Andersen will undergo a procedure to his knee which will knock him out of action about 8 weeks or so, per TSN and RDS Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun. | Andersen is out with knee | Nov 21 |
| Jesper Fast | F | Out | Jesper Fast has undergone neck surgery, and is not expected to play in the upcoming season. per Carolina Hurricanes. | Fast is out with neck | Aug 30 |
| Jack Drury | F | Out | Head coach Rod Brind'Amour said Thursday (Dec.12) Drury will undergo hand surgery and doesn't have a timetable to return, according to Ryan Henkel of The Hockey News. | Drury is out with hand | Dec 12 |
 Chicago Blackhawks | |||||
| Alec Martinez | D | Out | The Chicago Blackhawks placed D Alec Martinez on injured reserve on Friday (Dec. 13). | Martinez is out with neck | Dec 13 |
| Laurent Brossoit | G | Out | Brossoit underwent meniscus repair surgery yesterday, out 5-7 weeks, which puts him back late end of training camp or beginning of regular season, per Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff. | Brossoit is out with knee | Aug 29 |
| Craig Smith | F | Out | The Blackhawks placed F Craig Smith on injured reserve on Friday (Dec. 20). | Smith is out with back | Dec 20 |
 Colorado Avalanche | |||||
| Josh Manson | D | Day to day | Manson might suit up during Colorado's three-game road trip but won't be in action in Monday's (Dec. 16) against Vancouver, per Avalanche play-by-play announcer Conor McGahey. | Manson is day-to-day with upper body | Dec 17 |
| Oliver Kylington | D | Out | Head coach Jared Bednar said Monday that Kylington is considered week-to-week, Bailey Curtis of The Hockey News reports. | Kylington is out with upper body | Dec 3 |
| Jonathan Drouin | F | Out | Drouin is out on Wednesday's (Nov. 27) game against Vegas and is considered week to week. | Drouin is out with upper body | Nov 27 |
| Miles Wood | F | Out | The Colorado Avalanche placed F Miles Wood on injured reserve. | Wood is out with upper body | Nov 28 |
| Tucker Poolman | D | Out for season | The Colorado Avalanche placed D Tucker Poolman on long-term injured reserve. He didn't play in 2023-24 due to migraines and won't be available for the 2024-25 campaign either. | Poolman is out for season with head | Dec 5 |
 Columbus Blue Jackets | |||||
| Erik Gudbranson | D | Out | Gudbranson underwent successful shoulder surgery yesterday and is without a timetable to return. | Gudbranson is out with shoulder | Oct 22 |
| Boone Jenner | F | Out | Jenner underwent shoulder surgery Wednesday and could return before the end of the season, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports. | Jenner is out with shoulder | Oct 10 |
| Yegor Chinakhov | F | Out | Chinakhov did not accompany Columbus on the team's five-game road trip and won't play on Sunday (Dec. 8) versus Chicago, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site. | Chinakhov is out with upper body | Dec 5 |
| Justin Danforth | F | Out | The Columbus Blue Jackets placed F Justin Danforth on the Injured Reserve. | Danforth is out with lower body | Dec 23 |
| Jordan Dumais | F | Out | The Columbus Blue jackets placed F Jordan Dumais on the Injured Reserve. | Dumais is out with lower body | Oct 8 |
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| Tyler Seguin | F | Out | Seguin will be out of action for 4-6 months when he undergoes surgery on Thursday (Dec. 5) for a left-side femoral acetabular impingement and hip labrum, per Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Mornin... | Seguin is out with hip | Dec 12 |
| Matt Dumba | D | Out | The Dallas Stars placed D Matt Dumba on injured reserve on Wednesday (Dec. 18). | Dumba is out with upper body | Dec 18 |
 Detroit Red Wings | |||||
| Ben Chiarot | D | Out | The Red Wings have listed Chiarot as Out for Monday's (Dec.23) game against the St. Louis. | Chiarot is out with upper body | Dec 23 |
| Simon Edvinsson | D | Out | Edvinsson did not play in Friday's (Dec. 20) game against the Canadiens and is not expected to return this weekend, per Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde. | Edvinsson is out with upper body | Dec 21 |
 Edmonton Oilers | |||||
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | Day to day | Nugent-Hopkins is listed as OUT for Sunday's (Dec. 22) game agaiinst Ottawa. | Nugent-Hopkins is day-to-day with illness | Dec 23 |
| Evander Kane | F | Out | Kane’s recovery from abdominal surgery is expected to take a minimum of five months. They suggest it could be six months — or longer, per Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic. | Kane is out with abdomen | Sep 24 |
| Alec Regula | D | Out | Regula was never taken off season-opening injured reserve despite being waived by Boston and claimed by Edmonton on Wednesday, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports Saturday. | Regula is out with knee | Dec 15 |
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| Jesper Boqvist | F | Day to day | The Panthers listed Boqvist as OUT for Friday's (Dec. 20) tilt against St. Louis with an upper-body injury, per Colby Guy of The Palm Beach Post. | Boqvist is day-to-day with upper body | Dec 20 |
| Jonah Gadjovich | F | Day to day | Gadjovich is listed as OUT for Sunday's (Dec. 22) game against Tampa Bay. | Gadjovich is day-to-day with upper body | Dec 23 |
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| Trevor Lewis | F | Out | Lewis is expected to miss the next 4-6 weeks. | Lewis is out with lower body | Dec 4 |
| Trevor Moore | F | Day to day | The Kings announced that Moore is not expected to play in Saturday's (Dec. 14) game versus the Rangers. | Moore is day-to-day with upper body | Dec 14 |
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| Jake Middleton | D | Out | The Minnesota Wild placed D Jake Middleton on injured reserve on Friday (Dec. 13). | Middleton is out with upper body | Dec 13 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | F | Out | The Minnesota Wild said on Wednesday (Dec. 4) that Eriksson Ek is considered week-to-week. | Eriksson Ek is out with lower body | Dec 6 |
| Jakub Lauko | F | Out | Lauko (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday. | Lauko is out with lower body | Dec 15 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | F | Day to day | Kaprizov is out for Saturday's (Nov. 23) game against Calgary. | Kaprizov is day-to-day with lower body | Nov 24 |
 Montreal Canadiens | |||||
| David Reinbacher | D | Out | Reinbacher underwent surgery to his left knee this morning and is out 5-to-6 months. | Reinbacher is out with knee | Oct 1 |
 Nashville Predators | |||||
| Austin Roest | F | Out | The Nashville Predators sent F Austin Roest to the injured reserve. | Roest is out with undisclosed | Oct 10 |
 New Jersey Devils | |||||
| Curtis Lazar | F | Out | The Devils listed Lazar as Out for Thursday's (Dec. 19) game against the Columbus and will likely be shut down until after the Christmas break, according to head coach Sheldon Keefe. | Lazar is out with knee | Dec 19 |
| Santeri Hatakka | D | Out | Hatakka underwent successful shoulder surgery and is without a timetable to return. | Hatakka is out with shoulder | Oct 11 |
 New York Islanders | |||||
| Semyon Varlamov | G | Out | Varlamov (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site. | Varlamov is out with lower body | Dec 15 |
| Mike Reilly | D | Out | Reilly will have a procedure on his heart tomorrow. He will be out indefinitely. | Reilly is out with heart | Nov 26 |
 New York Rangers | |||||
| K'Andre Miller | D | Day to day | Miller did not travel with the Rangers and will miss Friday's (Dec. 20) tilt in Dallas, according to Mollie Walker of the New York Post. | Miller is day-to-day with upper body | Dec 19 |
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| David Perron | F | Out | The Senators said on Tuesday (Dec. 3) that Perron is not expected to be back in the short term, per TSN 1200 Ottawa. | Perron is out with upper body | Dec 6 |
| Michael Amadio | F | Day to day | Amadio is listed as OUT for Sunday's (dec. 22) game against Edmonton. | Amadio is day-to-day with head | Dec 23 |
| Anton Forsberg | G | Out | Forsberg's undisclosed injury that he sustained Saturday is bad enough that the Senators will need to recall a goaltender from AHL Belleville, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports. | Forsberg is out with undisclosed | Dec 15 |
| Artem Zub | D | Out | The Ottawa Senators placed D Artem Zub on long-term injured reserve. | Zub is out with foot | Nov 26 |
 Philadelphia Flyers | |||||
| Nicolas Deslauriers | F | Out | The Philadelphia Flyers placed F Nicolas Deslauriers on injured reserve. | Deslauriers is out with upper body | Dec 8 |
| Ryan Ellis | D | Out | The Philadelphia Flyers placed D Ryan Ellis on injured reserve. | Ellis is out with back | Oct 8 |
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| Marcus Pettersson | D | Out | Pettersson (lower body) was labeled week-to-week by head coach Mike Sullivan on Monday, Wes Crosby of NHL.com reports. | Pettersson is out with lower body | Dec 17 |
| Owen Pickering | D | Out | The Pittsburgh Penguins placed D Owen Pickering on injured reserve on Monday (Dec. 23). | Pickering is out with unknown | Dec 23 |
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| Logan Couture | F | Out | Couture will not be available for the start of training camp, per rotowire.com. | Couture is out with groin | Sep 19 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | D | Out | Vlasic is ramping up his condition, according to Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky. There is no clear timetable yet for his return. | Vlasic is out with back | Dec 11 |
| Vitek Vanecek | G | Out | The Sharks said on Wednesday (Dec. 18) that Vanecek is week-to-week with an upper-body injury. | Vanecek is out with head | Dec 18 |
| Klim Kostin | F | Out | The Sharks placed F Klim Kostin on injured reserve on Saturday (Dec. 14). | Kostin is out with upper body | Dec 19 |
| Jake Walman | D | Day to day | Walman is listed as OUT for Monday's (dec. 23) game against Vancouver. | Walman is day-to-day with lower body | Dec 24 |
| Igor Chernyshov | F | Out | The San Jose Sharks placed F Igor Chernyshov on Injured Reserved. | Chernyshov is out with shoulder | Oct 8 |
 Seattle Kraken | |||||
| Jordan Eberle | F | Out | The Kraken announced that Eberle underwent surgery on his pelvis and will miss at least three months. | Eberle is out with pelvis | Nov 23 |
| Brandon Tanev | F | Day to day | Tanev did not play in Sunday's (Dec. 22) game against Colorado. | Tanev is day-to-day with undisclosed | Dec 24 |
 St. Louis Blues | |||||
| Radek Faksa | F | Day to day | Faksa is listed as OUT for Monday's (Dec. 23) game against Detroit. | Faksa is day-to-day with lower body | Dec 24 |
| Torey Krug | D | Out for season | Krug will undergo surgery on his left ankle and will miss the entire 2024-25 season. | Krug is out for season with ankle | Sep 3 |
| Nick Leddy | D | Out | The St. Louis Blues placed D Nick Leddy on injured reserve | Leddy is out with lower body | Oct 22 |
 Tampa Bay Lightning | |||||
| Janis Moser | D | Day to day | Moser (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports. | Moser is day-to-day with undisclosed | Dec 15 |
| Conor Geekie | F | Day to day | Geekie is listed as OUT for Monday's (Dec. 23) game against Florida. | Geekie is day-to-day with undisclosed | Dec 24 |
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| Chris Tanev | D | Day to day | Tanev is listed as OUT for Monday's (Dec. 23) game against Winnipeg. | Tanev is day-to-day with lower body | Dec 24 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | F | Out | Jarnkrok had surgery to repair a sports hernia and is now considered month-to-month. | Jarnkrok is out with groin | Nov 20 |
| Auston Matthews | F | Day to day | The Maple Leafs listed Matthews as Out for Saturday's (Dec. 21) game versus the Islanders and is questionable to return for Monday's (Dec. 23) game versus the Jets. | Matthews is day-to-day with upper body | Dec 21 |
| Anthony Stolarz | G | Out | The Maple Leafs said on Saturday (Dec. 14) that Stolarz is day-to-day and will miss both games this weekend. | Stolarz is out with lower body | Dec 15 |
| Jani Hakanpaa | D | Out | The Toronto Maple Leafs placed Hakanpaa on injured reserve. | Hakanpaa is out with lower body | Dec 2 |
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| Robert Bortuzzo | D | Out | Bortuzzo's lower-body injury is reportedly not good according to Utah head coach Andre Tourigny, per Cole Bagley of KSL Sports. | Bortuzzo is out with lower body | Dec 12 |
| Connor Ingram | G | Out | The Utah Hockey Club placed G Connor Ingram on injured reserve. | Ingram is out with upper body | Nov 21 |
| Sean Durzi | D | Out | The Utah Hockey Club announced D Sean Durz has undergone successful shoulder surgery and is expected to return in 4-6 months. | Durzi is out with shoulder | Nov 26 |
| John Marino | D | Out | Marino underwent successful surgery and is expected to return in 3-4 months. | Marino is out with back | Oct 23 |
| Maveric Lamoureux | D | Out | Lamoureux will miss 4-6 weeks due to an upper-body injury, Utah HC reported Friday. | Lamoureux is out with upper body | Nov 30 |
 Vancouver Canucks | |||||
| Filip Hronek | D | Out | Hronek will miss some time with an upper-body injury according to reporter Irfaan Gaffar. | Hronek is out with upper body | Nov 28 |
 Vegas Golden Knights | |||||
| Ben Hutton | D | Out | Hutton is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury and has been placed on LTIR. | Hutton is out with upper body | Nov 19 |
| Ivan Barbashev | F | Day to day | The Golden Knights listed Barbashev as day-to-day with an upper-body injury. | Barbashev is day-to-day with upper body | Dec 18 |
| Nicolas Roy | F | Day to day | Roy will not be in the lineup Thursday (Dec. 19) against Vancouver, as he is battling an upper-body injury, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. | Roy is day-to-day with upper body | Dec 21 |
| Lukas Cormier | D | Out | The Vegas Golden Knights placed D Lukas Cormier on injured reserve non-roster list. | Cormier is out with undisclosed | Oct 15 |
| Jakub Demek | F | Out | The Vegas Golden Knights placed F Jakub Demek on injured reserve non-roster list. | Demek is out with undisclosed | Oct 15 |
| Jordan Gustafson | F | Out | The Vegas Golden Knights placed F Jordan Gustafson on injured reserve non-roster list. | Gustafson is out with undisclosed | Oct 15 |
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| T.J. Oshie | F | Out for season | Oshie will be put on long-term injured reserve due to a chronic back injury that's expected to cost him the entire 2024-25 campaign, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com. | Oshie is out for season with back | Sep 19 |
| Alex Ovechkin | F | Out | Ovechkin is week-to-week with a lower-leg injury that he suffered on Monday's (Nov. 18) Game . He will undergo further evaluation on Wednesday. | Ovechkin is out with leg | Nov 19 |
| Lars Eller | F | Out | The Washington Capitals placed F Lars Eller on injured reserve and is OUT for Friday's (Dec. 20) game versus the Capitals. | Eller is out with illness | Dec 20 |
| Sonny Milano | F | Out | The Washington Capitals placed Sonny Milano on injured reserve. | Milano is out with upper body | Nov 9 |
 Winnipeg Jets | |||||
| Logan Stanley | D | Out | The Jets announced on Friday (Dec. 20) that Stanley is expected to be out until after the holiday break. | Stanley is out with lower body | Dec 20 |
| Haydn Fleury | D | Day to day | Haydn Fleury left Monday's (Dec. 23) game early agianst Toronto with a knee injury. | Fleury is day-to-day with knee | Dec 24 |
| Dylan Samberg | D | Out | The Winnipeg Jets placed D Dylan Samberg on the Injured Reserve. | Samberg is out with foot | Nov 25 |
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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