NHL Injuries
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Poehling | C | Dec 6 | Injured Reserve | Nov 11: Poehling (lower body) was placed on long-term injured reserve by the Ducks on Wednesday. |
| Ian Moore | D | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | Nov 11: Moore (lower body) might be an option to play by the end of the week, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports Wednesday. |
| A.J. Greer | LW | Nov 15 | Injured Reserve | Nov 2: Greer (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday. |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hagens | C | Nov 21 | Injured Reserve | Nov 7: Head coach Marco Sturm announced Saturday that Hagens (back) is expected to miss multiple weeks, per Jack Studley of Boston Hockey Now. |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konsta Helenius | C | Nov 19 | Injured Reserve | |
| Justin Danforth | RW | Nov 22 | Injured Reserve | Oct 29: Danforth (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Thursday, per the NHL media site. |
| Matt Grzelcyk | D | Nov 14 | 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. |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Huberdeau | LW | Nov 19 | Injured Reserve | Nov 13: Huberdeau (hip) won't travel with the Flames during their upcoming three-game road trip, Pat Steinberg of QR Calgary 770 AM reports Friday. |
| Kevin Bahl | D | Sep 15 | Injured Reserve | Nov 8: Bahl will undergo surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon and won't play again in the 2026-27 season, the Flames announced Sunday. |
| Connor Zary | C | Nov 28 | Out |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Staal | C | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | Nov 13: Staal (calf) will be a game-time decision versus the Kraken on Saturday after head coach Rod Brind'Amour told reporters, "So, we'll find out probably tomorrow after you know gets through the morning, and hopefully he does play," per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com. |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | D | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | Nov 3: Byram (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday. |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cale Makar | D | Nov 14 | Day-To-Day | |
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | Nov 14 | Day-To-Day | |
| Josh Manson | D | Dec 27 | Injured Reserve | |
| Zachary L'Heureux | LW | Nov 27 | Injured Reserve | Oct 23: ir-lt |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lian Bichsel | D | Nov 27 | Out | Nov 13: Head coach Glen Gulutzan said Friday that Bichsel (lower body) will be out for "a couple weeks," Stars TV host Brien Rea reports. |
| Miro Heiskanen | D | Nov 17 | Out | Nov 13: Heiskanen (upper body) has been ruled out against the Sabres on Saturday, Stars TV host Brien Rea reports. |
| Kyle Capobianco | D | Nov 27 | Injured Reserve | |
| Oskar Back | C | Nov 17 | 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. |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Johansson | D | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | Nov 6: Johansson (undisclosed) will be with the Red Wings for their upcoming four-game road trip, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports Friday. |
| Dylan Larkin | C | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | Oct 31: ir-nr |
| 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. |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Howard | LW | Nov 17 | Injured Reserve | |
| 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 | Jan 9 | 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. |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Marchand | LW | Nov 21 | Injured Reserve | Nov 6: Head coach Paul Maurice said Friday that Marchand (knee) will travel with the Panthers during their upcoming three-game road trip, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports. |
| Aleksander Barkov | C | Nov 27 | Injured Reserve | Nov 6: Head coach Paul Maurice said Friday that Barkov (knee) will travel with the Panthers during their upcoming three-game road trip, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports. |
| Jonah Gadjovich | LW | Nov 28 | Injured Reserve | Sep 17: Gadjovich (upper body) is out indefinitely, the team announced Thursday. |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Gustafsson | D | Nov 14 | Day-To-Day | |
| Jakub Dvorak | D | Nov 28 | Injured Reserve | Sep 24: ir-nr |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Eriksson Ek | C | Nov 14 | Day-To-Day | |
| Brock Faber | D | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | Nov 11: Faber (skull) has told the Wild that he's ready to play and expects to return for Saturday's game against the Bruins, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports Wednesday. |
| Filip Gustavsson | G | Nov 19 | Injured Reserve | Nov 5: Gustavsson (hip) will travel with the Wild during the team's upcoming three-game road trip, per Joe Smith of The Athletic. |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Kreider | LW | Nov 14 | Day-To-Day | |
| Ivan Demidov | RW | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | Nov 4: Demidov (foot) skated Tuesday and could resume training with the team next week, Patrick Friolet of RDS reports. |
| Sam Montembeault | G | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | Oct 31: Montembeault (lower body) is considered day-to-day, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports on Saturday. |
| Bryce Pickford | D | Nov 30 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
| Lucas Condotta | LW | Nov 30 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Marchessault | RW | Nov 15 | Out |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnathan Kovacevic | D | Nov 18 | Injured Reserve | Nov 13: The Devils placed Kovacevic (ankle) on injured reserve Friday, retroactive to Nov. 10. |
| Brett Pesce | D | Nov 14 | Day-To-Day | |
| Anthony Mantha | RW | Dec 5 | Injured Reserve | Nov 11: Mantha (throat) was placed on long-term injured reserve by the Devils on Wednesday, retroactive to Nov. 7. |
| 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. |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | Nov 14 | Day-To-Day | |
| Mathew Barzal | C | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | Nov 9: Barzal (knee) won't be in the lineup against the Sharks on Monday but has been upgraded to day-to-day, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. |
| Calum Ritchie | C | Dec 1 | Injured Reserve | |
| Alexander Romanov | D | Apr 8 | Injured Reserve |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberts Smits | D | Nov 22 | Injured Reserve | |
| Sean Durzi | D | Nov 22 | Injured Reserve | Nov 5: Durzi (undisclosed) was put on injured reserve Thursday, per Mollie Walker of the New York Post. |
| 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. |
| Aidan Thompson | C | Nov 30 | Injured Reserve | Sep 29: ir-nr |
| Adam Sykora | LW | Jan 25 | Injured Reserve |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Cousins | C | Nov 19 | Out | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Acciari | C | Nov 14 | Day-To-Day | |
| Nikita Grebenkin | RW | Feb 13 | Injured Reserve | Oct 10: Grebenkin (back) underwent successful surgery and is expected to miss at least four months. |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Soderblom | LW | Nov 19 | 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 14 | Injured Reserve | |
| Ryan Graves | D | Nov 28 | Injured Reserve | Sep 27: Graves (lower body) is out indefinitely and was placed on injured reserve Sunday. |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Wennberg | C | Nov 14 | Day-To-Day | |
| Igor Chernyshov | LW | Nov 14 | 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. |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Melanson | RW | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | Nov 13: Melanson (chest) will be a game-time call for Saturday's clash with the Hurricanes, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports. |
| Ryan Lindgren | D | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | Nov 13: Lindgren (upper body) will be a game-time decision ahead of Saturday's matchup with Carolina, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports. |
| Nikke Kokko | G | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | Nov 7: ir-nr |
| Curtis Douglas | C | Nov 14 | Injured Reserve | |
| Jared McCann | LW | Jan 2 | Injured Reserve | Oct 25: McCann (lower body) will be out for approximately 10 weeks, the team announced Sunday. |
| Jake O'Brien | C | Nov 28 | Injured Reserve | Sep 30: O'Brien (lower body) was placed on non-roster injured reserve Wednesday. |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 17 | Injured Reserve | Sep 30: Tucker had arthroscopic knee surgery and will be re-assessed in six weeks, the team announced Wednesday. |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Cernak | D | Nov 14 | Day-To-Day | |
| Anthony Cirelli | C | Nov 14 | Day-To-Day | |
| Brayden Point | C | Dec 2 | Injured Reserve |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Rielly | D | Nov 14 | Day-To-Day | |
| Colton Sissons | C | Nov 19 | Injured Reserve | |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | Nov 23 | Injured Reserve | |
| Miles Wood | LW | Nov 30 | 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 23 | 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 23 | 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 |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Schmaltz | C | Nov 14 | Day-To-Day | |
| Logan Cooley | C | Nov 14 | Day-To-Day | |
| Nate Schmidt | D | Nov 21 | Injured Reserve | Nov 12: The Mammoth announced Thursday that Schmidt (upper body) is considered week-to-week, Cole Bagley of KSL Sports reports. |
| Dylan Guenther | RW | Dec 5 | Injured Reserve | |
| John Marino | D | Dec 3 | Injured Reserve | |
| Maveric Lamoureux | D | Feb 12 | Injured Reserve |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Chytil | C | Nov 13 | Injured Reserve | Nov 13: Chytil (shoulder) looks set to return to the lineup against the Rangers on Friday, Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com reports. |
| Mackenzie MacEachern | LW | Nov 29 | 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. |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Hanifin | D | Nov 24 | Out |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Sandin | D | Nov 25 | Injured Reserve | Nov 9: Sandin (knee) will be with the Capitals for their two-game road trip, Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network reports Monday. |
| Vincent Desharnais | D | Dec 5 | Injured Reserve |
| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isak Rosen | RW | Nov 17 | Out | Nov 13: Rosen (undisclosed) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Blackhawks, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports. |
| Dylan DeMelo | D | Nov 21 | Injured Reserve | Nov 13: DeMelo (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Friday. |
| Elias Salomonsson | D | Nov 17 | Injured Reserve | Nov 7: ir-nr |
| 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. |