NHL Injury Articles - Page 15

The New York Rangers got an unexpected, and encouraging, bit of news on Thursday when injured forward Kaapo Kakko took to the ice in practice for the first time since suffering a leg injury on November 27th against the Buffalo Sabres. Kakko, who was not expected at the team’s morning skate, was in a red […]

The Dallas Stars suffered a disappointing 4-3 defeat at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night, but the team received some better news on Wednesday. Jake Oettinger, who hasn’t played since getting injured against the Ottawa Senators on Dec. 16, has been upgraded from week-to-week to day-to-day. “Pete DeBoer said today that Jake […]

The New Jersey Devils aren’t really in the spot they were hoping to be in at this stage of the season, as their 40 points are good for just sixth place in the Metropolitan Division right now. Making matters even worse, they are set to be without one of their top players in Timo Meier […]

The New Jersey Devils might be in trouble for the remainder of the season, as rumors are swirling around star defenseman, Dougie Hamilton. After falling to a torn pectoral muscle injury, nobody is quite sure when he’ll return to action. Rumors suggest that Hamilton will be out for the remainder of the regular season, according […]

The Dallas Stars will be without goalie Jake Oettinger after sustaining a lower-body injury in last Friday’s matchup versus the Ottawa Senators at home. However, the injury appears not serious enough to keep him out for the rest of the season, according to Dallas head coach Pete DeBoer (h/t NHL.com). “Had all the relevant tests […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning were without defenseman Victor Hedman on Tuesday night and they sure could have used him in a 4-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. Hedman was a game-time decision but ultimately could not suit up for the inter-conference affair. The Lightning are listing him as day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Hedman left […]

The Carolina Hurricanes started the season without star forward Andrei Svechnikov, and they’re going to have to make due without the Russian for the foreseeable future. Canes head coach Rod Brind’Amour confirmed on Tuesday that Svechnikov would be out of action for “a while” after undergoing an MRI on Monday. “He’s going to be out […]

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Bryan Rust is expected to be sidelined for some time after he sustained a concerning upper-body injury early this December. Rust suffered the injury on December 6 while the Penguins were facing the Tampa Bay Lightning. He had to leave the game in the second period as a result of the health […]

The Seattle Kraken will not have netminder Philipp Grubauer for some time after the team placed him on injured reserve on Sunday, per ESPN. The Kraken made the decision amid the lower-body injury sustained by the former Stanley Cup champion in last Saturday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Without Grubauer, Seattle will […]

The Washington Capitals have gotten off to a decent start this season, posting a 12-8-3 record through their first 23 games. The problem is that the Caps have lost their last three games, and they haven’t played particularly great in any of those losses. Thankfully, it looks like they could be set to get veteran […]

The Ottawa Senators are currently in last place in the NHL Atlantic standings and it sounds like the franchise might be even worse moving forward. Star defenseman, Thomas Chabot, is going to miss a large chunk of time due to injury. It’s a less-than-ideal situation for the Senators. They’ll be without Chabot for at least […]

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving announced Wednesday that defenseman John Klingberg needs hip surgery and will be shut down for the rest of the season, per David Alter. “You’ve got clarity which is really important,” Treliving said. “We’ve gone through this whole time saying is he or isn’t he. You never like to […]

The Calgary Flames will be without their starting goaltender for the next couple of weeks after Jacob Markstrom fractured a finger. He is considered week-to-week, according to Elliotte Friedman. Markstrom started Calgary’s last game, stopping 21 shots in a 4-3 Flames loss. He’s played in 16 games this season, starring all of them, and has […]

The Buffalo Sabres are in need of a spark after losing their last three games. They seem to be getting just that this Tuesday night, with star forward Tage Thompson reportedly trending toward a return to action after missing the last nine Buffalo contests due to an upper-body injury, per Bill Hoppe of the Olean […]

Just over a month after the Montreal Canadiens were forced to reckon with the fact that Kirby Dach wouldn’t play another game this year, the team is bracing for another long injury absence. “Forward Alex Newhook will be out for approximately 10 to 12 weeks due to a high ankle sprain,” the team announced on […]

It’s been a roller coaster of a season for the Seattle Kraken, as the team has struggled with injuries. They’re hoping to right the ship soon, but that might be difficult at the moment. Especially now with Jaden Schwartz falling to an upper-body injury. As it turns out, Schwartz is going to miss six weeks, […]

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Mark Giordano is reportedly week-to-week with a broken finger, according to Chris Johnston of The Athletic. Mark Giordano blocked a shot from Aaron Ekblad in the first period of the Maple Leafs’ 2-1 shootout win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, and did not return to the game after that. As […]

New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox is expected to be activated from long-term injured reserve for Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings, according to Elliotte Friedman of SportsNet. The Rangers recalled Jonny Brodzinski and Adam Edstrom from the Hartford Wolf Pack as a result of Filip Chytil and Kaapo Kakko heading on l0ng-term injured […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will continue to be without defenceman John Klingberg for the foreseeable future. The team placed Klingberg on the long-term injured reserve on Thursday as he continues to battle a hip problem, as reported by Chris Johnston. The Swede hasn’t taken the ice in a game since November 11th. Klingberg was one […]

Chicago Blackhawks winger Taylor Hall will undergo surgery on his right knee and is expected to miss the remainder of the season, the team announced on Twitter. Taylor Hall was added to the Blackhawks this season to play alongside rookie Connor Bedard and help his transition to the league. Hall’s season comes to an end […]

New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes got off to a fantastic start to begin the 2023-24 season, scoring five goals and tallying 15 assists in just 10 games before exiting early against the St. Louis Blues with an upper-body injury on November 3rd. However, after missing the last five games, Hughes is expected to be […]

The Florida Panthers are thus far following up last season’s Stanley Cup Final appearance with a respectable 10-5-1 start to the 2023-24 campaign and a second-place standing in the Atlantic Division. Though, the return of two key defensemen might be the boost they need to really hit their stride. “Brandon Montour should make his season […]

The Buffalo Sabres faced the Boston Bruins in an action-packed Atlantic Division matchup. The Sabres fell to the top-of-the-division Bruins 5-2. Buffalo lost more than the team wanted though. Tage Thompson exited the game with an upper-body injury, and his status got a brutal update. Tage Thompson will miss time for Sabres after injury vs. […]

The Anaheim Ducks placed center Trevor Zegras on injured reserve on Monday with a lower-body injury, according to CapFriendly. Zegras missed the last two games and will be sidelined for at least another week with the ailment. The Ducks split the two games he missed and are 8-6 on the season. Zegras has struggled to […]

There appears to be a growing concern about the availability of Minnesota Wild star Kirill Kaprizov for this coming Saturday’s game against the Ottawa Senators in Sweden. Although he’s not listed with any injury designation, Kirill Kaprizov was not able to participate in the Wild’s final practice on Monday before departing for the NHL Global […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets just got hit with a painful update regarding Jack Roslovic’s status, as the forward is expected to miss anywhere from four to six weeks after suffering a lower-body injury in a 4-3 (shootout) road loss to the New York Rangers last Sunday, as reported by the league’s official website. Roslovic, who […]

The New York Rangers came away with a 4-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in a shootout on Sunday, but the concerning news is that Ryan Lindgren is dealing with an upper-body injury after a hit to the head from Sean Kuraly, according to Vince Mercogliano of USA Today. A major boarding penalty was […]

Pavel Francouz has proved that he is worthy of his fairly high contract valuation. He won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2022, which helps out any team’s goalie corps in their hopes of notching a title in the NHL. But, teams might be a little more hesitant in giving him a chance […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are off to a disappointing 4-6-3 start and have played most of their season without star winger Patrik Laine, who sustained a concussion on October 20th against the Calgary Flames. However, it appears he’s ready to return to the fold for a big matchup with the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins picked up a 2-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night, but they didn’t escape from the game totally unscathed it seems. Late in the second period, Tristan Jarry had his head inadvertently run into by Adam Henrique, and he was quickly pulled from the game before sitting out the entire […]

It’s been a long road to recovery for Washington Capitals forward Max Pacioretty, who has dealt with two Achilles tears since the summer of 2022 and hasn’t played an NHL game since Jan. 19. The Capitals signed the 34-year-old as a free agent from the Carolina Hurricanes in free agency, but he has yet to […]

New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette gave an injury update on defenseman Adam Fox that will give fans hope that his absence will not be for too long ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings. “I don’t think (multiple months) is what we’re talking about,” Peter Laviolette said, via Vince Mercogliano of […]

Don Waddell and the Carolina Hurricanes are not having the ideal start to their season. They sit third in the Metropolitan division but those hopes may slowly start to wither down as the season goes by. The biggest blow to their Stanley Cup chances started with the sidelining of a veteran goaltender. Frederik Andersen would […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been playing this season without star netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy, who had back surgery before the campaign began. However, it appears he’s not far off returning to the fold for the Bolts. Head coach Jon Cooper gave a very promising update on his rehab when speaking on Monday. Via Chris Johnston: […]

Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom has decided to take some time away from the game and organization while he deals with the effects of his hip surgery that he received last year. “Given my ongoing injury situation, I decided to take some time and step away from the game,” Nicklas Backstrom said in the Capitals’ […]

Connor McDavid — arguably the best player in the NHL — was at risk of missing one of the most important games of the season. The center has missed the Edmonton Oilers’ last two games because of an upper-body injury. McDavid suffered the injury in the third period of a 3-2 overtime loss to the […]

The Carolina Hurricanes haven’t had the start to the 2023-24 season that they were hoping for, as they have a 4-4-0 record through their first eight games of the campaign. Maybe the impending return of star winger Andrei Svechnikov will be able to help Carolina get going, and it looks like they aren’t going to […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have three wins in their first seven games and now are likely to be without defenseman Brett Pesce for the foreseeable future after the veteran sustained a lower-body injury. After missing the last two games, Pesce received his diagnosis, one that is apparently not good according to Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour. “Bad […]

Gabriel Landeskog’s return to the NHL ice remains cloudy, but the Colorado Avalanche captain is doing his best to make sure his hockey career is not over. After missing the entire 2022-23 season, Landeskog opted to have knee cartilage transplant surgery, the likes of which no NHL player has ever come back from. Expected to […]