NHL Injury Articles - Page 18

The Toronto Maple Leafs are taking on an Original Six divisional rival for the second consecutive night, facing the Montreal Canadiens at Scotiabank Arena after defeating the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night. However, they’ve lost a key piece of veteran depth from their lineup. Former Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty, who is in his first […]

The Vancouver Canucks lost forward Brock Boeser during Thursday night’s game against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena when he was leveled by a hit to his head from Kings forward Tanner Jeannot. While skating through the neutral zone, Jeannot caught Boeser on the side of his head with his right shoulder, sending him […]

It was a frightening moment at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night, as Los Angeles Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson suffered a scary-looking injury when he was accidentally struck in the side of his head off a shot from Vancouver Canucks defenseman Filip Hronek. With just under four minutes remaining in the second period and with his […]

The Vancouver Canucks took on a heated interdivisional matchup against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. The game was tied with a few minutes left in the first period. However, just before that point, winger Brock Boeser went down after a rough hit from a Kings defender. Boeser skated down the rink and made […]

One of the hottest teams to begin the 2024-25 NHL season, the Calgary Flames have since cooled off considerably. And one of the factors behind their hot start was newcomer Anthony Mantha, who signed a one-year “prove it” style contract with the club. But there’s been a discouraging health update on the first-year Flames forward. […]

The San Jose Sharks raised eyebrows when they announced that defenseman Jake Walman would be a healthy scratch for their recent matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets. And now, more context has been provided courtesy of Sharks beat writer Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now. According to Peng, Walman was scratched on November 5 […]

The Colorado Avalanche (6-7-0) are gearing up to face the NHL’s top team on Thursday night, and they’ll need all hands on deck to have a realistic chance of defeating the 12-1 Winnipeg Jets. However, the big question for the Avs is whether or not top defenseman Cale Makar will be able to play. He […]

The Colorado Avalanche have been without team captain Gabriel Landeskog since he helped lead them to the Stanley Cup in the spring of 2022. He’s undergone several surgeries and was hopeful to make a return to action at some point, but it looks like those plans have once again been put on hold. According to […]

The entire hockey world stood still on Tuesday night when St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway took a puck to the neck and had to be taken off the bench on a stretcher after going into distress. But thankfully, Holloway is just fine. The 23-year-old was at Blues practice on Wednesday and appeared to be […]

The Edmonton Oilers will get their superstar back for Wednesday’s matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights. After missing the last three games, Connor McDavid is set to return from a lower-body injury, per Elliotte Friedman. The three-time Hart Trophy winner took a hard fall just 37 seconds into a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets […]

The Colorado Avalanche have had a rocky start to the 2024-25 season. So far this season, Jared Bednar and the Avalanche have been plagued by injury, suspension and poor goaltending. They did pick up an impressive 6-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak and get back to […]

It was a frightening scene on Tuesday night at Enterprise Center as the St. Louis Blues were taking on the Tampa Bay Lightning thanks to the concerning injury to Blues forward Dylan Holloway. He blocked a shot of Tampa Bay’s Nicholas Paul late in the first period and didn’t appear to be any worse for […]

There’s typically bound to be some fireworks any time that the historic Original Six rivals Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins get together, but one particular play in the first period of Tuesday’s game at Scotiabank Arena left Bruins fans feeling slighted. Veteran Maple Leafs forward Max Pacioretty delivered a hit to Bruins defenseman Andrew […]

The Vancouver Canucks have been without the services of starting goaltender Thatcher Demko for the entire early portion of the 2024-25 NHL season; he suffered a knee injury in March and missed several games but returned in time for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, after Game 1 against the Nashville Predators, he didn’t play again; […]

The Edmonton Oilers are already playing without the most important member of their team, as team captain and superstar forward Connor McDavid has been absent for the last several games after suffering a lower-body injury against the Columbus Blue Jackets late last month. But the good news is that not only has McDavid resumed skating, […]

San Jose Sharks fans have been waiting impatiently to see Macklin Celebrini in action again, and it’s finally about to happen. Celebrini has been out with a hip injury since the team’s opener. Celebrini is about to return to the ice, and he’s more than ready to suit up for his club. “It [stunk] playing […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be missing a key player for a huge Atlantic Division showdown with the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Auston Matthews won’t suit up here due to an upper-body injury and is listed day-to-day, the team announced. Not a great update for the Maple Leafs. Matthews played two nights ago in […]

The St. Louis Blues currently sit at the .500 mark, having won six games in regulation and lost six games in regulation through their first 12 contests of the 2024-25 NHL season, good for fifth overall place in the Central Division. Unfortunately, they’ve been dealt a frustrating health setback. First-year Blues defenseman Philip Broberg, who […]

The Vancouver Canucks have been without forward Dakota Joshua for the first several games of the 2024-25 NHL season, as he underwent surgery during the offseason to remove a cancerous tumor from one of his testicles. The good news is that not only did Joshua discover the problem in time, but he also anticipated eventually […]

The New York Islanders have been dealing with non-stop injuries to begin the season and it got worse on their road trip. Mat Barzal suffered an upper-body injury and returned to Long Island to get further evaluation. On Saturday, the team announced they’ve placed him on the LTIR and said he’ll miss 4-6 weeks. Adam […]

The New York Islanders play the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night but will do so without their star forward. Mathew Barzal has an upper-body injury that will keep him out of the game. According to the team’s official social media account, he has returned to Long Island to undergo testing from team doctors. “Isles Injury […]

While the New Jersey Devils dismantled the Vancouver Canucks by a 6-0 score in Wednesday’s game, they were playing without forward Curtis Lazar – and they’ll have to get used to life without him for the foreseeable future. The Devils announced on Thursday afternoon on their official X account that he had undergone successful surgery […]

The San Jose Sharks were the NHL’s worst club in the 2023-24 season, and they were rewarded by winning the Draft Lottery with the opportunity to select Boston College phenom forward Macklin Celebrini with the first overall selection. And while they made their pick of Celebrini, he was injured in San Jose’s first game of […]

The Montreal Canadiens were embarrassed by the visiting Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night at Bell Centre in Montreal, dropping an 8-2 decision to the visiting Seattle Kraken who built up a 4-0 lead by the time the first period was barely halfway through. The Kraken got goals from Mike Matheson, Ryker Evans, Jaden Schwartz, and […]

The Colorado Avalanche faced another significant injury setback on Wednesday, adding to their growing list of absences, which already includes Artturi Lehkonen and Miles Wood, both on Injured Reserve. The Avalanche announced that Ross Colton will be sidelined for six to eight weeks after suffering a broken foot; he’ll be placed on Injured Reserve. The […]

Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid will be out for two to three weeks after sustaining a lower-body injury in a 6-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman confirmed. “Good news as, thankfully, the worst-case scenario is averted with Connor McDavid,” the hockey insider reported on Wednesday. “Looking like at […]

The Edmonton Oilers are dealing with a worst-case scenario – an injury to superstar captain Connor McDavid; the injury occurred during Monday night’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. McDavid fell awkwardly while chasing a loose puck into the offensive zone, with his left leg absorbing most of the impact against the […]

The Washington Capitals are in action against the New York Rangers at Capital One Arena, rekindling a rivalry that has seen multiple playoff matchups over the years – including last season’s opening-round sweep by the Rangers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. But during Tuesday night’s game, Washington suffered an unfortunate injury setback regarding a key […]

Edmonton Oilers fans held their breath Monday as superstar captain Connor McDavid was injured just 37 seconds into his first shift against the Columbus Blue Jackets. After slowly making his way back toward the bench, McDavid went down the tunnel to the dressing room and was soon ruled out for the remainder of the game. […]

The Florida Panthers have started their Stanley Cup defense with six wins in their first ten games. Most of it has been without captain Aleksander Barkov, who missed eight games. Paul Maurice told reporters that Barkov would return on Monday, in time for their games in his home country of Finland. Barkov got hurt diving […]

The Ottawa Senators will be without a key player for the time being. Forward Shane Pinto is considered week-to-week with an undisclosed injury, per Elliotte Friedman. Pinto hasn’t played since Tuesday’s dominant 4-0 victory over the Utah Hockey Club. He missed Friday night’s loss to the Vegas Golden Knights and hasn’t skated since the win […]

The New Jersey Devils are off to a solid start in the 2024-25 NHL season. They are 5-3-1 through nine games and have done it all without two of their top four defensemen. Luke Hughes and Brett Pesce missed the first nine games with injuries and now, the Devils have activated both. #NEWS: We have […]

The New York Islanders were dealt a blow last weekend when Anthony Duclair suffered a scary injury against the Montreal Canadiens and they’ve now received some clarity on his situation. Duclair is set to miss the next 4-6 weeks with a lower-body injury, the team announced on Thursday. The Canadian inked a four-year deal with […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have won four of their first seven games without their starting goalie. Now, Joseph Woll is returning from his lower-body injury for the Maple Leafs’ matchup with the St. Louis Blues. Darren Dreger of TSN reported that there is a “decent chance” he will make his debut on Thursday. “There’s a […]

The Vancouver Canucks have played the young 2024-25 NHL season without the services of newly re-signed forward Dakota Joshua, who missed all of Training Camp and the exhibition schedule after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his testicle. But the good news is that his rehabilitation has gone well, and according to the […]

The rebuilding San Jose Sharks have been in the National Hockey League’s basement for the last handful of seasons, but they won the 2024 Draft Lottery and used the pick to select Boston College phenom Macklin Celebrini. While that’s the good news, the bad news is that the Sharks are still looking for their first […]

The New York Islanders are off to a 2-1-2 start to the 2024-25 season Their second win came against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday in a nine-round shootout. The elation did not last long, as they quickly got tough news on one of their key forwards. Anthony Duclair left the game with a groin injury […]

The Colorado Avalanche have announced the latest with forward Jonathan Drouin, who broke out last season with his best statistical output since the 2018-19 campaign. Unfortunately, the news isn’t good. Drouin, who suffered an injury during Colorado’s opening night loss on October 9 against the Vegas Golden Knights, has been placed on Injured Reserve. The […]

The New York Islanders are in action on home ice at UBS Arena against the visiting Montreal Canadiens, but they’ve suffered a significant loss from their lineup. Forward Anthony Duclair, who is playing in his first season with the Islanders after signing as a free agent during the offseason, departed the game after he fell […]