NHL Injuries

Anaheim Ducks

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Beckett Sennecke	RW	2 Oct	Out	13 Sep: Sennecke (foot) is no longer using a walking boot and may be able to return in 2-4 weeks, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.
Tomas Suchanek	G	5 Mar	Out	6 Sep: Suchanek has undergone surgery for a ruptured ACL and is expected to need 6-8 months to recover, the team announced Thursday.
Mason McTavish	C	24 Sep	Day-To-Day
Pavel Mintyukov	D	24 Sep	Day-To-Day
Carson Meyer	RW	24 Sep	Day-To-Day
Brock McGinn	LW	24 Sep	Injured Reserve

Boston Bruins

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Brad Marchand	LW	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Mark Kastelic	C	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Milan Lucic	LW	15 Sep	Injured Reserve	13 May: ir-lt

Buffalo Sabres

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Mattias Samuelsson	D	21 Sep	Day-To-Day

Calgary Flames

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS
Joel Hanley	D	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Dan Vladar	G	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Jake Bean	D	22 Sep	Day-To-Day

Carolina Hurricanes

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Riley Stillman	D	24 Sep	Day-To-Day
Tony DeAngelo	D	15 Sep	Out

Chicago Blackhawks

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS
Artyom Levshunov	D	25 Sep	Day-To-Day
Taylor Hall	LW	25 Sep	Day-To-Day
Connor Murphy	D	25 Sep	Day-To-Day

Colorado Avalanche

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Artturi Lehkonen	LW	27 Sep	Out
Jacob MacDonald	D	23 Sep	Day-To-Day
Gabriel Landeskog	LW	9 Oct	Injured Reserve	18 Aug: Landeskog (knee) isn't likely to be available Oct. 9 for Colorado's regular-season opener, but he might play not long after that, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com on Saturday.
Valeri Nichushkin	RW	15 Nov	Injured Reserve	15 May: ir-nr

Columbus Blue Jackets

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS
Justin Danforth	RW	23 Sep	Out
Jordan Dumais	RW	23 Sep	Day-To-Day
Boone Jenner	C	23 Sep	Day-To-Day
Yegor Chinakhov	RW	23 Sep	Day-To-Day
Daniil Tarasov	G	23 Sep	Day-To-Day

Dallas Stars

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Jerad Rosburg	D	15 Sep	Injured Reserve	28 Feb: ir-nr

Detroit Red Wings

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS
Dylan Larkin	C	25 Sep	Day-To-Day
Alex Lyon	G	25 Sep	Day-To-Day
Michael Rasmussen	C	25 Sep	Day-To-Day

Edmonton Oilers

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Evander Kane	LW	3 Nov	Out	14 Sep: Kane (hip/sports hernia) will undergo surgery within the next 10 days, Mark Spector of Sportsnet reports Friday

Los Angeles Kings

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Pheonix Copley	G	23 Sep	Day-To-Day

Minnesota Wild

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS
Jared Spurgeon	D	21 Sep	Day-To-Day
Marcus Foligno	LW	21 Sep	Day-To-Day
Yakov Trenin	C	21 Sep	Day-To-Day
Reese Johnson	C	21 Sep	Day-To-Day
Sam Hentges	C	15 Sep	Out

Montreal Canadiens

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Michael Pezzetta	LW	23 Sep	Day-To-Day
Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	14 Nov	Out
Carey Price	G	23 Sep	Injured Reserve	28 Feb: ir-lt

Nashville Predators

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Cole Smith	LW	22 Sep	Day-To-Day

New Jersey Devils

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS
Luke Hughes	D	24 Oct	Out
Brenden Dillon	D	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Curtis Lazar	C	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Brett Pesce	D	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Timo Meier	RW	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Nathan Bastian	RW	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Jack Hughes	C	22 Sep	Day-To-Day

New York Islanders

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Ilya Sorokin	G	22 Sep	Day-To-Day

New York Rangers

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Jimmy Vesey	LW	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Blake Wheeler	RW	15 Sep	Out

Ottawa Senators

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Alex Formenton	LW	13 Sep	Out	7 Sep: Formenton (personal) is not pursuing a hockey contract in 2024-25 while awaiting a September 2025 trial for charges of sexual assault from an alleged incident that occurred during a 2018 Hockey Canada event, Steve Warne of The Hockey News reports.

Philadelphia Flyers

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Jamie Drysdale	D	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Sean Couturier	C	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Ryan Ellis	D	22 Sep	Injured Reserve	28 Feb: ir-lt

Pittsburgh Penguins

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS
Kris Letang	D	21 Sep	Day-To-Day
Ryan Graves	D	21 Sep	Day-To-Day
Noel Acciari	C	21 Sep	Day-To-Day
Emil Bemstrom	RW	21 Sep	Day-To-Day
Matt Nieto	LW	1 Nov	Injured Reserve
John Ludvig	D	21 Sep	Injured Reserve

San Jose Sharks

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS
Shakir Mukhamadullin	D	22 Sep	Out
Logan Couture	C	10 Oct	Out
Igor Chernyshov	LW	22 Oct	Out
Jan Rutta	D	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Mike Hoffman	C	15 Sep	Out
Kevin Labanc	RW	15 Sep	Out

Seattle Kraken

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Vince Dunn	D	22 Sep	Day-To-Day

St. Louis Blues

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Oskar Sundqvist	C	19 Sep	Day-To-Day	5 Sep: Sundqvist (knee) has resumed skating, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports Wednesday.
Torey Krug	D	15 Sep	Out	4 Sep: Krug is set for ankle surgery to address pre-arthritic problems and will miss the entire 2024-25 campaign, the team announced Tuesday.
Jake Neighbours	LW	21 Sep	Day-To-Day
Justin Faulk	D	21 Sep	Day-To-Day
Mackenzie MacEachern		21 Sep	Day-To-Day

Tampa Bay Lightning

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Jonas Johansson	G	24 Sep	Day-To-Day
Darren Raddysh	D	24 Sep	Day-To-Day

Toronto Maple Leafs

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Ben Danford	D	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Ty Voit	LW	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Bobby McMann	C	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Joseph Woll	G	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Connor Dewar	C	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
John Klingberg	D	15 Sep	Injured Reserve	28 Feb: ir-lt

Utah Hockey Club

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Nick Bjugstad	C	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Barrett Hayton	C	22 Sep	Day-To-Day

Vancouver Canucks

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Cole McWard	D	24 Sep	Day-To-Day
Thatcher Demko	G	9 Oct	Out	21 Aug: Demko is progressing in his recovery from a knee injury, but it's unclear when he'll return to full strength, per Sportsnet 650.
Tucker Poolman	D	24 Sep	Injured Reserve	28 Feb: ir-lt

Vegas Golden Knights

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Nicolas Hague	D	22 Sep	Day-To-Day
Robin Lehner	G	15 Sep	Injured Reserve	28 Feb: ir-lt

Washington Capitals

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Nicklas Backstrom	C	1 Jul	Injured Reserve	1 May: Backstrom (hip) is expected to spend the 2024-25 campaign on long-term injured reserve, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports Tuesday.

Winnipeg Jets

NAME	POS	EST. RETURN DATE	STATUS	COMMENT
Morgan Barron	C	21 Sep	Day-To-Day

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