NHL Injuries

IR | Lower Body |
Expected Return
Mar 30, 2024

Nick Seeler | Seeler (lower body) will not be in the lineup Thursday in Montreal, Charlie O'Connor of PHLY Sports reports.

IR-LT | Knee |
Expected Return
Apr 6, 2024

Thatcher Demko | Demko (knee) was moved to long-term injured reserve Wednesday, retroactive to March 9.

OUT | Ankle |
Expected Return
Apr 1, 2024

Mitchell Marner | Marner (ankle) will not play either Thursday or Saturday against the Washington Capitals or Sabres, respectively, but he'll practice Friday, Mark Masters of TSN reports.

IR-LT | Lower Body |
Expected Return
Mar 30, 2024

Carl Grundstrom | Grundstrom (lower body) practiced in a non-contact jersey Wednesday, per Eric Stephens of The Athletic.

DAY-TO-DAY | Upper Body |
Expected Return
Mar 28, 2024

Vince Dunn | Dunn (upper body) remains day-to-day and won't play Tuesday against the Anaheim Ducks, Kate Shefte of The Seattle Times reports.

IR | Back |
Expected Return
Sep 15, 2024

Brock McGinn | McGinn underwent disc surgery on his back and will be sidelined for four months.

IR-LT | Lower Body |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Scott Mayfield | Mayfield (lower body) underwent season-ending surgery, the team announced Tuesday.

IR | Lower Body |
Expected Return
Apr 18, 2024

Ty Emberson | Emberson (lower body) is not expected to play again this season after head coach David Quinn told reporters Monday, "Probably not with where we're at, but you never know. Stranger things have happened," per Max Miller of The Hockey News.

DAY-TO-DAY | Lower Body |
Expected Return
Mar 28, 2024

Jacob Trouba | Trouba (lower body) is still considered week-to-week, Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today reports.

IR-LT | Hip |
Expected Return
May 7, 2024

Matt Murray | Murray (hip) faced shots before practice Friday, marking the first time he's fielded shots since undergoing bilateral hip surgery in October, according to Terry Koshan of The Toronto Sun.

IR | Upper Body |
Expected Return
Apr 2, 2024

Rourke Chartier | Chartier (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site.

IR-LT | Back |
Expected Return
Apr 4, 2024

Patrick Maroon | Maroon (back) is still considered week-to-week, Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe reports Monday.

IR | Groin |
Expected Return
Apr 18, 2024

Connor Murphy | Murphy (groin) may not return before the end of the season, according to Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago.

OUT | Upper Body |
Expected Return
Apr 1, 2024

Gabriel Vilardi | Per Mitchell Clinton of the Winnipeg Jets' official site, Vilardi has been diagnosed with an enlarged spleen, the Winnipeg Jets announced Friday.

OUT | Lower Body |
Expected Return
Apr 1, 2024

Ville Husso | Husso (lower body) is still week-to-week but should return before the end of the regular season, according to Ansar Khan of MLive.com on Wednesday.

DAY-TO-DAY | Upper Body |
Expected Return
Mar 28, 2024

Dante Fabbro | Fabbro (upper body) will miss two or three weeks after leaving Sunday's game against the Minnesota Wild.

OUT | Concussion |
Expected Return
Apr 16, 2024

Justin Danforth | Danforth is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with a concussion, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.

IR-LT | Shoulder |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Josh Norris | Norris will not play again this season after undergoing shoulder surgery, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports Monday.

IR | Hip |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Logan O'Connor | Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar said Sunday that O'Connor (hip) will undergo season-ending surgery, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.

IR | Upper Body |
Expected Return
Apr 2, 2024

Matthew Highmore | Highmore (upper body) won't be in the lineup Saturday against the San Jose Sharks.

IR-LT | Hand |
Expected Return
Apr 1, 2024

Jansen Harkins | Harkins (undisclosed) was put on injured reserve Friday, according to Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports.

IR-LT | Undisclosed |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Derek Forbort | Forbort (undisclosed) will be placed on long-term injured reserve Friday, per Matt Porter of The Boston Globe.

IR | Lower Body |
Expected Return
Apr 9, 2024

Vitek Vanecek | Vanecek (lower body) and a seventh-round pick were traded to San Jose from New Jersey in exchange for Kaapo Kahkonen on Friday, per Jeff Marek of Sportsnet.

IR | Groin |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Logan Couture | Couture (groin) will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 campaign, Sheng Peng of SanJoseHockeyNow.com reports.

IR-LT | Knee |
Expected Return
Apr 8, 2024

Tomas Hertl | Hertl, who is on injured reserve with a knee injury, was traded to Vegas from San Jose along with third-round selections in 2025 and 2027 on Friday in exchange for David Edstrom and a 2025 first-round pick. The Sharks will retain 17 percent of Hertl's cap hit, per Darren Dreger of TSN.

IR | Lower Body |
Expected Return
Apr 2, 2024

Zack MacEwen | MacEwen (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, per the NHL media site.

IR-LT | Pectoral |
Expected Return
Apr 15, 2024

Dougie Hamilton | Hamilton (pectoral) is in danger of missing the rest of the regular season with general manager Tom Fitzgerald telling reporters Tuesday, "It's long-term with Dougie. Will he play by the end of the season? Right now I don't know," per Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site.

IR | Shoulder |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Kent Johnson | Johnson will undergo surgery for a torn labrum and miss the rest of the 2023-24 season, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.

IR-LT | Concussion |
Expected Return
Apr 3, 2024

Mark Giordano | General manager Brad Treliving said Friday that Giordano (concussion) will go on injured reserve, according to David Alter of The Hockey News.

OUT | Shoulder |
Expected Return
Sep 15, 2024

Danny Zhilkin | Zhilkin underwent shoulder surgery this week and is out for the remainder of the season.

IR | Upper Body |
Expected Return
Apr 5, 2024

Jamie Drysdale | Drysdale (undisclosed) is week-to-week but could return before the end of the season, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

IR | Upper Body |
Expected Return
Mar 30, 2024

Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site.

IR-LT | Lower Body |
Expected Return
Apr 3, 2024

Evgenii Dadonov | Dadonov will be out indefinitely due to a lower-body fracture, according to Stars' radio host Owen Newkirk.

IR-LT | Leg |
Expected Return
Apr 17, 2024

Mikhail Sergachev | Sergachev underwent surgery to repair a fractured tibia and fibula in his left leg Thursday.

IR-LT | Shoulder |
Expected Return
Sep 15, 2024

Matthew Poitras | Poitras underwent surgery on his right shoulder Wednesday and will miss the remainder of the season.

IR | Upper Body |
Expected Return
Sep 15, 2024

Mattias Samuelsson | Samuelsson (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.

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When a player is injured, his team can either retain him on their active roster, counting towards the 23-man active roster limit, or place him on the Injured Reserve List (IR).

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Injured Reserve List (IR)

If a team opts to put their player on the Injured Reserve List, the following requirements must to be met:

  • First, a team may place a player on the Injured Reserve List if the said player has been injured, incapacitated, or ill and will not be able to perform his duties as a hockey player after having passed the team’s preliminary physical examination for that season.
  • Second, a player with an injury that prevents him from playing for at least seven days from the date the injury was incurred can be placed on the team’s Injured Reserve List. Once a player is placed on the IR list, the team may replace said player on its NHL roster with a player from the minors.
  • Third, a player who has been placed on the Injured Reserve List will not be eligible to compete in NHL games for a period of no less than seven days.

Players on the Injured Reserve List may attend team meetings and meals, travel with the team, and join their practice sessions.

Long-Term Injured Reserve (LTIR)

If a player has an injury that will prevent him from playing for at least 10 NHL games and 24 days in the NHL season, the team may place him on Long-Term Injured Reserve (LTIR), which can be used to exceed the salary cap.

Once a player is put on LTIR, the player’s cap hit stays on the team’s cap payroll. The club will not be given additional cap-space savings to be saved for use in the future. However, LTIR offers relief in case the club's averaged salary, or payroll, starts to go over the upper limit. How much relief the club will get is computed based on the date the player is put on LTIR.

Three equations can be used to decide how much LTIR relief will be given. The first, or basic equation, is used during the season and the off-season, while the second is the training-camp equation, which is used on the last day of the off-season in order to prepare for the first day of the following season. The third equation is used if the player is already on LTIR.

Once a player is cleared to play again, the team activates the player.

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