NHL Injuries

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

Josh Norris | Norris (shoulder) will be ready for the start of training camp in September, Claire Hanna of TSN reports.

IR-LT | Lower Body |
Expected Return
Apr 20, 2024

Carl Grundstrom | Grundstrom (lower body) will return from his conditioning loan with AHL Ontario and practice with LA on Saturday, John Hoven of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio reports.

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

Matt Nieto | Nieto (knee) sustained an undisclosed injury while rehabbing from his knee surgery. The center could find himself heading back under the knife ahead of the 2024-25 campaign, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.

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

Jared Spurgeon | Spurgeon (hip) said Friday that he is feeling very good and is confident he will be ready to play next season, according to Michael Russo of The Athletic.

OUT | Undisclosed |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Joel Hanley | Hanley (undisclosed) isn't available Thursday versus San Jose, per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

OUT | Knee |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Mason McTavish | McTavish (knee) won't play in the Anaheim Ducks' season finale versus the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday.

OUT | Upper Body |
Expected Return
Apr 22, 2024

Justin Brazeau | General manager Don Sweeney said Thursday that Brazeau (upper body) is still week-to-week and is unlikely to play at the start of the playoff series versus Toronto, Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe reports.

OUT | Lower Body |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Pavel Mintyukov | Mintyukov (lower body) won't play in the Anaheim Ducks' season finale versus the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday.

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

Ryan Graves | Graves (concussion) was unable to be medically cleared before the end of the 2023-24 season.

OUT | Upper Body |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Max Jones | Jones (upper body) won't play in Thursday's season finale versus the Vegas Golden Knights.

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

Noel Acciari | Acciari clarified Thursday that he suffered a glute injury but would have been ready for the postseason after avoiding surgery, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

OUT | Concussion |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Reese Johnson | Johnson (concussion) won't play in the Chicago Blackhawks' season finale Thursday versus the Los Angeles Kings, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

IR-LT | Undisclosed |
Expected Return
Apr 22, 2024

Derek Forbort | Forbort (undisclosed) will be reevaluated after Game 1 against the Leafs on Saturday, Ty Anderson 98.5 The Sports Hub reports.

IR | Triceps |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen underwent surgery for a ruptured triceps tendon, the team announced Thursday. He is expected to be fine for the start of training camp.

OUT | Shoulder |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Mattias Samuelsson | Samuelsson (shoulder) has been cleared to resume skating, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports Thursday.

OUT | Lower Body |
Expected Return
Sep 15, 2024

Barrett Hayton | Hayton (lower body) won't play in Wednesday's season finale versus the Edmonton Oilers.

DAY-TO-DAY | Lower Body |
Expected Return
Apr 20, 2024

Jani Hakanpaa | Hakanpaa (lower body) won't be in the lineup Wednesday against the St. Louis Blues, according to Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine.

OUT | Upper Body |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Adam Boqvist | Boqvist (upper body) won't play in Tuesday's season finale against the Carolina Hurricanes.

OUT | Upper Body |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Yegor Chinakhov | Chinakhov (upper body) won't play Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.

OUT | Upper Body |
Expected Return
Apr 20, 2024

Michael Rasmussen | Rasmussen (upper body) has yet to resume skating ahead of Monday's matchup with Montreal, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

DAY-TO-DAY | Lower Body |
Expected Return
Apr 21, 2024

Jonas Johansson | Johansson (lower body) may be an option during the postseason, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports Monday.

OUT | Lower Body |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Alexander Barabanov | Barabanov (lower body) will miss San Jose's last two games of the season, Max Miller of The Hockey News reports.

IR-LT | Hand |
Expected Return
Apr 20, 2024

Calle Jarnkrok | Jarnkrok (hand) may not be ready for Game 1 of the postseason. Head coach Sheldon Keefe told reporters Monday, "Still to be determined, but I think he's more in a day-to-day situation. Unfortunately we're running out of schedule here," per Mark Masters of TSN.

OUT | Lower Body |
Expected Return
Apr 20, 2024

Ville Husso | Husso (lower body) suffered a setback in his return from a lower-body injury in warmups with AHL Grand Rapids on Friday, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports.

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

Matt Murray | Murray (hip) was reassigned to AHL Toronto on a LTI conditioning loan Saturday.

IR-LT | Abdomen |
Expected Return
Apr 20, 2024

Mark Stone | Stone (abdomen) is expected to join his teammates in a non-contact capacity for Friday's morning skate.

IR-LT | Head |
Expected Return
Apr 20, 2024

Filip Chytil | Chytil (head) skated with the team Friday after being medically cleared, though he remains without a clear recovery timeline, Darren Dreger of TSN reports.

OUT | Laceration |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Adam Fantilli | Fantilli (laceration) will miss the rest of the 2023-24 campaign, per Aaron Portzline of The Athletic.

IR-LT | Upper Body |
Expected Return
Apr 20, 2024

William Carrier | Carrier (upper body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Monday, per the NHL's media site.

IR-LT | Leg |
Expected Return
May 15, 2024

Mikhail Sergachev | Sergachev (leg) won't be available for the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Chris Krenn of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site reports.

OUT | Lower Body |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Angus Crookshank | Crookshank (lower body) will be sidelined indefinitely, per Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun.

OUT | Abdomen |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Marcus Foligno | Foligno (abdomen) underwent core muscle surgery Tuesday and will miss the remainder of the season.

IR-NR | Personal |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Ethan Bear | Bear entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program on Wednesday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

OUT | Knee |
Expected Return
Sep 27, 2024

Oskar Sundqvist | Sundqvist is being evaluated for a lower-body injury Wednesday and will miss Thursday's game against the Calgary Flames.

IR | Back |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 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
Sep 16, 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.

OUT | Hip |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

Dan Vladar | Vladar will miss the rest of the season as he will have hip surgery next week, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

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 | Lower Body |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 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 | Pectoral |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 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.

OUT | Shoulder |
Expected Return
Sep 16, 2024

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

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

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

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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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