Welcome to another Fantrax Fantasy Hockey Injury Report. In this week’s edition, we’ll look at some of the NHL injuries that could impact your fantasy hockey teams in the coming weeks.
Fantasy Hockey Injury Report
Day-to-Day Report
This section covers players who are simply day-to-day and shouldn’t be much of a concern for fantasy hockey GMs.
- Leo Carlsson – C, Anaheim Ducks (Upper Body)
- David Pastrnak – D, Boston Bruins (Upper Body)
- Alec Martinez – D, Chicago Blackhawks (Neck)
- Oliver Kylington – D, Colorado Avalanche (Upper Body)
- MacKenzie Blackwood – G, Colorado Avalanche (Illness)
- Yegor Chinakhov – RW, Columbus Blue Jackets (Upper Body)
- Cole Sillinger – C, Columbus Blue Jackets (Lower Body)
- Jake Allen – G, New Jersey Devils (Undisclosed)
- Seymon Varlamov – G, New York Islanders (Lower Body)
- David Perron – LW, Ottawa Senators (Upper Body)
- Phil Tomasino – C, Pittsburgh Penguins (Upper Body)
- Will Smith – C, San Jose Sharks (Undisclosed)
- Joey Daccord – G, Seattle Kraken (Illness)
- Anthony Cirelli – C, Tampa Bay Lightning (Undisclosed)
- Erik Cernak – D, Tampa Bay Lightning (Undisclosed)
- Tom Wilson – RW, Washington Capitals (Face)
- Zach Whitecloud – D, Vegas Golden Knights (Undisclosed)
Injury Reserve Report
Players in this section have been placed on the IR by their respective NHL teams.
- Trevor Zegras – C, Anaheim Ducks (Lower Body)
- Hampus Lindholm – D, Boston Bruins (Back)
- Rasmus Dahlin – D, Buffalo Sabres (Lower Body)
- Mattias Samuelsson – D, Buffalo Sabres (Lower Body)
- Anthony Mantha – RW, Calgary Flames (Knee – Out For Season)
- Frederik Andersen – G, Carolina Hurricanes (Knee)
- Laurent Brossoit – G, Chicago Blackhawks (Knee)
- Petr Mrazek – G, Chicago Blackhawks (Groin)
- Seth Jones– D, Chicago Blackhawks (Foot)
- Ross Colton – C, Colorado Avalanche (Foot)
- Jonathan Drouin – LW, Colorado Avalanche (Upper Body)
- Miles Wood – LW, Colorado Avalanche (Upper Body)
- Josh Manson – D, Colorado Avalanche (Upper Body)
- Boone Jenner – C, Columbus Blue Jackets (Shoulder)
- Erik Gudbranson – D, Columbus Blue Jackets (Shoulder)
- Tyler Seguin – C, Dallas Stars (Hip)
- Alex Lyon – G, Detroit Red Wings (Lower Body)
- Cam Talbot – G, Detroit Red Wings (Lower Body)
- Viktor Arvidsson – RW, Edmonton Oilers (Undisclosed)
- Mats Zuccarello – RW, Minnesota Wild (Lower Body)
- Joel Ericsson Ek – C, Minnesota Wild (Lower Body)
- Jonas Brodin – D, Minnesota Wild (Upper Body)
- Curtis Lazar – RW, New Jersey Devils (Knee)
- Nathan Bastian – RW, New Jersey Devils (Jaw)
- Matt Barzal – C, New York Islanders (Upper Body)
- Adam Pelech – D, New York Islanders (Jaw)
- Artem Zub – D, Ottawa Senators (Foot)
- Nicholas Deslauriers – LW, Philadelphia Flyers (Upper Body)
- Marc Edward Vlasic – D, San Jose Sharks (Back)
- Logan Couture – C, San Jose Sharks (Groin)
- Barclay Goodrow – C, San Jose Sharks (Upper Body)
- Jordan Eberle – RW, Seattle Kraken (Lower Body)
- Nick Leddy – D, St. Louis Blues (Lower Body)
- Max Domi – C, Toronto Maple Leafs (Lower Body)
- Jani Hakanpaa – D, Toronto Maple Leafs (Knee)
- Bobby McMann – C, Toronto Maple Leafs (Lower Body)
- Jake McCabe – D, Toronto Maple Leafs (Upper Body)
- Sean Durzi – D, Utah Hockey Club (Shoulder)
- John Marino – D, Utah Hockey Club (Back)
- Connor Ingram – G, Utah Hockey Club (Upper Body)
- Brock Boeser – RW, Vancouver Canucks (Upper Body)
- J.T. Miller – C, Vancouver Canucks (Personal)
- Filip Hronek – D, Vancouver Canucks (Knee)
- Sonny Milano – LW, Washington Capitals (Upper Body)
- Alex Ovechkin – LW, Washington Capitals (Upper Body)
- Dylan Samberg – D, Winnipeg Jets (Foot)
- Nikolaj Ehlers – LW, Winnipeg Jets (Lower Body)
Long-Term Injury Reserve Report
The following players have been placed on the LTIR by their respective NHL teams. Furthermore, LTIR allows the team to exceed the NHL’s salary cap, however, if a player is placed on the LTIR, they will need to miss at least 10 NHL games and 24 calendar days before returning.
- Jesper Fast – RW, Carolina Hurricanes (Neck)
- Gabriel Landeskog – LW, Colorado Avalanche (Knee)
- Evander Kane – LW, Edmonton Oilers (Hip)
- Drew Doughty – D, Los Angeles Kings (Ankle)
- Arthur Kaliyev – RW, Los Angeles Kings (Collarbone)
- Anthony Duclair – LW, New York Islanders (Leg)
- Torey Krug – D, St. Louis Blues (Ankle)
- Calle Jarnkrok – C, Toronto Maple Leafs (Lower Body)
- David Kampf – C, Toronto Maple Leafs (Lower Body)
- Nick Backstrom – C, Washington Capitals (Hip)
- T.J. Oshie – RW, Washington Capitals (Back)
Depending on how your league is set up, you likely will have a spot or two in the IR. If your player is listed as day-to-day, you shouldn’t use the IR spot unless it means increasing your chance to win the week. However, in most cases, GMs typically wait out the injury as it only lasts a few days.
If your player is listed in the IR section of this list, you should place them on the IR and pick up another player that’s on the free agent list. When you get the Doughty or Kane, their injuries will keep them out for the bulk of the season, which could result in the GMs releasing them and looking for an alternative option.
Be sure to check back in next week for an updated NHL weekly injury report. Until then, best of luck dealing with your team’s injuries!