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.
- Dan Vladar – G, Calgary Flames (Lower Body)
- Andrei Kuzmenko – LW, Calgary Flames (Lower Body)
- Nick Foligno – LW, Chicago Blackhawks (Illness)
- Casey DeSmith – G, Dallas Stars (Illness)
- Matt Dumba – D, Dallas Stars (Upper Body)
- Cam Talbot – G, Detroit Red Wings (Lower Body)
- Alexander Barkov – C, Florida Panthers (Illness)
- Trevor Moore – LW, Los Angeles Kings (Upper Body)
- Filip Gustavsson – G, Minnesota Wild (Lower Body)
- Roman Josi – D, Nashville Predators (Lower Body)
- Jake Allen – G, New Jersey Devils (Upper Body)
- Bo Horvat – C, New York Islanders (Lower Body)
- Artem Panarin – LW, New York Rangers (Upper Body)
- David Perron – LW, Ottawa Senators (Upper Body)
- Anton Forsberg – G, Ottawa Senators (Undisclosed)
- Marcus Pettersson – D, Pittsburgh Penguins (Lower Body)
- Yanni Gourde – RW, Seattle Kraken (Lower Body)
- Radek Faska – C, St. Louis Blues (Lower Body)
- Viktor Hedman – D, Tampa Bay Lightning (Lower Body)
- Kevin Lankinen – D, Vancouver Canucks (Illness)
- Ivan Barbashev – LW, Vegas Golden Knights (Upper Body)
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)
- 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)
- Josh Manson – D, Colorado Avalanche (Upper Body)
- Boone Jenner – C, Columbus Blue Jackets (Shoulder)
- Yegor Chinakhov – RW, Columbus Blue Jackets (Upper Body)
- 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)
- Alec Regula – D, Edmonton Oilers (Knee)
- Joel Eriksson Ek – C, Minnesota Wild (Lower Body)
- Curtis Lazar – RW, New Jersey Devils (Knee)
- Seymon Varlamov – G, New York Islanders (Lower Body)
- Matt Barzal – C, New York Islanders (Upper Body)
- K’Andre Miller – D, New York Rangers (Upper Body)
- 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)
- Nick Leddy – D, St. Louis Blues (Lower Body)
- Jani Hakanpaa – D, Toronto Maple Leafs (Knee)
- Anthony Stolarz – G, Toronto Maple Leafs (Lower Body)
- Sean Durzi – D, Utah Hockey Club (Shoulder)
- John Marino – D, Utah Hockey Club (Back)
- Connor Ingram – G, Utah Hockey Club (Upper Body)
- Sonny Milano – LW, Washington Capitals (Upper Body)
- Alex Ovechkin – LW, Washington Capitals (Upper Body)
- 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)
- Miles Wood – LW, Colorado Avalanche (Upper Body)
- Evander Kane – LW, Edmonton Oilers (Hip)
- Drew Doughty – D, Los Angeles Kings (Ankle)
- Arthur Kaliyev – RW, Los Angeles Kings (Collarbone)
- Jacob Middleton – D, Minnesota Wild (Hand)
- Anthony Duclair – LW, New York Islanders (Leg)
- Jordan Eberle – RW, Seattle Kraken (Pelvis)
- Torey Krug – D, St. Louis Blues (Ankle)
- Calle Jarnkrok – C, Toronto Maple Leafs (Lower Body)
- David Kampf – C, Toronto Maple Leafs (Lower Body)
- Filip Hronek – D, Vancouver Canucks (Knee)
- 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!