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.
- John Gibson – G, Dallas Stars (Illness)
- Nicolas Aube-Kubel – RW, Buffalo Sabres (Illness)
- Shayne Gostisbehere – D, Carolina Hurricanes (Upper Body)
- Mason Marchment – LW, Dallas Stars (Upper Body)
- Jonah Godjovich – LW, Florida Panthers (Upper Body)
- Niko Mikkola – D, Florida Panthers (Upper Body)
- Kirill Kaprizov – LW, Minnesota Wild (Lower Body)
- Mike Amadio – C, Ottawa Senators (Upper Body)
- Linus Ullmark – G, Ottawa Senators (Back)
- Kris Letang – D, Pittsburgh Penguins (Lower Body)
- Jake Walman – D, San Jose Sharks (Lower Body)
- William Eklund – LW, San Jose Sharks (Undisclosed)
- Carl Grundstrom – RW, San Jose Sharks (Undisclosed)
- Joey Daccord – G, Seattle Kraken (Upper Body)
- Jake Guentzel – LW, Tampa Bay Lightning (Upper Body)
- Auston Matthews – C, Toronto Maple Leafs (Upper Body)
- Robert Bortuzzo – D, Utah Hockey Club (Lower Body)
- Elias Pettersson – LW, Vancouver Canucks (Undisclosed)
- Quinn Hughes – D, Vancouver Canucks (Undisclosed)
- Ivan Barbashev – LW, Vegas Golden Knights (Upper Body)
- Hayden Fleury – D, Winnipeg Jets (Lower Body)
Injury Reserve Report
Players in this section have been placed on the IR by their respective NHL teams
- Brock McGinn – LW, Dallas Stars (Lower Body)
- Trevor Zegras – C, Dallas Stars (Knee)
- Hampus Lindholm – D, Boston Bruins (Back)
- Jordan Greenway – LW, Buffalo Sabres (Undisclosed)
- Anthony Mantha – RW, Calgary Flames (Knee – Out For Season)
- Justin Kirkland – LW, Calgary Flames (Knee – Out For Season)
- Frederik Andersen – G, Carolina Hurricanes (Knee)
- Jack Drury – C, Carolina Hurricanes (Hand)
- Alec Martinez – D, Chicago Blackhawks (Neck)
- Craig Smith – C, Chicago Blackhawks (Back)
- Laurent Brossoit – G, Chicago Blackhawks (Knee)
- Jonathan Drouin – LW, Colorado Avalanche (Upper Body)
- Oliver Kylington – 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)
- Justin Danforth – RW, Columbus Blue Jackets (Lower Body)
- Tyler Seguin – C, Dallas Stars (Hip)
- Matt Dumba – D, Dallas Stars (Upper Body)
- Trevor Moore – LW, Los Angeles Kings (Upper Body)
- Cole Smith – LW, Nashville Predators (Lower Body)
- Seymon Varlamov – G, New York Islanders (Lower Body)
- Artem Zub – D, Ottawa Senators (Foot)
- David Perron – LW, Ottawa Senators (Upper Body)
- Anton Forsberg – G, Ottawa Senators (Lower Body)
- Nicholas Deslauriers – LW, Philadelphia Flyers (Upper Body)
- Marcus Pettersson – D, Pittsburgh Penguins (Lower Body)
- Vitek Vanecek – G, San Jose Sharks (Face)
- Marc Edward Vlasic – D, San Jose Sharks (Back)
- Logan Couture – C, San Jose Sharks (Groin)
- Radek Faska – C, St. Louis Blues (Lower Body)
- Nick Leddy – D, St. Louis Blues (Lower Body)
- J.J. Moser – D, Tampa Bay Lightning (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)
- Dylan Samberg – D, Winnipeg Jets (Foot)
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)
- Jordan Eberle – RW, Seattle Kraken (Pelvis)
- Torey Krug – D, St. Louis Blues (Ankle)
- Calle Jarnkrok – 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!