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.
- Mark Kastelic – C, Boston Bruins (Undisclosed)
- Beck Malenstyn – LW, Buffalo Sabres (Illness)
- Mattias Samuelsson – D, Buffalo Sabres (Illness)
- William Carrier – LW, Carolina Hurricanes (Lower Body)
- Valeri Nichushkin – RW, Colorado Avalanche (Lower Body)
- Samuel Girard – D, Colorado Avalanche (Lower Body)
- Zach Aston-Reese – C, Columbus Blue Jackets (Upper Body)
- Mason Marchment – LW, Dallas Stars (Face)
- Alex Lyon – G, Detroit Red Wings (Upper Body)
- Jonah Godjovich – LW, Florida Panthers (Upper Body)
- Aaron Ekblad – D, Florida Panthers (Undisclosed)
- Joel Edmundson – D, Los Angeles Kings (Upper Body)
- Brock Faber – D, Minnesota Wild (Upper Body)
- Erik Haula – LW, New Jersey Devils (Ankle)
- Ilya Sorokin – G, New York Islanders (Illness)
- Alex Romanov – D, New York Islanders (Upper Body)
- Isaiah George – D, New York Islanders (Upper Body)
- Filip Chytil – C, New York Rangers (Upper Body)
- Alexander Wennberg – C, San Jose Sharks (Illness)
- Dylan Guenther – RW, Utah Hockey Club (Lower Body
- John Marino – D, Utah Hockey Club (Back)
- Jack Eichel – C, Vegas Golden Knights (Illness)
- Vladislav Namestnikov – C, Winnipeg Jets (Undisclosed)
Injury Reserve Report
Players in this section have been placed on the IR by their respective NHL teams
- Brock McGinn – LW, Anaheim Ducks (Lower Body)
- Trevor Zegras – C, Anaheim Ducks (Knee)
- Troy Terry – RW, Anaheim Ducks (Personal)
- Hampus Lindholm – D, Boston Bruins (Back)
- Jordan Greenway – LW, Buffalo Sabres (Undisclosed)
- Jiri Kulich – C, Buffalo Sabres (Undisclosed)
- Connor Zary – C, Calgary Flames (Knee)
- Anthony Mantha – RW, Calgary Flames (Knee – Out For Season)
- Justin Kirkland – LW, Calgary Flames (Knee – Out For Season)
- Frederik Andersen – G, Carolina Hurricanes (Knee)
- Craig Smith – C, Chicago Blackhawks (Back)
- Laurent Brossoit – G, Chicago Blackhawks (Knee)
- Connor Murphy D, Chicago Blackhawks (Groin)
- 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)
- Sean Monahan – C, Columbus Blue Jackets (Wrist)
- Tyler Seguin – C, Dallas Stars (Hip)
- Jeff Petry – D, Detroit Red Wings (Undisclosed)
- Kirill Kaprizov – LW, Minnesota Wild (Lower Body)
- Jonas Brodin – D, Minnesota Wild (Lower Body)
- Jakub Lauko – D, Minnesota Wild (Lower Body)
- Jared Spurgeon – D, Minnesota Wild (Lower Body)
- Cole Smith – LW, Nashville Predators (Lower Body)
- Jeremy Lauzon – D, Nashville Predators (Lower Body)
- Seymon Varlamov – G, New York Islanders (Lower Body)
- Simon Holmstrom – RW, New York Islanders (Upper Body)
- Chris Kreider – RW, New York Rangers (Upper Body)
- Linus Ullmark – G, Ottawa Senators (Back)
- Mike Amadio – C, Ottawa Senators (Concussion)
- David Perron – LW, Ottawa Senators (Back)
- Travis Hamonic – D, Ottawa Senators (Lower Body)
- Jacob Bernard-Docker – D, Ottawa Senators (Upper Body)
- Evgeni Malkin – C, Pittsburgh Penguins (Upper Body)
- Vitek Vanecek – G, San Jose Sharks (Face)
- Marc Edward Vlasic – D, San Jose Sharks (Back)
- Logan Couture – C, San Jose Sharks (Groin)
- Klim Kostin – C, San Jose Sharks (Lower Body)
- Yanni Gourde – LW, Seattle Kraken (Lower Body)
- Nick Leddy – D, St. Louis Blues (Lower Body)
- J.J. Moser – D, Tampa Bay Lightning (Lower Body)
- Anthony Stolarz – G, 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)
- Dakota Joshua – C, Vancouver Canucks (Leg)
- Charlie Lindgren – G, Washington Capitals (Upper Body)
- Sonny Milano – LW, Washington Capitals (Upper Body)
- Mason Appleton – C, 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)
- Jordan Eberle – RW, Seattle Kraken (Pelvis)
- Torey Krug – D, St. Louis Blues (Ankle)
- Calle Jarnkrok – C, Toronto Maple Leafs (Lower Body)
- Jani Hakanpaa – D, Toronto Maple Leafs (Knee)
- 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!