Welcome to another Fantrax Fantasy Hockey Injury Report. In this week’s edition, we’ll look at some of the NHL’s biggest injuries that could impact your fantasy hockey teams.
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.
- Brock McGinn – LW, Anaheim Ducks (Lower Body)
- Urho Vaakanainen – D, Anaheim Ducks (Upper Body)
- Pyotr Kochetkov – G, Carolina Hurricanes (Undisclosed)
- Nils Lundkvist – D, Dallas Stars (Undisclosed)
- Zach Hyman – LW, Edmonton Oilers (Undisclosed)
- Kirill Kaprizov – RW, Minnesota Wild (Lower Body)
- Filip Chytil – C, New York Rangers (Upper Body)
- Zac Jones – D, New York Rangers (Upper Body)
- Noah Gregor – C, Ottawa Senators (Undisclosed)
- Nick Paul – C, Tampa Bay Lightning (Undisclosed)
- Mark Stone – RW, Vegas Golden Knights (Lower Body)
- Alex Pietrangelo – D, Vegas Golden Knights (Upper Body)
- 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.
- Mason McTavish – C, Anaheim Ducks (Upper Body)
- Robbi Fabbri – D, Anaheim Ducks (Knee)
- Cam Flower – D, Anaheim Ducks (Upper Body)
- Hampus Lindholm – D, Boston Bruins (Lower Body)
- Tage Thompson – C, Buffalo Sabres (Lower Body)
- Mattias Samuelsson – D, Buffalo Sabres (Lower Body)
- Jordan Greenway – LW, Buffalo Sabres (Undisclosed)
- Anthony Mantha – RW, Calgary Flames (Knee – Out For Season)
- Frederik Andersen – G, Carolina Hurricanes (Knee)
- Laurent Brossoit – G, Chicago Blackhawks (Knee)
- Seth Jones– D, Chicago Blackhawks (Foot)
- Ross Colton – C, Colorado Avalanche (Foot)
- Boone Jenner – C, Columbus Blue Jackets (Shoulder)
- Erik Gudbranson – D, Columbus Blue Jackets (Shoulder)
- Viktor Arvidsson – RW, Edmonton Oilers (Undisclosed)
- Caleb Jones – D, Los Angeles Kings (Upper Body)
- Darcy Kuemper – G, Los Angeles Kings (Undisclosed)
- Mats Zuccarello – RW, Minnesota Wild (Lower Body)
- Patrik Laine – RW, Montreal Canadiens (Knee)
- 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)
- Sam Ersson – D, Philadelphia Flyers (Lower Body)
- Jamie Drysdale – D, Philadelphia Flyers (Upper Body)
- Cody Glass – C, Pittsburgh Penguins (Concussion)
- Marc Edward Vlasic – D, San Jose Sharks (Back)
- Logan Couture – C, San Jose Sharks (Groin)
- Jordan Eberle – RW, Seattle Kraken (Lower Body)
- Vince Dunn – D, Seattle Kraken (Upper Body)
- Philip Broberg – D, St. Louis Blues (Lower Body)
- Nick Leddy – D, St. Louis Blues (Lower Body)
- Calle Jarnkrok – C, Toronto Maple Leafs (Lower Body)
- Auston Matthews – C, Toronto Maple Leafs (Upper Body)
- Max Domi – C, Toronto Maple Leafs (Lower Body)
- David Kampf – C, Toronto Maple Leafs (Lower Body)
- Matthew Knies – LW, Toronto Maple Leafs (Upper Body)
- Max Pacioretty – LW, 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)
- Brock Boeser – RW, Vancouver Canucks (Upper Body)
- J.T. Miller – C, Vancouver Canucks (Personal)
- Thatcher Demko – G, Vancouver Canucks (Knee)
- Victor Olofsson RW, Vegas Golden Knights (Lower Body)
- Sonny Milano – LW, Washington Capitals (Upper Body)
- Alex Ovechkin – LW, Washington Capitals (Upper Body)
- Dylan Samberg – D, Winnipeg Jets (Foot)
- Logan Stanley – D, Winnipeg Jets (Undisclosed)
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)
- 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!