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NHL Injuries

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Last Updated: Friday, May 9, 2008
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Anaheim DucksStatus Date
Rob Niedermayer C Day-To-Day Apr 21
Niedermayer did not play Sunday in the Ducks' 4-1 loss to Dallas due to a concussion, the Los Angeles Times reports. The loss eliminated Anaheim from the playoffs.
Rob Niedermayer C Day-To-Day Apr 20
Niedermayer (concussion-like symptoms) traveled with the team to Dallas for the Ducks' Game 6 matchup against the Stars, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Corey Perry RW IR Apr 17
Perry (leg laceration) is expected to play Thursday night in Game 4 of the Ducks' opening round series with Dallas, though he may not be paired with normal linemate Ryan Getzlaf, according to the Orange Count Register.
Todd Marchant C Day-To-Day Apr 10
Marchant (foot) will not play Thursday in Anaheim's Game 1 match-up with Dallas, according to TSN.ca.
Ryan Carter C IR Apr 7
Carter (wrist) returned to the ice Sunday in the Ducks' 3-2 shootout victory of Phoenix Sunday. It was his first game since Feb. 20.
Chris Pronger D IR Apr 5
Pronger (suspension) can return to action Sunday.
Ryan Getzlaf C Day-To-Day Mar 30
Getzlaf (shoulder) had a pair of assists in his return to the lineup on Sunday.
Jean-Sebastien Giguere G Day-To-Day Mar 30
Giguere (back) returned to the lineup Sunday, stopping 23 shots in a shootout win over Dallas.
Chris Kunitz LW Day-To-Day Mar 25
Kunitz did not practice Monday after hitting the boards hard in Saturday's game, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Chris Pronger D Out Mar 15
Pronger received an eight-game suspension for his altercation with Canucks winger Ryan Kesler on Wednesday, the Canadian Press reports.
Travis Moen LW Day-To-Day Mar 12
Moen scored a goal and added an assist for Anaheim in the team's 4-1 trouncing of Vancouver on Wednesday night.
Corey Perry RW Out Mar 7
Perry will miss six weeks after suffering a laceration on his right leg, TSN.ca reports.
Chris Pronger D Day-To-Day Mar 5
Pronger (jaw) traveled with Anaheim for their two-game trip and is questionable for Wednesday night's game against Chicago, TSN.ca reports.
Doug Weight C Day-To-Day Mar 4
Weight (shoulder) played 12:24 and tallied an assist in his return to the lineup against Ottawa on Monday night.
Doug Weight C IR Feb 27
Weight (shoulder) might be able to play on Friday, according to the Orange County Register.
Ryan Carter C Day-To-Day Feb 21
Carter left Wednesday's game with Colorado with a bruised forearm.
Samuel Pahlsson C Day-To-Day Feb 11
Pahlsson (abdominal strain) returned to action Sunday night, getting 18 minutes of ice-time against Detroit. It was Pahlsson's first action since Dec. 22.
Atlanta ThrashersStatus Date
Erik Christensen C IR Mar 20
Christensen is likely out for the season, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Ken Klee D Day-To-Day Mar 19
Klee was scratched in favor of Mark Popovic for Tuesday's loss to Philadelphia, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. He has an assortment of injuries after taking a hit in the previous game against Florida and also has a groin injury.
Erik Christensen C Day-To-Day Mar 17
Center Erik Christensen injured his knee and missed most of the third period, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Todd White C Day-To-Day Mar 14
White (shoulder) missed his sixth straight game on Friday.
Niclas Havelid D Day-To-Day Mar 3
Havelid will have his elbow examined Monday when the team returns to Atlanta the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Alexei Zhitnik D Day-To-Day Feb 25
Zhitnik was a healthy scratch against the Maple Leafs Saturday night due to the flu. However, Zhitnik thinks otherwise, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Erik Christensen C Out Feb 24
Christensen (shoulder) missed his fifth consecutive game after sitting out Saturday's loss to Ottawa, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
Boston BruinsStatus Date
Tim Thomas G Day-To-Day May 7
Thomas (knee) will not participate in the rest of the World Championship, but his injury is not considered serious, the Boston Globe reports.
Zdeno Chara D Day-To-Day Apr 30
Chara underwent successful surgery Tuesday to fix a torn labrum in his left shoulder, the Boston Globe reports.
Dennis Wideman D Day-To-Day Apr 29
GM Peter Chiarelli confirmed that Wideman (groin) will undergo a "minor" offseason procedure, the Boston Globe reports.
Bobby Allen D Day-To-Day Apr 27
Allen will likely undergo surgery to repair disc damage that has been the culprit in four different episodes of back spasms, the Associated Press reports.
Manny Fernandez G IR Apr 24
Fernandez, who will be in the final year of his contract, is expected to compete with Tim Thomas for the Bruins' top goaltending job next season, the Boston Globe reports.
Phil Kessel RW Day-To-Day Apr 22
Kessel, who threw just 11 hits over 82 games in regular season, landed four hits in four playoff games, the Boston Globe reports.
Patrice Bergeron C Day-To-Day Apr 22
With the Bruins eliminated from the playoffs, Bergeron will have four-plus months of recovery time from the Grade 3 concussion he suffered on Oct. 27, the Boston Herald reports.
Glen Murray RW Day-To-Day Apr 22
Murray left Monday's Game 7 against Montreal with what coach Claude Julien thought were either cracked or bruised ribs, the Boston Globe reports.
Aaron Ward D Day-To-Day Apr 19
Ward (knee) has a decent shot at playing on Saturday night and he'll be a game-time decision, the Boston Globe reports.
Marc Savard C Day-To-Day Apr 11
Savard (back) returned to action in Thursday's playoff opener, playing 18 shifts for 14:56 of ice time, the Boston Globe reports. "I felt fine," Savard said after the game. "I took short shifts a lot of times tonight. Was trying to feel better in my lungs just to get the air going again."
Glen Metropolit C Day-To-Day Apr 10
Metropolit (right foot) played in Thursday's playoff opener against the Canadiens, the Boston Globe reports.
Andrew Ference D Day-To-Day Apr 7
Ference (sprained knee) practiced with the team on Tuesday, and will be ready for action when Boston begins its opening round series against the Canadiens on Thursday, the Boston Globe reports.
Patrice Bergeron C IR Apr 7
Bergeron (concussion) has been cleared for the playoffs, reports the Associated Press.
Jeremy Reich LW Day-To-Day Apr 3
In his return from a cut eyelid, Reich was on the ice 8:23 in Wednesday's shootout loss to the Devils.
Andrew Alberts D IR Mar 31
Alberts (concussion) said he may only need one practice before being able to return to practice. That practice could come Tuesday, which would make Alberts available Wednesday against New Jersey, the Boston Globe reports.
Chuck Kobasew RW Out Mar 27
Kobasew has been diagnosed with a fractured left tibia and will be out four-to-eight weeks, the Boston Globe reports.
Chuck Kobasew RW Day-To-Day Mar 26
Kobasew, who was hit by a Zdeno Chara shot Tuesday, underwent a CT scan on his injured left foot Wednesday, the Boston Globe reports.
Milan Lucic LW Day-To-Day Feb 29
Lucic (nose) squared off with Pittsburgh's Jarkko Ruutu Thursday for a lengthy fight late in the third period, the Boston Herald reports.
Peter Schaefer LW Day-To-Day Feb 26
Schaefer, who has been out since Feb. 5 because of a shin laceration, will return to the lineup Tuesday, the Boston Globe reports.
Petteri Nokelainen C Day-To-Day Feb 24
Nokelainen, who hadn't played since last weekend, returned to the Bruins' lineup Saturday.
Buffalo SabresStatus Date
Jochen Hecht C Day-To-Day Apr 8
Hecht will have surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left wrist, The Buffalo News reports.
Dmitri Kalinin D IR Apr 6
Kalinin (shoulder) totaled eight points (1G, 7A), 32 penalty minutes and a minus-7 rating in 46 games for the Sabres this season.
Teppo Numminen D Day-To-Day Apr 5
Numminen (heart) returned to action Saturday for the first time following open heart surgery September 20. He skated 16:04 in a 3-0 win over Boston.
Nolan Pratt D Day-To-Day Apr 4
Pratt has a sore groin and will miss Saturday's season finale, according to The Buffalo News.
Teppo Numminen D IR Apr 4
Numminen (heart, ankle) will play on Saturday at Boston, according to Buffalo's WGR Radio.
Jaroslav Spacek D IR Apr 3
Spacek (chest) remains on target to play on Thursday, according to The Buffalo News.
Tim Connolly C IR Apr 2
Connolly's recent hip operation was a success, according to The Buffalo News.
Steve Bernier RW Day-To-Day Mar 30
Bernier (hip) should play on Sunday, according to The Buffalo News.
Derek Roy C Day-To-Day Mar 26
Roy (charley horse) is feeling better and should play in Thursday's game, according to The Buffalo News.
Dmitri Kalinin D Out Mar 24
Kalinin (shoulder) might be rushed back before the end of the week, according to the Sabres' official site.
Nathan Paetsch D Day-To-Day Mar 23
Paetsch (concussion) has been cleared to play in Tuesday's game, according to The Buffalo News.
Mike Card D Out Mar 23
Card is sidelined with a concussion, according to The Buffalo News.
Jaroslav Spacek D Out Mar 23
Spacek (chest) is not close to returning to game action, according to The Buffalo News.
Tim Connolly C Out Mar 21
Connolly will have surgery to remove bone chips in his hip, the Associated Press reports. He will miss the rest of the regular season.
Jason Pominville RW Day-To-Day Mar 21
Pominville (bruised foot) missed Thursday's practice but participated in Friday's morning skate, according to The Buffalo News.
Nathan Paetsch D Out Mar 21
Paetsch (concussion) skated on Friday, according to The Buffalo News.
Tim Connolly C Day-To-Day Mar 18
Connolly (hip) missed Tuesday's practice and has been ruled out of Wednesday's game, Buffalo's WGR Radio reports.
Adam Mair C Day-To-Day Mar 17
Mair (knee) missed Monday's practice as a precaution, Buffalo's WGR Radio reports.
Michael Ryan C Day-To-Day Mar 16
Ryan (groin) still has not played in a game since Feb. 22.
Henrik Tallinder D Day-To-Day Mar 11
Tallinder (shoulder, neck) is expected to return for the Sabres' game on Wednesday, the Associated Press reports.
Dmitri Kalinin D Day-To-Day Mar 10
Kalinin left Monday's game in the second period for an unknown reason.
Jaroslav Spacek D Day-To-Day Mar 10
Spacek left Monday's game against the Rangers after one period with an upper body injury.
Michael Ryan C Out Mar 4
Ryan (groin) might be able to return this weekend, The Buffalo News reports.
Jochen Hecht C IR Mar 4
Hecht (groin) isn't likely to return before Friday, The Buffalo News reports.
Toni Lydman D Day-To-Day Mar 2
Lydman (back spasms) missed Saturday's practice, The Buffalo News reports.
Jochen Hecht C Out Mar 2
Hecht (groin) skated lightly on Saturday and is getting better, The Buffalo News reports.
Maxim Afinogenov RW Day-To-Day Feb 29
Afinogenov (groin) should return from a two-month absence on Friday because Adam Mair (knee) is unlikely to play, Buffalo's WGR Radio reports.
Drew Stafford RW Day-To-Day Feb 29
Stafford (right ankle) will return from a three-week absence on Friday, Buffalo's WGR Radio reports.
Ryan Miller G Day-To-Day Feb 27
Miller missed 8:16 of Wednesday's game because of a bloody nose caused by a shot to the mask but later returned to the ice. He stopped 24 of 26 shots and beat the Predators.
Maxim Afinogenov RW IR Feb 27
Afinogenov (groin) skated with the Sabres on Tuesday but will not play in Wednesday's game, according to The Buffalo News.
Drew Stafford RW Out Feb 27
Stafford (right ankle) skated on a non-contact basis on Tuesday, according to The Buffalo News.
Paul Gaustad C Day-To-Day Feb 23
Gaustad (undisclosed injury or illness) participated in Saturday's morning skate, The Buffalo News reports.
Thomas Vanek LW Day-To-Day Feb 23
Vanek (undisclosed injury or illness) participated in Saturday's morning skate, The Buffalo News reports.
Ales Kotalik RW Day-To-Day Feb 11
Kotalik (flu) missed Sunday's game, according to the Sabres' official site.
Maxim Afinogenov RW Out Feb 9
Afinogenov (groin) has officially suffered a setback, The Buffalo News reports.
Calgary FlamesStatus Date
Rhett Warrener D Day-To-Day Apr 13
Warrener (ankle) is getting close to 100 percent, the Calgary Sun reports.
Stephane Yelle C Day-To-Day Apr 9
Yelle (leg) is probable for Wednesday's Game 1 with San Jose, the Calgary Sun reports.
Craig Conroy C Day-To-Day Apr 9
Conroy (torso) is probable for Wednesday's Game 1 contest against San Jose, the Calgary Sun reports.
Eric Nystrom LW Day-To-Day Apr 5
Nystrom had the game of his young career Saturday when he scored twice and added two assists in a convincing 7-1 win over Vancouver.
Daymond Langkow C IR Mar 31
Langkow (personal reasons) is expected to return for the Flames' game Tuesday, TSN.ca reports.
Mark Smith C Day-To-Day Mar 29
Smith (head) remains out and has not timetable for his return, according to the Calgary Sun.
Rhett Warrener D IR Mar 29
Warrener (fractured ankle) hopes to skate Saturday and return before the end of the regular season, the Calgary Sun reports.
Alex Tanguay LW Day-To-Day Mar 20
Tanguay (broken big toe) took the morning skate Thursday but left early, according to TSN.ca.
David Moss RW Day-To-Day Mar 18
Moss (ankle) has been cleared to play, and may see the ice Tuesday against Columbus.
Carolina HurricanesStatus Date
Frantisek Kaberle D Out May 9
Kaberle's shoulder surgery was a success, and he should be at full strength in September when training camp opens, according to Friday's Raleigh News and Observer.
Rod Brind'Amour C IR Apr 22
Brind'Amour, who is recovering from knee surgery, skated Monday for the first time since the operation, as reported in the Raleigh News and Observer.
David Tanabe D IR Apr 11
Tanabe missed his post-season exit meeting, according to the Raleigh News and Observer. That raises additional concerns about his future in the wake of his concussion, sustained back in December.
Justin Williams RW Day-To-Day Apr 3
Williams is out indefinitely after wrenching his back in Tuesday's loss to the Caps, according to the Raleigh News and Observer.
Matt Cullen C Day-To-Day Apr 2
Cullen (head) was activated from injured reserve on Wednesday.
Bret Hedican D Day-To-Day Apr 1
Hedican will probably be on the ice in Tuesday's key game at Washington, the Raleigh News and Observer is reporting. He missed one game with a torso strain.
Ray Whitney LW Day-To-Day Apr 1
Whitney,who underwent knee surgery in mid-March, participated in full-contact practice on Monday, and will probably be available for Tuesday night's showdown against the Caps, the Raleigh News & Observer reports.
Matt Cullen C IR Apr 1
Cullen remains idled by a concussion he suffered in December. He won't play in Tuesday's crucial matchup with the Capitals, the Raleigh News and Observer reports.
Justin Williams RW IR Mar 29
Doctors have cleared Williams (knee) for contact as of March 31, and he might be able to return to action next week, the Raleigh News and Observer reports in Saturday's edition.
Bret Hedican D IR Mar 28
Hedican left Friday's game in the first period with a lower-body injury and did not return.
Chad LaRose LW IR Mar 27
LaRose (leg fracture) will play Friday against the Thrashers, the News and Observer reports.
Patrick Eaves RW IR Mar 27
Eaves will have surgery on his left shoulder Friday or Saturday, and he will miss 3 to 4 weeks, the News and Observer reports.
Patrick Eaves RW Day-To-Day Mar 26
Eaves missed Tuesday's game against the Caps with the flu.
Joe Jensen C Day-To-Day Mar 23
Jensen practiced with the team on Saturday, and should be available when the 'Canes take the ice on Tuesday against the Capitals. A story in Sunday's Raleigh News and Observer describes his recent injury as being to his wrist.
Wade Brookbank LW Day-To-Day Mar 19
Brookbank (leg) will be a game-time decision for Wednesday's game at Atlanta, coach Peter Laviolette told the Raleigh News and Observer.
Wade Brookbank LW IR Mar 17
Brookbank might be ready to go for the Hurricanes' two games this week, the Raleigh News and Observer reports.
Ray Whitney LW IR Mar 15
Whitney (ankle) was placed on the injured reserve Saturday, the Raleigh News and Observer reports.
Glen Wesley D Day-To-Day Mar 8
There's good news and bad news for Wesley; on the same day as he was nominated for the Masterson award (perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey), the team announced that he will miss Saturday's game due to a sore ankle.
Dennis Seidenberg D IR Mar 6
Seidenberg was activated from the injured reserve on Thursday, the Associated Press reports.
Tim Gleason D Day-To-Day Mar 1
Gleason had a neurological test on Friday, and is a possibility for Saturday's game against the Lightning. He participated in practice earlier Friday.
Tuomo Ruutu LW Day-To-Day Feb 29
Ruutu skated a full complement of 23 shifts in Thursday's loss to New York, evidently suffering no ill effects of the gash above his eye sustained on Tuesday. He didn't figure in either of the Hurricanes' two goals, and finished the game minus-1.
Erik Cole RW Day-To-Day Feb 19
Cole will probably play Tuesday after missing Monday's game with an illness, the News and Observer reports.
Joe Corvo D Day-To-Day Feb 16
Corvo sat out Friday's practice, still suffering from the flu.
Rod Brind'Amour C Day-To-Day Feb 14
Brind'Amour's knee injury is a torn left ACL, which will require reconstructive surgery and sideline the Hurricanes center for four-to-six months, ESPN.com reports.
Matt Cullen C Out Feb 14
After missing six games in his latest forced idleness due to vision problems, Cullen still isn't ready to return to action. The Raleigh News and Observer reports in Thursday's edition that the center is improving, but remains indefinitely sidelined.
Dennis Seidenberg D Day-To-Day Feb 13
Seidenberg (ankle) is unlikely to play this week, TSN.ca. reports.
Chicago BlackhawksStatus Date
Dustin Byfuglien D Day-To-Day Apr 14
Hawks GM Dale Tallon is in the process of working out a contract extension for Byfuglien (bulging disc) before he becomes a restricted free agent this summer, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Dave Bolland C Day-To-Day Apr 8
Bolland was reassigned to Rockford of the AHL on Tuesday.
Jason Williams RW Day-To-Day Apr 1
Williams suffered what coach Denis Savard thought was a charley horse late in Sunday's game and his status was to be evaluated before the Hawks next play Wednesday against the Red Wings, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Cam Barker D Day-To-Day Mar 28
Barker (concussion) is healthy and will play on Saturday in Chicago's contest against St. Louis.
Robert Lang C Day-To-Day Mar 25
Lang (back) will travel with the team to Columbus and he will be a game-time decision, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Ben Eager LW Out Mar 24
Eager (shoulder) will undergo season-ending rotator cuff surgery on Monday, the Chicago Daily Herald reports.
Corey Crawford G Day-To-Day Mar 17
Crawford supposedly suffered food poisoning that kept him from starting on Sunday, the Daily Herald reports.
Nikolai Khabibulin G Day-To-Day Mar 16
Khabibulin (back) made an impromptu return to the lineup Sunday, stopping five shots in relief duty, the Associated Press reports.
Brent Sopel D IR Mar 15
Sopel (broken hand) said he might play in Sunday's game against Calgary, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Yanic Perreault C IR Mar 15
Perreault was a late scratch in Friday's game suffering from the flu, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Martin Havlat RW IR Mar 13
Havlat underwent successful shoulder surgery Thursday.
Ben Eager LW Day-To-Day Mar 13
Eager (partially dislocated shoulder) might return before the end of the season, the Daily Herald reported.
Martin Havlat RW Out Mar 12
Havlat is scheduled to undergo surgery on his injured left shoulder in Cleveland on Thursday that will keep him out at least four months, the Chicago Daily Herald reports.
Kevyn Adams C Day-To-Day Mar 9
Adams (knee) returned to action Sunday after missing 54 games with the injury.
Kevyn Adams C IR Mar 4
Adams (torn MCL, ACL) practiced Monday, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Andrei Zyuzin D Day-To-Day Feb 29
Zyuzin is currently day-to-day with a groin injury, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Ben Eager LW IR Feb 28
Eager (concussion) has started skating and could play as soon as the weekend, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Brent Sopel D Out Feb 24
Brent Sopel broke a bone in his left hand blocking a shot against Minnesota on Wednesday and could miss 2-3 weeks, according to the Daily Herald.
Danny Richmond D IR Feb 19
Richmond suffered a ruptured spleen while playing with Rockford of the AHL and is out for the season, the Chicago Sun Times reports.
Jason Williams RW IR Feb 19
Williams (sports hernia) hopes to return Wednesday against the Wild, the Chicago Sun Times reports.
Nikolai Khabibulin G Out Feb 14
Khabibulin (sprained knee) will miss one-to-two weeks, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Colorado AvalancheStatus Date
Paul Stastny C IR May 3
Stastny (knee) has been diagnosed with a torn MCL, the Denver Post reports.
Ryan Smyth LW Day-To-Day May 1
Smyth (foot) will not be on the ice Thursday for Colorado's Game 4 match up with Detroit, TSN.ca.
Peter Forsberg C Day-To-Day Apr 30
Forsberg (groin) returned to the ice for Tuesday's Game 3 loss to the Red Wings.
Paul Stastny C Out Apr 30
Stastny (knee) will miss the remainder of the Western Conference Semifinals with a knee injury, the Detroit News reports.
Paul Stastny C Day-To-Day Apr 30
Stastny left Game 3 in the first period with an apparent knee injury, the Denver Post reports.
Peter Forsberg C IR Apr 29
Forsberg (groin) is "probable" for Tuesday's Game 3, the Denver Post reports.
Scott Hannan D Day-To-Day Apr 29
Hannan (lower body) is listed as "probable" for Tuesday's Game 3, the Denver Post reports.
Peter Forsberg C Out Apr 26
Forsberg (groin) did not play in Saturday's loss to Detroit.
Jose Theodore G Day-To-Day Apr 25
Theodore (illness) is expected to play in Game 2 on Saturday, the Associated Press reports.
Wojtek Wolski LW IR Apr 25
Wolski will not play in Game 2 against Detroit due to an undisclosed upper-body injury, the Associated Press reports.
David Jones RW Day-To-Day Apr 14
Jones (ankle) expects to play on Monday, the Denver Post reports.
John-Michael Liles D Day-To-Day Apr 1
Liles didn't practice on Monday due to a groin injury but expects to play on Tuesday, the Denver Post reports.
Jordan Leopold D Day-To-Day Mar 30
Leopold (hip) could return on Sunday after getting in a full practice on Saturday, the Denver Post reports.
Adam Foote D Day-To-Day Mar 28
Foote (hip) returned to the lineup Friday after missing three straight games.
Scott Parker RW Out Mar 25
Parker (ankle) is still sidelined indefinitely, the Denver Post reports.
Ryan Smyth LW IR Mar 13
Smyth (concussion) has been ruled out of Colorado's Thursday night match up with Edmonton, according to the Associated Press.
Ruslan Salei D Day-To-Day Mar 13
Salei (eye) will be a game time decision Thursday night, according to the Denver Post.
Scott Parker RW Day-To-Day Mar 12
Parker left Tuesday's game with an ankle injury.
Cody McCormick C Day-To-Day Mar 8
The Avalanche activated McCormick (chest) from injured reserve Saturday.
Jeff Finger D Day-To-Day Mar 5
Finger (hand) is close to returning to the lineup, according to the Denver Post.
Ryan Smyth LW Out Mar 3
Colorado announced Monday that Smyth suffered a concussion and a minor shoulder separation in Saturday's collision and will be out indefinitely, the Denver Post reports.
Marek Svatos RW Out Mar 3
Svatos has a torn ACL in his left knee that will require season-ending surgery, the Denver Post reports.
Marek Svatos RW Day-To-Day Mar 3
Svatos (knee) will need further tests once the swelling goes down but remains sidelined indefinitely, the Denver Post reports.
Brett Clark D Out Feb 28
Clark (dislocated shoulder) will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery, the Rocky Mountain News reports.
Joe Sakic C Day-To-Day Feb 24
Sakic (sports hernia) returned to the lineup Sunday, registering an assist while logging 15:24 of ice time.
Joe Sakic C IR Feb 24
Sakic (sports hernia) practiced again on Saturday but is still listed as "questionable" to play in Sunday's game against Edmonton according to the Denver Post.
Brett Clark D IR Feb 15
Clark (dislocated shoulder) will wait a few weeks before deciding whether to have season-ending surgery, the Denver Post reports.
Kyle Cumiskey D IR Feb 14
Cumiskey (groin) practiced on Wednesday but is not ready to return, the Denver Post reports.
Brett Clark D Day-To-Day Feb 13
Clark left Tuesday's game with a shoulder injury, the Rocky Mountain News reports.
Columbus Blue JacketsStatus Date
Steve Mason G Day-To-Day Apr 18
Mason will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery on Friday to repair a minor tear, the Columbus Post-Dispatch reports.
Rick Nash LW Day-To-Day Apr 14
Nash will undergo surgery on Monday to remove a portion of his tonsil that was missed when he had his tonsils removed a few years ago, the Columbus Post-Dispatch reports.
Jiri Novotny C Day-To-Day Apr 4
Although Novotny, who suffered a thigh injury Sunday against Chicago, is improving he may not play again this season, the Columbus Dispatch reports.
Fredrik Modin LW Day-To-Day Apr 3
Modin (concussion) is out for the remainder of the season, according to the Columbus Post-Dispatch.
Dick Tarnstrom D Day-To-Day Apr 2
Tarnstrom (concussion) has been officially ruled out for the rest of the season, the Columbus Dispatch reports.
David Vyborny RW Day-To-Day Apr 1
Vyborny missed practice Tuesday because of the flu, the Columbus Post-Dispatch reports.
Ron Hainsey D Day-To-Day Apr 1
Hainsey (head) returned to practice Tuesday and should play Thursday against the Redwings, the Columbus Post-Dispatch reports.
Pascal Leclaire G Day-To-Day Apr 1
Leclaire (concussion) practiced Tuesday and should play Thursday against Detroit, the Columbus Post-Dispatch reports.
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen D IR Apr 1
Tollefsen (herniated disk) underwent surgery Tuesday, the Columbus Post-Dispatch reports.
Dan Fritsche C IR Mar 27
Fritsche (broken hand) will need another six weeks before he can resume lifting weights for next season, according to the Columbus Post-Dispatch.
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen D Day-To-Day Mar 27
Tollefsen (herniated disc) will miss the final two weeks of the season, and he believes surgery is likely, the Columbus Post-Dispatch reports.
Kris Russell D Day-To-Day Mar 25
Russell (groin) did not travel with the team to Nashville and won't play Tuesday, the Columbus Post-Dispatch reports.
Jared Boll RW Day-To-Day Mar 25
Boll (hip) won't play until at least Friday, the Columbus Post-Dispatch reports.
Dan Fritsche C Day-To-Day Mar 20
Fritsche broke a bone in his left hand Wednesday after getting hit with a shot, the Columbus Dispatch reports.
Michael Peca C Day-To-Day Mar 7
Peca (knee) won't play against the Oilers on Friday, the Columbus Post-Dispatch reports.
Pascal Leclaire G Out Feb 13
Leclaire will miss Wednesday's game because of the flu, the Columbus Post-Dispatch reports.
Fredrik Modin LW IR Feb 11
Modin (hamstring) looked good in Sunday morning's skate and a Wednesday return to the lineup seems likely, the Columbus Dispatch reports.
Dallas StarsStatus Date
Stu Barnes C Day-To-Day May 8
Barnes (concussion-like symptoms) will not be available for the Stars' series opener with Detroit on Thursday, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Philippe Boucher D Day-To-Day May 7
Boucher (hip) has resumed skating but there still isn't a timetable for his return, the Dallas Morning News reports.
Sergei Zubov D Day-To-Day Apr 28
Zubov (sports hernia) returned to the Dallas lineup for Game 2 and assisted on Mike Modano's game-winning power play goal.
Joel Lundqvist C Out Apr 20
Lundqvist did not take the morning skate for the Stars on Sunday after wife Amanda went into labor Sunday morning with their first child, TSN reports.
Brad Richards C Day-To-Day Apr 13
Richards registered a goal and an assist in the Game 2 win over Anaheim on Saturday.
Mike Ribeiro C Day-To-Day Apr 13
Ribeiro posted a goal and two assists in Saturday's 6-2 Game 2 victory over the Ducks.
Jere Lehtinen RW Day-To-Day Apr 9
Lehtinen (flu) practiced with the team on Tuesday after missing the final regular season game, the Dallas Morning News reports.
Nicklas Grossman D Day-To-Day Apr 8
The Stars signed Grossman to a two-year, $1.95 million extension Monday, the Associated Press reports.
Steve Ott C Day-To-Day Apr 6
Ott (flu) likely won't play on Sunday, the Dallas Morning News reports.
Sergei Zubov D IR Mar 30
Zubov (foot) skated again on Saturday but remains doubtful for Sunday's game in Anaheim, the Dallas Morning News reports.
Philippe Boucher D IR Mar 28
Boucher (shoulder) returned to the Dallas lineup on Thursday.
Steve Ott C Out Mar 12
Ott will be suspended three games by the NHL for his hit on Colorado's Jordan Leopold, the Dallas Morning News reports.
Mike Modano C Day-To-Day Mar 9
Modano fell awkwardly after being slew-footed by Colorado's Ruslan Salei in Saturday's game but was able to return to action, the Dallas Morning News reports.
Brenden Morrow LW Day-To-Day Mar 9
Morrow expects to play in Sunday's game despite a violent collision with the boards between the players' benches on Saturday, the Dallas Morning News reports.
Stu Barnes C IR Feb 25
Barnes (torn retina) could return to the Dallas lineup on Tuesday, the Dallas Morning News reports.
Detroit Red WingsStatus Date
Valtteri Filppula C Day-To-Day May 8
Filppula (leg) will play Thursday in Detroit's Game 1 match up with Dallas, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Chris Chelios D Day-To-Day May 3
Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said that Chelios (lower body injury) will be ready for the start of the Western Conference finals, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Brad Stuart D IR Apr 27
Stuart will be back in the lineup for Game 2 on Sunday, the Associated Press reports.
Kirk Maltby LW Day-To-Day Apr 24
Maltby (hamstring) will likely be out for Game 1 Thursday against Colorado, the Denver Post reports.
Tomas Kopecky RW IR Apr 22
Kopecky had successful knee surgery on Tuesday and he'll miss the next four to six months for recovery, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Mikael Samuelsson RW Day-To-Day Apr 10
Samuelsson (groin) had eight shots on goal in Thursday's win over Nashville.
Andreas Lilja D Day-To-Day Apr 8
Lilja or Brett Lebda will be forced to the bench if the Red Wings get Brad Stuart back as expected Thursday, MLive.com reports.
Kris Draper C IR Apr 6
Draper (groin) is sitting out practice on Sunday as a precaution, but it positive that he will play in Game 1 of the playoffs, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Tomas Kopecky RW Day-To-Day Apr 4
Kopecky tore a ligament in his knee and will miss the playoffs, the Associated Press reports.
Tomas Holmstrom RW Day-To-Day Apr 4
Holmstrom (groin) said he will play in the Detroit's regular-season finale on Sunday, according to TSN.ca.
Darren McCarty RW Day-To-Day Mar 29
McCarty (ribs) finally dressed for the Red Wings Friday, playing five minutes.
Dominik Hasek G Day-To-Day Mar 29
Hasek (flu) is doubtful for Sunday against Nashville, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Dallas Drake RW Day-To-Day Mar 25
Drake isn't sure if he'll play Tuesday, but he expects to be back in the lineup on Friday against the Blues, MLive.com reports.
Daniel Cleary RW IR Mar 24
Cleary (jaw) is expected to return to action Tuesday, according to the Detroit News.
Kris Draper C Day-To-Day Mar 21
Draper (groin) skated Friday and feels good, Red Wings GM Ken Holland said, according to the Detroit Free Press' hockey blog.
Aaron Downey RW Day-To-Day Mar 16
Downey (flu) missed his second straight game Sunday, MLive.com reports.
Brett Lebda D Day-To-Day Mar 11
Lebda returned to practice Monday after sitting out the weekend with the flu, the Detroit News reports.
Nicklas Lidstrom D IR Mar 8
Lidstrom (knee) will be re-evaluated again during the pre-game skate on Sunday prior to Detroit's tilt with Nashville, MLive.com reports.
Brian Rafalski D Day-To-Day Mar 5
Rafalski (groin) will play Wednesday against St. Louis, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Brian Rafalski D IR Mar 1
Rafalski (groin) remains on track to return Wednesday against the Blues, MLive.com reports.
Niklas Kronwall D IR Feb 26
Kronwall (clavicle) will not be available Tuesday at Edmonton, the Detroit News reports.
Dominik Hasek G IR Feb 26
Hasek (hip flexor) practiced Monday and might be able to back up Chris Osgood Tuesday at Edmonton, the Detroit News reports.
Chris Chelios D IR Feb 24
Chelios (knee) will probably be out at least a week while mending a chipped right fibula, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Jiri Hudler RW Day-To-Day Feb 10
Hudler's game-day scratch Saturday was essentially a coaching decision above all else, the Detroit News reports.
Daniel Cleary RW Day-To-Day Feb 9
Cleary was knocked out of Saturday's game due to an undisclosed injury.
Edmonton OilersStatus Date
Mathieu Garon G Day-To-Day Apr 23
Garon has been added to the Team Canada roster for the World Hockey Championship, according to the Edmonton Journal.
Ales Hemsky RW Day-To-Day Apr 4
Hemsky (wrist, knee) will likely miss the world championship, according to the Edmonton Journal.
Geoff Sanderson LW Day-To-Day Apr 3
Sanderson will play Thursday night versus Vancouver, according to Edmonton Journal.
Kyle Brodziak C Day-To-Day Apr 3
Brodziak (finger) won't play Thursday night versus Vancouver, according to the Edmonton Journal.
Joni Pitkanen D Day-To-Day Apr 1
Pitkanen (groin) will play Tuesday, TSN.ca reports.
Ladislav Smid D IR Mar 9
Smid (ankle) will play on Sunday against Chicago, according to the Edmonton Journal.
Mathieu Roy D Day-To-Day Mar 7
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Ethan Moreau LW IR Feb 27
Moreau (broken tibia) was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday.
Ladislav Smid D Day-To-Day Feb 25
Smid (ankle, knee) will miss the next seven to ten days, according to the Edmonton Journal.
Ethan Moreau LW Day-To-Day Feb 25
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Sheldon Souray D IR Feb 12
Souray has announced that he is done for the year, according to the Edmonton Journal.
Florida PanthersStatus Date
Noah Welch D Day-To-Day Apr 5
Welch won't return from his shoulder surgery to end the season, according to the Sun Sentinel.
Chad Kilger LW Out Apr 2
The Panthers hope to know soon whether or not Kilger (personal reasons) plans on reporting to the team next season, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Mike Van Ryn D IR Mar 28
Van Ryn (wrist) said he still lacks some strength and is suffering from tendinitis, a sign that perhaps he won't play again this season, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Ville Peltonen LW Day-To-Day Mar 28
Peltonen claims that he is ready to play after suffering a broken toe on Saturday, TSN.ca reports.
Richard Zednik LW IR Mar 21
Contrary to earlier reports, Zednik (neck) did not skate around on Thursday. He did put on skates but only to participate in a team photo at center ice, TSN.ca reports.
Jozef Stumpel RW Day-To-Day Mar 20
Stumpel (shoulder) could work his way back into the lineup Thursday, the Miami Herald reports.
Bryan Allen D Day-To-Day Mar 20
Allen (hand) is expected to be back in the lineup Thursday, the Miami Herald reports.
Noah Welch D IR Mar 15
Welch (shoulder) could replace Bryan Allen in the lineup on Sunday, if Allen isn't able to recover from an undisclosed injury suffered in Friday's game, according to the Miami Herald.
Chad Kilger LW IR Mar 13
Kilger has been taken off Florida's official roster after failing to report to the team after being traded to the Panthers from Toronto on Feb. 26, the Miami Herald reports.
Jozef Stumpel RW IR Mar 12
Stumpel (shoulder) will not return to the lineup Wednesday as he was originally hoping to do, the Miami Herald.
Radek Dvorak RW Day-To-Day Mar 5
Dvorak (fingers) is expected to return to the lineup either Thursday or Saturday, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Stephen Weiss C Day-To-Day Mar 3
Weiss (finger) returned to the lineup Sunday after missing six straight games. He put two shots on net while getting 17 minutes of ice time.
David Booth LW Day-To-Day Mar 2
Booth scored the only goal of a 1-0 win over the N.Y. Islanders on Sunday.
Bryan Allen D Out Mar 2
Allen (knee) did not travel with the team for its two-game road trip, meaning he probably won't play again until Thursday at the earliest, the Palm Beach Post reports.
Radek Dvorak RW IR Feb 29
Dvorak (fingers) will travel with the team early next week, but probably won't return to the lineup until next Thursday at the earliest, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Stephen Weiss C IR Feb 29
Weiss (finger) could return to the lineup as soon as Sunday, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Rostislav Olesz LW Day-To-Day Feb 24
Olesz suffered an injury to his foot while blocking a shot Saturday and won't play Sunday, according to the Miami Herald.
Gregory Campbell C Day-To-Day Feb 20
Campbell missed Tuesday's game while battling the flu, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Rostislav Olesz LW IR Feb 13
Olesz (hand) participated in Tuesday's full practice and is expected to return to the lineup Friday, according to the Miami Herald.
Richard Zednik LW Out Feb 11
The injury to Zednik (neck) was much more life-threatening than the infamous neck injury former Sabres goalie Clint Malarchuk suffered in 1989, according to the Buffalo News.
Kamil Kreps C Day-To-Day Feb 10
Kreps did not return to Sunday's game after getting hit in the back of the head with the puck.
Richard Zednik LW Day-To-Day Feb 10
Zednik was seriously cut during Sunday's game at Buffalo and was transported to a local hospital in stable condition, according to Buffalo's WGR Radio.
Los Angeles KingsStatus Date
Dan Cloutier G Day-To-Day Apr 1
Cloutier (groin/hip flexor) returned to practice on Monday but would seem unlikely to play on Tuesday, the LA Daily News reports.
Kyle Calder LW Out Mar 22
Calder will be sidelined indefinitely after breaking a finger on Thursday, the LA Times reports.
Jack Johnson D Out Mar 20
Johnson will miss the rest of the season after suffering a non-displaced fracture in his right foot on Tuesday, the LA Daily News reports.
Derek Armstrong C Day-To-Day Mar 6
Armstrong (knee) might be able to return to the lineup on Thursday, according to the LA Daily News.
Jason LaBarbera G IR Mar 5
LaBarbera underwent sports hernia surgery Wednesday and will miss the remainder of the season.
Rob Blake D Day-To-Day Feb 28
Blake (ankle) was activated from the injured reserve on Thursday by the Kings, TSN.ca reports.
Jason LaBarbera G Day-To-Day Feb 28
LaBarbera (groin) will not make the team's four-game road trip that starts Thursday, the LA Daily News reports.
Ladislav Nagy LW IR Feb 28
Nagy (neck) is not responding to treatment and may be facing season-endingh surgery, according to the LA Daily News.
Rob Blake D IR Feb 23
Blake (fractured ankle) returned to practice for the first time this month on Friday, the LA Daily News reports.
Scott Thornton LW Day-To-Day Feb 21
Thornton (back) practiced on Wednesday and plans on returning on Thursday, the LA Daily News reports.
Anze Kopitar C Day-To-Day Feb 18
Kopitar missed Sunday's practice with the flu and may be unable to play on Monday, the LA Daily News reports.
Michael Cammalleri LW Day-To-Day Feb 15
Cammalleri was not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Flames.
Minnesota WildStatus Date
Marian Gaborik RW Day-To-Day May 2
Gaborik underwent minor surgery on his right hip on Friday.
Branko Radivojevic RW Out Apr 21
Radivojevic will be out four to six months after surgery to repair a torn ACL, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Nick Schultz D Day-To-Day Apr 19
Schultz (appendectomy) made a surprise return for Game 6 against the Avalanche Saturday night.
Nick Schultz D IR Apr 19
Schultz (appendectomy) is traveling with the Wild to Colorado for Game 6, even though it's unlikely that he'll play, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports.
Branko Radivojevic RW Day-To-Day Apr 17
Radivojevic (knee) will be a game-time decision for Thursday's Game 5 match up with Colorado, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Mark Parrish RW Day-To-Day Apr 17
Parrish (concussion) is not expected to return for the Wild's opening round series with Colorado, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Martin Skoula D Day-To-Day Apr 11
Skoula (leg bruise) will play in Game Two against Colorado on Friday.
Steve Kelly C Day-To-Day Apr 8
The Wild assigned Kelly to Houston of the AHL Tuesday
Petteri Nummelin D Day-To-Day Apr 7
Nummelin (groin) had an assist in Sunday's loss to Colorado. It was the first game he'd played since March 2.
Stephane Veilleux LW Day-To-Day Mar 29
Veilleux missed practice on Saturday due to the flu and will miss Sunday's game against Colorado, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Kurtis Foster D IR Mar 28
It's not clear when or if Foster is going to be able to play next season after suffering a broken left leg, but GM Doug Risebrough says the Wild want to re-sign the potential free agent, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Pavol Demitra LW Day-To-Day Mar 26
Demitra took part in Wednesday's early skate and is expected to play against Edmonton, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.t
Pierre-Marc Bouchard RW Day-To-Day Mar 25
Bouchard (flu) returned to practice on Tuesday after missing Monday's loss to Edmonton, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Eric Belanger C IR Mar 23
Belanger (broken toe) practiced on Sunday and could return as early as Monday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Erik Reitz D Day-To-Day Mar 21
Reitz, who leads Houston of the AHL with 34 points, has been sidelined the last four games with an ankle injury, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Eric Belanger C Day-To-Day Mar 9
Belanger has a broken right big toe, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. He missed Sunday's loss to San Jose.
Chris Simon LW Day-To-Day Mar 6
Simon (illness) is questionable for Thursday's game against Carolina, the Star Tribune reports.
Derek Boogaard LW IR Mar 6
Boogaard (back will not play Thursday night, the Star Tribune reports.
Kurtis Foster D Day-To-Day Mar 5
Foster missed Tuesday's loss to Chicago with a sore back.
Mikko Koivu C Day-To-Day Mar 3
Koivu (flu) practiced on Monday and should play Tuesday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Matt Foy RW IR Feb 26
Foy was placed on injured reserve due to an injury to his face, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.<