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NHL injury report

ESPN's report, team by team, with what each absence takes off our rating of the team for its next game.

Costing the most

The absences that take the most off a team's rating for its next game. 100 Elo is about a 64% favorite.

The costliest absences in the league
PlayerStatusNext gameEloWin chance
Anthony ManthaRWOutvs WSH · −3−0.4 pts
Brayden PointCInjured Reserve@ BUF · −3−0.4 pts
James HagensCInjured Reservevs MTL · −3−0.4 pts
Jared McCannLWInjured Reservevs CAR · −3−0.4 pts
John MarinoDInjured Reserve@ VGK · −3−0.4 pts
Mike MathesonDOut@ BOS · −3−0.4 pts
Nate SchmidtDOut@ VGK · −3−0.4 pts
Sandis VilmanisLWOutvs DET · −3−0.4 pts
  • Bowen Byram D

    Injured Reserve

    Byram (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.

  • Patrick Kane RW

    Injured Reserve

    Kane (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.

  • Dillon Dube C

    Injured Reserve

    ir

  • Torey Krug D

    Injured Reserve

    Krug (ankle) was placed on long-term injured reserve by the Blues on Monday, per PuckPedia.

  • Tyler Tucker D

    Injured Reserve

    Tucker had arthroscopic knee surgery and will be re-assessed in six weeks, the team announced Wednesday.

  • James Hagens C

    −3 EloInjured Reserve

    Head coach Marco Sturm announced Saturday that Hagens (back) is expected to miss multiple weeks, per Jack Studley of Boston Hockey Now.

  • Mike Matheson D

    −3 EloOut

    Matheson (lower body) is expected to miss two weeks, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports Saturday.

  • Bryce Pickford D

    Injured Reserve

    ir-nr

  • Ivan Demidov RW

    Injured Reserve

    Demidov (foot) skated Tuesday and could resume training with the team next week, Patrick Friolet of RDS reports.

  • Lucas Condotta LW

    Injured Reserve

    ir-nr

  • Sam Montembeault G

    Injured Reserve

    Montembeault (lower body) is considered day-to-day, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports on Saturday.

  • Filip Chytil C

    Injured Reserve

    Chytil (shoulder) will not be in action versus the Flyers on Monday, Canucks play-by-play announcer Brendan Batchelor reports.

  • Mackenzie MacEachern LW

    Injured Reserve

    ir-nr

  • Thatcher Demko G

    Injured Reserve

    Co-president of hockey operations Henrik Sedin said Monday that he hopes Demko (hip) will be ready to return before Christmas, Kevin Woodley of NHL.com reports.

  • Tom Willander D

    Day-To-Day

    day-to-day

  • Vincent Desharnais D

    −3 EloInjured Reserve

    ir

  • Patrick Thomas C

    Injured Reserve

    ir-nr

  • Rasmus Sandin D

    Injured Reserve

    Sandin (knee) will be with the Capitals for their two-game road trip, Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network reports Monday.

  • Anthony Mantha RW

    −3 EloOut

    out

  • Seamus Casey D

    Injured Reserve

    Casey will be out of action for 6-8 weeks after undergoing a knee procedure, Kristy Flannery of The Hockey News reports Friday.

  • day-to-day

  • A.J. Greer LW

    Injured Reserve

    Greer (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday.

  • Ian Moore D

    Injured Reserve

    Head coach Joel Quenneville said Friday that Moore (lower body) is still "a ways from skating," Patrick Present of The Hockey News reports.

  • Ryan Poehling C

    Injured Reserve

    Poehling (knee) is expected to miss 6-8 weeks with an MCL sprain.

  • Troy Terry RW

    Injured Reserve

    Terry (hip) will likely make his 2026-27 debut against Nashville on Wednesday, according to Eric Stephens of The Athletic.

  • out

  • Jonathan Huberdeau LW

    Injured Reserve

    Huberdeau (hip) took the ice in a regular jersey Friday, Pat Steinberg of QR Calgary 770 AM reports.

  • Kevin Bahl D

    Injured Reserve

    Bahl will undergo surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon and won't play again in the 2026-27 season, the Flames announced Sunday.

  • Samuel Honzek LW

    Injured Reserve

    ir

  • Nikita Grebenkin RW

    Injured Reserve

    Grebenkin (back) underwent successful surgery and is expected to miss at least four months.

  • Rasmus Ristolainen D

    Injured Reserve

    Ristolainen (hand) was placed on injured reserve, retroactive to Oct. 24, on Tuesday.

  • Alexander Romanov D

    Injured Reserve

    ir

  • Calum Ritchie C

    Injured Reserve

    ir

  • Mathew Barzal C

    Injured Reserve

    Barzal (knee) won't be in the lineup against the Sharks on Monday but has been upgraded to day-to-day, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

  • Matias Maccelli LW

    Injured Reserve

    Maccelli (lower body) is day-to-day, according to Andrew Gross of Newsday on Monday.

  • out

  • Elias Salomonsson D

    Injured Reserve

    ir-nr

  • Nick Bjugstad C

    Injured Reserve

    Bjugstad (pectoral), Dawson Mercer, Nico Daws, Alexander Command and a pair of draft picks were traded to the Jets from the Devils on Friday in exchange for Connor Hellebuyck.

  • Vladislav Namestnikov C

    Injured Reserve

    ir

  • out

  • Jakub Dvorak D

    Injured Reserve

    ir-nr

  • Kevin Fiala LW

    Injured Reserve

    Fiala (lower leg) should play Thursday against the Islanders or Saturday against Calgary, according to Emily Kaplan of ESPN.

  • Jared McCann LW

    −3 EloInjured Reserve

    McCann (lower body) will be out for approximately 10 weeks, the team announced Sunday.

  • Curtis Douglas C

    Injured Reserve

    ir

  • Jacob Melanson RW

    Injured Reserve

    Melanson's upper-body injury was diagnosed Saturday as an anterior mediastinum hematoma with vascular pseudo aneurysm. He will continue to be evaluated and is out indefinitely.

  • Jake O'Brien C

    Injured Reserve

    O'Brien (lower body) was placed on non-roster injured reserve Wednesday.

  • Nikke Kokko G

    Injured Reserve

    ir-nr

  • Ryan Lindgren D

    Injured Reserve

    Lindgren (upper body) was placed on injured reserve by the Kraken on Thursday and is expected to miss four to six weeks.

  • Cade Webber D

    Injured Reserve

    ir-nr

  • out

  • Elvis Merzlikins G

    Injured Reserve

    Merzlikins is expected to miss 4-6 months to begin the 2026-27 regular season while recovering from a shoulder injury, per Luke Fox of Sportsnet.

  • Kirill Marchenko RW

    Injured Reserve

    ir

  • Marshall Rifai D

    Injured Reserve

    ir

  • Max Domi C

    Injured Reserve

    Domi (back) was transferred from the non-roster list to long-term injured reserve Wednesday, per PuckPedia.

  • Miles Wood LW

    Injured Reserve

    Wood (undisclosed) was transferred to long-term injured reserve Wednesday, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

  • Rielly (lower body) has been deemed day-to-day and will not play in Tuesday's home clash against the Avalanche, per David Alter of The Hockey News.

  • Nick Blankenburg D

    Injured Reserve

    Blankenburg (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve by the Maple Leafs on Friday, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

  • William Villeneuve D

    Injured Reserve

    ir-nr

  • Alec Regula D

    Injured Reserve

    Regula (undisclosed) was designated for long-term injured reserve Thursday.

  • Frederik Andersen G

    Injured Reserve

    Andersen (knee) isn't expected back until "maybe" December, head coach Mike Babcock told NHL.com on Tuesday.

  • Isaac Howard LW

    Injured Reserve

    ir

  • Matt Savoie C

    Injured Reserve

    Savoie (lower body) was shifted to long-term injured reserve Thursday.

  • Mattias Janmark C

    Injured Reserve

    Janmark (undisclosed) does not have a timetable for his return from injury.

  • Sandis Vilmanis LW

    −3 EloOut

    Vilmanis (undisclosed) will probably miss a few games, according to George Richards of Florida Hockey Now on Saturday.

  • Aleksander Barkov C

    Injured Reserve

    Head coach Paul Maurice said Friday that Barkov (knee) will travel with the Panthers during their upcoming three-game road trip, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

  • Brad Marchand LW

    Injured Reserve

    Head coach Paul Maurice said Friday that Marchand (knee) will travel with the Panthers during their upcoming three-game road trip, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

  • Jonah Gadjovich LW

    Injured Reserve

    Gadjovich (upper body) is out indefinitely, the team announced Thursday.

  • Bryan Rust RW

    Injured Reserve

    Rust (lower body) will be re-evaluated in six weeks, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports Thursday.

  • Elmer Soderblom LW

    Injured Reserve

    Soderblom (upper body) is week-to-week, per Penguins PR on Monday.

  • Ryan Graves D

    Injured Reserve

    Graves (lower body) is out indefinitely and was placed on injured reserve Sunday.

  • Trevor van Riemsdyk D

    Injured Reserve

    ir

  • Ville Koivunen RW

    Day-To-Day

    day-to-day

  • Adam Sykora LW

    Injured Reserve

    ir

  • Aidan Thompson C

    Injured Reserve

    ir-nr

  • Alberts Smits D

    Injured Reserve

    ir

  • Igor Shesterkin G

    Injured Reserve

    Shesterkin will require surgery and a lengthy rehab process to address his season-ending right knee injury, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports Sunday.

  • Joe Veleno C

    Injured Reserve

    Veleno (lower body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Saturday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports.

  • Sean Durzi D

    Injured Reserve

    Durzi (undisclosed) was put on injured reserve Thursday, per Mollie Walker of the New York Post.

  • Albert Johansson D

    Injured Reserve

    Johansson (undisclosed) will be with the Red Wings for their upcoming four-game road trip, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports Friday.

  • Dylan Larkin C

    Injured Reserve

    ir-nr

  • Simon Edvinsson D

    Injured Reserve

    Edvinsson (contract dispute) is on the Red Wings' injured, non-roster list, per the NHL media site Wednesday.

  • Alex Lyon G

    Injured Reserve

    Lyon (shoulder) will travel with the Sabres during the team's upcoming road trip, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.

  • Justin Danforth RW

    Injured Reserve

    Danforth (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Thursday, per the NHL media site.

  • Helenius (upper body) is week-to-week, according to Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic on Monday.

  • Matt Grzelcyk D

    Injured Reserve

    Grzelcyk (lower body) suffered a "flare-up" and could be out for at least "a few days," head coach Lindy Ruff told Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News on Tuesday.

  • Andre Burakovsky LW

    Injured Reserve

    ir

  • out

  • Warren Foegele LW

    Injured Reserve

    Foegele (knee) will miss 3-4 weeks, Jackson Starr of the Senators' official site reports Saturday.

  • William Eklund LW

    Injured Reserve

    Eklund had surgery to repair a torn ankle tendon and will be out 10-12 weeks, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports Thursday.

  • Nick Cousins C

    Day-To-Day

    day-to-day

  • Igor Chernyshov LW

    Injured Reserve

    ir

  • Kyle Keyser G

    Injured Reserve

    Keyser (upper body) was placed on non-roster injured reserve by the Sharks on Monday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

  • Quentin Musty LW

    Injured Reserve

    Musty (upper body) was put on non-roster injured reserve Monday, according to Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News.

  • Kyle Capobianco D

    Injured Reserve

    ir

  • Luke Krys D

    Injured Reserve

    ir-nr

  • Matt Duchene C

    Injured Reserve

    Duchene will be out for approximately three months after undergoing surgery to repair a core injury, the team announced Monday.

  • Oskar Back C

    Injured Reserve

    Back was placed on long-term injured reserve on Saturday.

  • Miro Heiskanen D

    Day-To-Day

    day-to-day

  • Brock Faber D

    Injured Reserve

    Faber (skull) skated with his teammates for the first time Thursday, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.

  • Filip Gustavsson G

    Injured Reserve

    Gustavsson (hip) will travel with the Wild during the team's upcoming three-game road trip, per Joe Smith of The Athletic.

A cost counts the chance he sits, from his status, and what he has meant to the team. ESPN doesn't keep past reports, so the chance each status means sitting is our estimate, not a measured rate. Once a line is up the forecast follows it, and the line has its own read on who plays; these costs move the rating number behind it. For insight and fun, not betting advice.