Injuries/Illnesses and Personal Leaves Around the NHL–April 6, 2021

Here is the current list of who is out of each team’s lineup today and for what reason. The time given until return is from today’s date.

Today’s List

The way this is set up is by team, with the player’s name; the nature of the injury; whether he is on the IR or LTIR or just “out”; the nature of the injury; and when he is expected to return.

Anaheim
Ryan Kesler–LTIR–hip injuries–unlikely return (one more year on contract); Carter Rowney–LTIR–knee injury–unknown; Hampus Lindholm–LTIR–broken wrist–6 weeks; Sonny Milano–IR–concussion–unknown; Rickard Rakell–IR–upper body injury–day-to-day; Troy Terry–out–upper body injury–unknown; Ryan Getzlaf–out–upper body injury–unknown; Sam Steel–IR–lower body injury-day-to-day

Arizona
Marian Hossa–LTIR–skin disorder–not returning;  Darcy Kuemper-IR–lower body injury–week-to-week; Antti Raanta–IR–lower body injury–day-to-day; Niklas Hjalmarsson–IR–upper body injury–unknown; Tyler Pitlick–IR–lower body injury–day-to-day; Jordan Oesterle–out–undisclosed–day-to-day

Boston
Ondrej Kase–IR–upper body injury–day-to-day; Kevan Miller–IR–knee injury–day-to-day; John Moore–IR–hip surgery–through end of season; Jaroslav Halak–out–COVID protocol–unknown; Jarred Tinordi–out–upper body injury–day-to-day; Tuukka Rask–IR–upper body injury–day-to-day; Brandon Carlo--IR–upper body injury–week-to-week

Buffalo
Zemgus Girgensons–LTIR–hamstring surgery–out for the season; Jake McCabe–IR–knee injury–out for season; Will Borgen–IR–broken arm–2 to 4 weeks; Jack Eichel–IR–upper body injury–undetermined; Carter Hutton–out–undisclosed–week-to-week; Rasmus Asplund–IR–upper body injuryday-to-day; Dylan Cozens–out–upper body injury–day-to-day; Curtis Lazar–IR–lower body injury–week-to-week

Calgary
None

Carolina
Brock McGinn–out–upper body injury–day-to-day; Jake Gardiner–out–back issues–day-to-day; Teuvo Teravainen–IR–concussion–day-to-day

Chicago
Jonathan Toews–LTIR–medical condition–unknown; Alex Nylander–LTIR–knee surgery–2 to 3 months; Zack Smith–LTIR–back injury–unknown; Brent Seabrook–LTIR–shoulder/hip/back issues–will not return; Andrew Shaw–LTIR–concussion protocol–day-to-day

Colorado
Pavel Francouz–LTIR–lower body injury–week-to-week; Erik Johnson–LTIR–upper body injury–week-to-week;  Matt Calvert–out–undisclosed–week-to-week; Conor Timmins–out–upper body injury–day-to-day; Jacob MacDonald–out–undisclosed–day-to-day; Bowen Byram–out–concussion–day-to-day; Logan O’Connor–IR–lower body injury–week-to-week

Columbus
Brandon Dubinsky–LTIR–wrist–will not return; Gustav Nyquist–IR–shoulder surgery–1 to 2 months; Emil Bemstrom–IR–lower body injury–day-to-day; Riley Nash–out–lower body injury–day-to-day

Dallas
Tyler Seguin–out–hip surgery–week-to-week; Stephen Johns–LTIR–post-concussion issues–unknown; Ben Bishop–LTIR–knee surgery–week-to-week; Alexander Radulov–IR–lower body injury–day-to-day; Joel Kiviranta–IR–foot injury–unknown; Joel Hanley–out–lower body injury–day-to-day; Radek Faksa–out–upper body injury–day-to-day; Thomas Harley–out-lower body injury–day-to-day; Jason Dickinson–IR–lower body injury–unknown

Detroit
Jared McIsaac–IR–shoulder surgery–week-to-week;  Tyler Bertuzzi–IR–back injury–week-to-week; Bobby Ryan–out–upper body injury–day-to-day; Jonathan Bernier–IR–lower body injury–day-to-day; Sam Gagner–out–undisclosed–day-to-day; Robby Fabbri–out–undisclosed–day-to-day

Edmonton
Oscar Klefbaum–LTIR–shoulder surgery–out for season; Slater Koekkoek–LTIR–broken collarbone–out for season

Florida
Aaron Ekblad–IR–leg injury–12 weeks; Anthony Duclair–IR–shoulder injury–7 to 10 days

Los Angeles
Olli Matta–IR–upper body injury–day-to-day; Martin Frk–out–lower body injury–week-to-week; Matt Roy–out–COVID protocol–day-to-day; Tobias Bjornfoot–out–upper body injury–unknown

Minnesota
Marcus Foligno–out–leg injury–week-to-week; Kyle Rau–IR–upper body injury–day-to-day; Mats Zuccarello–out–lower body injury–unknown

Montreal 

Ben Chiarot–IR–hand surgery–4 to 6 weeks; Brendan Gallagher–out–broken thumb–unknown; Joel Armia–out–COVID protocol–day-to-day; Carey Price–out–undisclosed–day-today

Nashville
Connor Ingram–out–player assistance program–unknown; Luca Sbisa–IR–lower body injury–week-to-week; Brad Richardson–IR–lower body injury–week-to-week; Matt Duchene–IR–lower body injury–week-to-week; Ryan Ellis–IR–upper body injury–week-to-week; Filip Forsberg–out–upper body injury–week-to-week; Mark Borowiecki–IR–upper body injury–week-to-week; Alexandre Carrier–out–lower body injury–3 to 5 weeks; Ryan Johansen–out–undisclosed–day-to-day; Viktor Arvidsson–out–upper body injury–day-to-day

New Jersey
Nico Hischier–IR–facial surgery–week-to-week; Nathan Bastian–knee injury–3 to 5 weeks

NY Islanders
Johnny Boychuk–LTIR–eye injury–not expected to return; Anders Lee–LTIR–knee surgery–rest of the season; Michael Dal Colle–out–lower body injury–day-to-day; Ross Johnson–out–undisclosed–day-to-day

NY Rangers
Jack Johnson–IR–sports hernia–out for rest of season

Ottawa
Derek Stepan–IR–shoulder surgery–out for rest of season; Michael Haley–out–groin injury–out for rest of season; Joey Daccord--IR–high ankle sprain–month-to-month; Austin Watson--IR–hand injury–4 to 6 weeks; Jacob Bernard-Docker–out–COVID protocol–unknown; Shane Pinto–out–COVID protocol–unknown; Colin White–IR–upper body injury–day-to-day; Erik Gudbranson–out–personal leave–day-to-day

Philadelphia
Kirill Ustimenko–IR–hip surgery–2 to 3 months; Morgan Frost–IR–shoulder surgery–week-to-week; Robert Hagg–IR–shoulder injury–week-to-week

Pittsburgh
Evan Rodrigues–LTIR–lower body injury–unknown; Mark Friedman–IR–upper body injury–day-to-day; Evgeny Malkin–LTIR–lower body injury–week-to-week; Teddy Blueger–IR–upper body injury–day-to-day; Kasperi Kapanen–IR–lower body injury–week-to-week; Brandon Tanev–out–upper body injury–week-to-week

San Jose
Matt Nieto–out–lower body injury–day-to-day; Marc-Edouard Vlasic–out–upper body injury–day-to-day

St. Louis
Carl Gunnarsson–LTIR–knee injury–out for season; Alexander Steen–LTIR–back injury–will not return; Scott Perunovich–out–shoulder surgery—out for the season; Oskar Sundqvist–LTIR–ACL–out for season; MacKenzie MacEachern–IR–upper body injury–week-to-week

Tampa Bay
Nikita Kucherov–LTIR–hip surgery–out for regular season; Marian Gaborik–LTIR–back injury–will not return; Anders Nilsson–LTIR–post-concussion syndrome–indefinite; Erik Cernak–out–lower body injury–day-to-day; Jan Rutta–IR–lower body injury–day-to-day

Toronto
Frederik Andersen–out–lower body injury–7 to 10 days; Rasmus Sandin–out–foot injury–day-to-day

Vancouver
Michael Ferland–LTIR–concussion–indefinite; Elias Pettersson–LTIR–upper body injury–week-to-week; Tanner Pearson–IR–ankle injury–4 weeks; Justin Bailey–LTIR–shoulder surgery–out for rest of season; Brandon Sutter–out–undisclosed–day-to-day; Jay Beagle–LTIR–undisclosed–unknown; Adam Gaudette–out–COVID protocol–unknown; Jake Virtanen–out-illness–day-to-day; Travis Boyd–out–COVID protocol–unknown; Jalen Chatfiield–out–COVID protocol–unknown; Thatcher Demko–out–COVID protocol–unknown; Alex Edler–out–COVID protocol–unknown; Travis Hamonic–out–COVID protocol–unknown; Jayce Hawryluk–out–COVID protocol–unknown; Nils Hoglander–out–COVID protocol–unknown; Braden Holtby–out–COVID protocol–unknown; Bo Horvat–out–COVID protocol–unknown; Quinn Hughes–out–COVID protocol–unknown; Zack McEwen–out–COVID protocol–unknown; Marc Michaelis–out–COVID protocol–unknown; Taylor Motte–out–COVID protocol–unknown; Tyler Myers–out–COVID protocol–unknown; Antoine Roussel–out–COVID protocol–unknown; Brandon Sutter–out–COVID protocol–unknown;

Vegas
Zach Whitecloud–out–undisclosed–day-to-day

Washington
Beck Malenstyn–LTIR–achilles tendon surgery–4 to 6 months; Michal Kempny–LTIR–achilles tendon surgery–week-to-week; Henrik Lundqvist–LTIR–heart surgery–indefinite

Winnipeg
Bryan Little–LTIR–head injury–out for season; Nathan Beaulieu–IR–shoulder surgery–out of rest of season

About the Author

Leslie Treff

Leslie Treff is a contributor for NY Sports Day, covering NY NHL teams. She has been covering the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils for more than 15 seasons. Leslie is a recognized expert in hockey prospects and has served as a scout for several independent agencies. A member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, in her former life, Leslie was an attorney in the judiciary in New York City.

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