NHL Injuries

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Team Pos Status Injury
Anaheim Ducks
10/26/09 Jean-Sebastien Giguere G Injured Reserve Injury: Strained groin
Giguere is expected to be out at least another week with a groin strain, according to the Orange County Register.
Expected Return: 11/13/09
Atlanta Thrashers
10/25/09 Ilya Kovalchuk LW Injured Reserve Injury: Broken bone, right foot
Kovalchuk is expected to miss four weeks with a broken bone in his right foot. The team said the break was found in a CT scan on Monday.
Expected Return: 11/27/09
10/05/09 Boris Valabik D Injured Reserve Injury: High right ankle sprain
Valabik is expected to miss four to six weeks after having surgery to repair a high ankle sprain.
Expected Return: 11/12/09
10/01/09 Matt Siddall RW Injured Reserve Injury: Undisclosed injury
Siddall has been assigned to Chicago of the AHL.
Expected Return: 11/19/09
10/01/09 Noah Welch D Injured Reserve Injury: Right knee
Welch was placed on the IR with a shoulder injury.
Expected Return: 01/07/10
09/14/09 Kari Lehtonen G Injured Reserve Injury: Back surgery
Lehtonen is expected to miss six to eight weeks after having a second surgery on his back.
Expected Return: 12/26/09
Boston Bruins
11/05/09 David Krejci C Day-to-Day Injury: Swine flu
Krejci has been diagnosed with swine flu. General manager Peter Chiarelli announced Thursday that the team's medical staff confirmed a diagnosis of H1N1 for the 23-year-old Krejci, who is in his fourth season with the Bruins.
Expected Return: 11/10/09
10/21/09 Marc Savard C Injured Reserve Injury: Broken left foot
Savard will miss four to six weeks with a broken left foot. The Bruins' announcement Wednesday did not say when Savard injured the foot.
Expected Return: 11/19/09
10/17/09 Milan Lucic LW Injured Reserve Injury: Broken right index finger
Lucic is recovering from surgery to repair his broken right index finger.
Expected Return: 11/10/09
10/01/09 Levi Nelson C Injured Reserve Injury: Undisclosed injury
Nelson suffered a broken collarbone at a rookie tournament early in September.
Expected Return: 11/14/09
Calgary Flames
09/17/09 John Armstrong C Injured Reserve Injury: Undisclosed injury
Armstrong is carrying an undisclosed injury.
Expected Return: 11/17/09
Carolina Hurricanes
11/02/09 Eric Staal C Day-to-Day Injury: Upper-body injury
Staal is expected to miss two to four weeks with the upper-body injury that snapped his streak of consecutive games at 349, the News and Observer (N.C.) reports.
Expected Return: 11/19/09
09/14/09 Casey Borer D Injured Reserve Injury: Broken neck
Borer is expected to undergo a second surgery on a broken neck soon.
Expected Return: 12/25/09
Chicago Blackhawks
09/22/09 Adam Burish RW Injured Reserve Injury: Torn right ACL
Burish will be out for six months following surgery on his right knee.
Expected Return: 03/23/10
09/14/09 Marian Hossa RW Injured Reserve Injury: Right shoulder surgery
The Blackhawks say Hossa will undergo surgery Friday on his right shoulder to repair a small tear in his rotator cuff.
Expected Return: 11/27/09
Colorado Avalanche
10/30/09 T.J. Galiardi LW Injured Reserve Injury: Ankle
Galiardi is expected to miss the next four to six weeks with an injured right ankle.
Expected Return: 12/02/09
Columbus Blue Jackets
11/03/09 Kristian Huselius LW Injured Reserve Injury: Upper-body injury
Huselius has been placed on injured serve with an upper-body injury.
Expected Return: 11/16/09
10/22/09 Andrew Murray C Injured Reserve Injury: Torn muscle, shoulder
The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed Murray on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. General Manager Scott Howson announced the move, retroactive to Oct. 20, on Tuesday. Murray is expected to miss at least four weeks.
Expected Return: 11/28/09
Detroit Red Wings
10/30/09 Valtteri Filppula C Injured Reserve Injury: Broken right wrist
Filppula is out for 6 to 8 weeks with a broken right wrist suffered in Thursday's 6-5 shootout loss at Edmonton.
Expected Return: 12/26/09
10/09/09 Johan Franzen RW Injured Reserve Injury: Torn left ACL
Franzen is out for at least four months with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. The club announced the injury Friday.
Expected Return: 02/11/10
09/14/09 Andreas Lilja D Injured Reserve Injury: Concussion
Teammate Brad May referred Lilja to a new-age chiropractor from Vancouver, Don Grant, who has helped several players with similar post-concussion ailments.
Expected Return: 11/20/09
Edmonton Oilers
11/04/09 Shawn Horcoff C Day-to-Day Injury: Shoulder
Horcoff will miss a few games with a shoulder injury after taking a tough hit from Andy Sutton of the New York Islanders, the Edmonton Journal reported.
Expected Return: 11/15/09
10/22/09 Ryan Stone C Injured Reserve Injury: Knee
Stone had arthroscopic knee surgery and is expected to miss two to four weeks, the Edmonton Journal reported.
Expected Return: 11/08/09
10/09/09 Sheldon Souray D Injured Reserve Injury: Concussion
Souray is still feeling the effects from an Oct. 8 concussion and isn't close to being able to skate, the Edmonton Journal reported.
Expected Return: 11/18/09
09/30/09 Marc Pouliot C Injured Reserve Injury: Sports hernia surgery
Pouliot is expected to start the season injured reserve due to an inflamed pubic bone and is not expected to return until the middle of December at the earliest, according to the Edmonton Sun.
Expected Return: 12/17/09
Florida Panthers
09/26/09 Nick Tarnasky LW Injured Reserve Injury: Broken orbital bone
Tarnasky, who's recovering from surgery for a broken orbital bone, has started skating but isn't close to returning from the injury he suffered a month ago, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Expected Return: 11/14/09
Los Angeles Kings
10/06/09 Alec Martinez D Injured Reserve Injury: Ankle
Martinez has been placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury.
Expected Return: 11/25/09
Minnesota Wild
10/06/09 Pierre-Marc Bouchard LW Injured Reserve Injury: Headaches
Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune that Bouchard is out indefinitely with a concussion.
Expected Return: 11/18/09
Montreal Canadiens
11/05/09 Georges Laraque RW Day-to-Day Injury: Upper-body injury
Laraque is out for Montreal with an upper-body injury.
Expected Return: 11/14/09
11/03/09 Hal Gill D Injured Reserve Injury: Fractured foot
Gill will be out for several weeks but it's not related to the shot he took in the foot at practice Monday, according to the Montreal Gazette.
Expected Return: 11/20/09
10/31/09 Matt D'Agostini RW Injured Reserve Injury: Concussion
D'Agostini, checked in the head in Chicago on Friday night, saw a doctor before the game but there was no immediate word on how seriously he is injured.
Expected Return: 11/10/09
10/05/09 Ryan O'Byrne D Injured Reserve Injury: Knee
O'Byrne left Saturday's 2-1 overtime win against Buffalo in the first period with a lower-body injury, and is expected to be out at least six weeks.
Expected Return: 11/17/09
10/02/09 Andrei Markov D Injured Reserve Injury: Lacerated tendon, ankle
Markov will be out for at least four months after slicing a tendon in his ankle.
Expected Return: 02/02/10
09/21/09 Olivier Fortier C Injured Reserve Injury: Shoulder
Fortier will miss four months after undergoing shoulder surgery.
Expected Return: 02/02/10
Nashville Predators
11/04/09 Colin Wilson C Day-to-Day Injury: Groin
Wilson did not travel with the Predators on their road trip after aggravating a groin injury, the Tennessean reported.
Expected Return: 11/14/09
11/03/09 Shea Weber D Injured Reserve Injury: Foot
Weber will miss one to two weeks after suffering a foot injury against Dallas on Saturday.
Expected Return: 11/12/09
10/29/09 Martin Erat RW Day-to-Day Injury: Lower-body injury
Erat was scratched from a win over Chicago on Oct. 29 because of a lower-body injury.
Expected Return: 11/21/09
New Jersey Devils
10/26/09 Paul Martin D Injured Reserve Injury: Broken left arm
Martin will be sidelined 4-to-6 weeks after breaking his left arm in the Devils' game against the Pittsburgh Penguins this past weekend.
Expected Return: 11/25/09
10/26/09 Jay Pandolfo LW Injured Reserve Injury: Separated right shoulder
Pandolfo will be sidelined 4-to-6 weeks after suffering a shoulder injury in the Devils' game against the Pittsburgh Penguins this past weekend.
Expected Return: 11/25/09
09/14/09 Patrik Elias C Injured Reserve Injury: Groin surgery
Elias, recovering from arthroscopic groin surgery, said he hopes to begin practicing with the team some time next week, according to the Star-Ledger.
Expected Return: 11/11/09
New York Islanders
09/29/09 Jeremy Reich LW Injured Reserve Injury: Broken wrist
Reich suffered a broken wrist in a preseason fight, Newsday reported. He's expected to miss at least two months.
Expected Return: 12/03/09
09/14/09 Rick DiPietro G Injured Reserve Injury: Knee surgery
DiPietro is out indefinitely with a knee injury.
Expected Return: 12/29/09
Ottawa Senators
10/29/09 Anton Volchenkov D Injured Reserve Injury: Elbow
Volchenkov is expected to miss at least a couple weeks after hurting his right elbow in Wednesday's 4-3 win at Florida.
Expected Return: 11/14/09
Philadelphia Flyers
10/26/09 Simon Gagne LW Injured Reserve Injury: Sports hernias surgery, right groin
Gagne will have hernia and abdominal surgery Tuesday and will miss six to eight weeks, general manger Paul Holmgren said.
Expected Return: 12/17/09
09/14/09 Mike Rathje D Injured Reserve Injury: Back
Rathje remains on the long-term injury list for the Flyers.
Expected Return: 01/01/10
Phoenix Coyotes
11/05/09 Ed Jovanovski D Day-to-Day Injury: Left game - lower-body injury
Jovanovski left Thursday's win over Chicago with a lower-body injury.
Expected Return: 11/12/09
10/07/09 Kurt Sauer D Injured Reserve Injury: Headaches
Sauer has not played since Oct. 3 due to what the Coyotes have called an upper-body injury.
Expected Return: 11/12/09
Pittsburgh Penguins
10/29/09 Evgeni Malkin C Day-to-Day Injury: Strained right shoulder
Malkin will be lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins for two to three weeks because of a strained right shoulder. Malkin has been attempting to play through the injury, but coach Dan Bylsma says the team decided to rest the center. The star Russian would miss seven games if he is out two weeks and 10 games if he is out three.
Expected Return: 11/14/09
10/21/09 Sergei Gonchar D Injured Reserve Injury: Broken wrist
Gonchar broke a bone in his wrist in the Penguins' 5-1 win over St. Louis on Tuesday, an injury that will keep him out four to six weeks.
Expected Return: 11/19/09
09/14/09 Max Talbot C Injured Reserve Injury: Left shoulder surgery
Talbot has practiced with his teammates for the first time since scoring both of their goals in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals.
Expected Return: 12/03/09
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