NHL Injuries

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Team Pos Status Injury
Anaheim Ducks
11/13/09 Ryan Carter C Injured Reserve Injury: Bruised foot
Carter is expected to miss an additional four weeks after a second X-ray revealed a fracture in his right foot, the team announced Saturday.
Expected Return: 12/29/09
Atlanta Thrashers
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
11/25/09 Milan Lucic LW Day-to-Day Injury: Left game - leg injury
Lucic will likely be sidelined up to four weeks with a sprained left ankle.
Expected Return: 12/27/09
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: 12/02/09
Carolina Hurricanes
11/08/09 Cam Ward G Injured Reserve Injury: Leg laceration
Ward was put on the long-term injured list by the Hurricanes on Thursday.
Expected Return: 12/16/09
09/22/09 Michael Ryan LW Injured Reserve Injury: Concussion
Ryan has not played this season due to a concussion.
Expected Return: 12/05/09
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
11/06/09 Dave Bolland C Injured Reserve Injury: Back surgery
Bolland had surgery to repair a herniated disk in his back Tuesday and will be out for three to four months.
Expected Return: 03/02/10
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
Colorado Avalanche
11/15/09 Matt Hendricks C Injured Reserve Injury: Groin
The Avalanche placed forward Matt Hendricks on the injured reserve list retroactive to Nov. 14 with a groin injury.
Expected Return: 12/02/09
10/09/09 Ruslan Salei D Injured Reserve Injury: Back
The Avalanche have placed Salei on the injured list because of a sore back.
Expected Return: 11/30/09
Columbus Blue Jackets
11/20/09 Derek Dorsett RW Injured Reserve Injury: Concussion
The Blue Jackets have placed Dorsett on injured reserve retroactive to Thursday.
Expected Return: 12/01/09
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
09/29/09 Fredrik Modin LW Injured Reserve Injury: Sprained right MCL
The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed forward Fredrik Modin on injured reserve due to a sprained right MCL.
Expected Return: 11/28/09
Dallas Stars
11/13/09 Brian Sutherby C Injured Reserve Injury: Groin
Sutherby has been on injured reserve with a groin injury since Nov. 12.
Expected Return: 11/30/09
Detroit Red Wings
11/22/09 Niklas Kronwall D Injured Reserve Injury: Sprained left MCL
The banged-up Red Wings have lost Kronwall for at least a month with a sprained ligament in his left knee. Kronwall had a leg-on-leg, open-ice collision with Montreal enforcer Georges Laraque on Saturday.
Expected Return: 12/23/09
11/07/09 Jason Williams RW Injured Reserve Injury: Fractured right fibula
Williams could miss two months after fracturing his right fibula in a 5-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
Expected Return: 01/07/10
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
Lilja made a second visit this weekend to Dr. Don Grant, a new-age chiropractor from Vancouver who has helped several players with similar post-concussion ailments. The defenseman was referred to Grant by teammate Brad May.
Expected Return: 11/28/09
Edmonton Oilers
11/27/09 Ales Hemsky RW Day-to-Day Injury: Left shoulder surgery
Hemsky will have surgery to repair his left shoulder, Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini said Friday.
Expected Return: 12/05/09
11/12/09 Denis Grebeshkov D Injured Reserve Injury: Knee
Grebeshkov will miss at least a month with a torn MCL in his left knee, NHL.com reported.
Expected Return: 12/15/09
11/10/09 Taylor Chorney D Injured Reserve Injury: Ankle
Chorney has been sidelined since Nov. 10 with an ankle injury.
Expected Return: 11/28/09
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: 11/28/09
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
11/21/09 Cory Stillman LW Injured Reserve Injury: Left knee
Stillman will be out for "some time" after sustaining a left knee injury in Friday's overtime win over Detroit, the Miami Herald reports.
Expected Return: 12/02/09
10/25/09 David Booth LW Injured Reserve Injury: Concussion
Booth hasn't played since suffering a concussion when he absorbed a hard hit to the head by Philadelphia center Mike Richards a month ago, and coach Peter DeBoer suggested that he probably shouldn't expect to play anytime soon.
Expected Return: 12/07/09
09/26/09 Nick Tarnasky LW Injured Reserve Injury: Broken orbital bone
Tarnasky remains out while he is recovering from surgery for a broken orbital bone.
Expected Return: 12/02/09
Los Angeles Kings
11/26/09 Andrei Loktionov C Injured Reserve Injury: Upper-body injury
Loktionov is out with an upper-body injury.
Expected Return: 12/26/09
11/17/09 Ryan Smyth LW Injured Reserve Injury: Upper-body injury
Smyth could be out of the Los Angeles Kings' lineup for a month because of an upper body injury. The Kings aren't disclosing the nature of Smyth's injury. He didn't return after the second period of a game at Florida on Monday.
Expected Return: 12/12/09
11/15/09 Rob Scuderi D Day-to-Day Injury: Lower-body injury
Scuderi plans to skate on his own Sunday morning for the first time since sustaining a lower body injuring at Tampa Bay on Nov. 14.
Expected Return: 12/01/09
Minnesota Wild
11/20/09 Brent Burns D Day-to-Day Injury: Illness
The Minnesota Wild have placed defenseman Brent Burns on injured reserve due to feeling the effects from a concussion and an illness.
Expected Return: 12/04/09
11/20/09 Martin Havlat RW Day-to-Day Injury: Hamstring
Havlat has not played since Nov. 18 due to a hamstring injury, and has been placed on injured reserve.
Expected Return: 12/04/09
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: 12/02/09
Montreal Canadiens
11/24/09 Jaroslav Spacek D Day-to-Day Injury: Lower-body injury
Spacek has missed the last two games due to a lower-body injury.
Expected Return: 11/28/09
11/21/09 Scott Gomez C Day-to-Day Injury: Lower-body injury
The Canadiens lost Gomez to a lower-body injury in Friday's victory over Washington.
Expected Return: 11/28/09
11/15/09 Benoit Pouliot LW Injured Reserve Injury: Hand
The Wild placed Pouliot on injured reserve on Friday with an upper-body injury and recalled center Nathan Smith from the AHL.
Expected Return: 12/02/09
11/13/09 Brian Gionta RW Injured Reserve Injury: Broken bone in left foot
Gionta will be out of action indefinitely with a broken bone in his left foot.
Expected Return: 12/01/09
11/03/09 Hal Gill D Injured Reserve Injury: Fractured foot
Gill is still recovering from a hairline fracture of his left foot, the Montreal Gazette reported.
Expected Return: 11/28/09
10/31/09 Matt D'Agostini RW Injured Reserve Injury: Concussion
D'Agostini, checked in the head in Chicago on Oct. 30, and is out indefinitely.
Expected Return: 11/28/09
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
Georges Laraque RW Injury:
The NHL suspended Laraque five games for a hit on Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall.
Expected Return: 12/04/09
New Jersey Devils
11/21/09 Dainius Zubrus C Injured Reserve Injury: Fractured right patella
Zubrus is out for New Jersey with a fractured right patella.
Expected Return: 01/05/10
11/05/09 Rob Niedermayer C Injured Reserve Injury: Upper-body injury
Niedermayer has not played since leaving the Devils' game against Washington on Nov. 4 with an undisclosed injury.
Expected Return: 11/28/09
10/30/09 Johnny Oduya D Injured Reserve Injury: Lower-body injury
Oduya hasn't played since suffering a lower-body injury against Boston on Oct. 29.
Expected Return: 11/28/09
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: 11/28/09
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: 11/28/09
New York Islanders
11/07/09 Radek Martinek D Injured Reserve Injury: Torn right ACL
Martinek is out for the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on Friday night in the third period of a 2-1 loss at New Jersey.
Expected Return: 10/02/10
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