NHL Injury Updates: Hurricanes, Stars, Red Wings, Oilers, Kings, Canadiens, Penguins and More

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward Andrei Svechnikov is expected to play today despite feeling unwell yesterday. Defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere will miss tonight's game but is nearing a return.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Defenseman Erik Gudbranson, who has missed the last three games due to an upper-body injury, practiced on the ice yesterday.

Dallas Stars

Forward Mikko Rantanen is not traveling with the team and is expected back in 7-10 days. Forwards Roope Hintz and Radek Faksa are projected to return later.

Detroit Red Wings

Coach Todd McLellan confirmed no change in the recovery timelines for Andrew Copp and Dylan Larkin, who are slated for reassessment next week. Michael Rasmussen is expected to miss another week.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward Leon Draisaitl missed practice yesterday to have a lower-body injury examined by doctors. Coach Kris Knoblauch stated before Draisaitl's return that the team anticipates being without him for an unknown period, possibly one or two games or longer, due to limited information at the time.

Los Angeles Kings

Forward Adrian Kempe sat out last night's game due to a lower-body injury.

Montreal Canadiens

GM Kent Hughes provided no new update on forward Kirby Dach but expressed that he doesn't anticipate a long-term absence.

New York Islanders

Forward Max Shabanov is listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury after missing practice yesterday.

Goaltender Semyon Varlamov participated in the end of practice, but his return timeline remains unchanged, and he is not expected back this season. GM Mathieu Darche (on March 6th) reiterated that while Varlamov can take shots and move on the ice, he isn't ready for game action or even full practice, ruling him out for the remainder of the season.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward Sidney Crosby skated on the ice yesterday morning as he recovers from a lower-body injury sustained at the Olympics.

San Jose Sharks

The San Jose Sharks, who did not practice yesterday, are expected to provide an update today on Alex Wennberg's status after he exited Saturday's game.