Matt Hendricks News

Hendricks has been suspended for three games for his hit on Aaron Ekblad.

Hendricks has been suspended for the next three games because of his hit from behind on Panthers’ defenseman Aaron Ekblad. Ekblad missed Monday’s game because he was in the league’s concussion protocol. With Hendricks out on Tuesday, the Oilers will go with seven-defensemen as Brad Hunt gets back into the lineup.

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The Oilers have activated Matt Hendricks (foot) from injured reserve.

Hendricks has missed the last seven games with a foot injury but he was activated this morning and is expected to be in the lineup tonight vs. the Flyers. Hendricks is expected to skate on the Oilers’ third line with Mark Latest and Teddy Purcell.

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The Oilers have placed Matt Hendricks (foot) on injured reserve.

Hendricks is a big penalty killer for the Oilers and he had been playing on the top line when he got injured. Placing Hendricks on waivers opened a roster spot for the Oilers to recall Andrew Miller.

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Hendricks (lower-body) will return to the Oilers lineup on Wednesday.

Hendricks missed the last two games with a lower-body injury, but he will be back in tonight vs. the Bruins. Hendricks will replace Luke Gazdic on the Oilers fourth line. He has 13 points (7G / 6A) in 51 games this season.

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Hendricks (lower-body) will not play on Monday.

Hendricks will be held out of the second straight game with a lower-body injury. He participated in the Oilers morning skate, but still won’t be in the lineup. Monitor his status prior to Wednesday’s game.

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Hendricks (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.

Hendricks reportedly suffered a lower-body injury on Thursday and was spotted wearing a walking boot on Friday. Monitor his status when pre-game warmups get underway at 1:30 pm ET on Saturday.

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Hendricks (leg) will return to the Oilers lineup on Tuesday.

Hendricks has missed the last four games with a leg injury, but he will be back in tonight. Boyd Gordon is out with a back injury, so Hendricks returns to centre the Oilers’ fourth line with Steve Pinizzott and Luke Gazdic.

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Hendricks left Tuesday's game with a leg injury and did not return.

Hendricks was injured while blocking a Shea Weber blast last night. We all know how hard Weber can fire the puck, so you can imagine the pain. Consider him day-to-day until more details are known.

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The Oilers have acquired Matt Hendricks from the Predators in exchange for Devan Dubnyk.

With Dubnyk's poor play this season, the Oilers did not receive much in return. Hendricks is a bottom-6 forward who has a career-high of 25 points (2010-11). They already have plenty off talent upfront, so Hendricks has been brought in to help their checking line. He is a solid two way forward who has produced 96 hits and 54 penalty minutes this season. Those are the only two fantasy categories that the 32-year-old is going to help you in.

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The Predators said forward Matt Hendricks (upper-body) will not accompany the team to Los Angeles for today’s game against the Kings. He is being re-evaluated, and Nashville will have an update today.

Hendricks was hurt Thursday when he was hit by Coyotes defenseman Derek Morris and his head slammed the ice.

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Nashville has signed forward Matt Hendricks to a four-year, $7.4 million contract that will pay him $1.85 million per season through the 2016-17 campaign. The Predators originally drafted Hendricks 131st overall (fifth round) in the 2000 Entry Draft.

Hendricks, 32 (6/17/81), amassed eight points (5g-3a) in 48 games for the Washington Capitals in 2012-13, while leading the team in penalty minutes (73), and ranking third on the team in both face-off efficiency (56.8 percent) and hits (93).

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#Caps lines this am: Hendricks-Ribeiro-Ovechkin

Hendricks has been moved to the Capitals top line alongside Ribeiro and Ovechkin. This gives Hendricks a chance to produce offensively but he only has three goals and one assist in 19 games this season. He has 54 points in 234 career NHL games, not good numbers from a fantasy standpoint but lets see what he can do on the top line.

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