McCann was forced to leave Saturday’s game in Washington with a lower-body injury and likely will not play on Tuesday. McCann has had a really nice start to 2017-18, posting a two goals and three assists (five points) in seven games. If McCann can’t play, look for Denis Malgin to draw in as the third line centre.
Wilson missed Monday’s practice with an undisclosed injury and will not play tomorrow vs. the Stars. Wilson has struggled with his new team, compiling just two assists in eight games to start the season. With Wilson out, look for Gabriel Bourque to make his season debut.
Nemeth suffered a lower-body injury in his return to the Colorado lineup on Thursday. The blueliner was not on the ice for Monday’s practice and will be held out of the lineup on Tuesday. Andrei Mironov was recalled from San Antonio this afternoon, so Nemeth could miss more than one game.
Fleury has been sidelined by a concussion since October 13th and will miss at least two more games this week. With Malcolm Subban suffering an injury of his own this weekend, the Golden Knights turn to the inexperienced duo of Oscar Dansk and Maxime Lagace between the pipes for at least two contests.
Ovechkin got tangled up at practice and limped off, but said after the session that it’s nothing serious and he expects to return to practice on Tuesday. The Capitals avoided disaster today and with them off until Thursday, expect the Russian sniper to be in the lineup in Vancouver.
Getzlaf missed the last three games and five of the first seven, but will return to the lineup tomorrow. In the only two games that he has appeared in, Getzlaf has picked up two assists and four shots on goal.
Lindholm’s injury couldn’t come at a better time as the Ducks lost Cam Fowler on the weekend. Lindholm missed the first seven games of the season with a shoulder injury, but is expected to log massive minutes on the Ducks’ top-pair starting tomorrow.
Rask missed the last two games with a concussion, but he was on the ice with Bruins’ goalie coach Bob Essensa before Bruins practice this morning which is a good sign. Rask doesn’t have a timetable for his return, but his next step would be to get into practice. In the mean time, the Bruins will continue to lean on Anton Khudobin.
After being dropped to the third line on Friday, Burakovsky recorded a goal and assist, but he is reportedly banged up following this weekend’s back-to-back set. The Capitals are off until Thursday, so even if he’s kept off of the ice today he could avoid missing any time.
The Canucks did not have an update on Stecher post-game, but head coach Travis Green said “it was a knee-on-knee hit, so we’ll see what happens.” Consider Stecher as questionable for Tuesday's game in Minnesota.
Jagr left Saturday’s game vs. Minnesota with a lower-body injury and was placed on IR retroactive to Saturday, so he will be forced to miss at least the next three games. Jagr is eligible to return Saturday vs. the Capitals, but it remains to be seen how long he will be sidelined. With Jagr out, expect either Sam Bennett or Michael Ferland to see time on the top-line with Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan.
Subban suffered the injury during an excellent performance in Saturday’s eventual overtime win against St. Louis. Before getting hurt and turning the duties over to Oscar Dansk, Subban stopped 37 of 38 shots, keeping the Golden Knights afloat. Subban had been excellent while filling in for Marc-Andre Fleury, stopping 88 of 94 shots (.936 SV%) but now joins Fleury on IR.
Compher broke his thumb against the Blues on Friday and is expected to miss three weeks. Moving Compher to IR opened up a roster spot for the Avalanche to recalled A.J. Greer from San Antonio (AHL). Look for him to miss roughly 6-8 games.
Jost suffered a lower-body injury against the Blues on Friday and is expected to miss 2-3 weeks. Moving Jost to IR opened up a roster spot for the Avalanche to recalled Gabriel Bourque from San Antonio (AHL). Look for him to miss roughly 4-6 games.
MacDonald suffered the injury while blocking a Milan Lucic in the third period of Saturday’s win over the Oilers. The blocked shot was his sixth of the game, but will cost him at least one month. With MacDonald out, rookie defenseman Samuel Morin could get a shot with the big club following a strong training camp.
Ryan suffered a hand injury for the fifth consecutive season when he broke his right index finger while blocking a Ron Hainsey shot in the Senators’ win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Ryan broke the same finger twice last season and it looks like the latest break will cost him one month or roughly 10-to-12 games.
Lindholm has missed the first seven games of the season but it looks like he could return earlier than expected. The Finnish defenseman was expected to be out until at least November, but he is expected to practice on Monday and just needs the “green light” to return on Tuesday. Monitor his status on Monday afternoon.
Getzlaf has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury, but just needs the “green light” to play on Tuesday. The Ducks will practice Monday in Philadelphia, so monitor the captains status this afternoon.
Eaves has missed five of the Ducks’ first seven games of the season and it looks like he will miss at least four more. Eaves was moved to IR with a lower-body ailment and will not join the team for their road-trip which starts Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Fowler was hurt in Friday’s game vs. the Canadiens, but the Ducks have yet to determine how long their star defenseman will be sidelined. The injuries continue to mount for the Ducks as Fowler joins Hampus Lindholm and Sami Vatanen as banged up Ducks’ defensemen. With Fowler out, Brandon Montour becomes a must-add in fantasy circles.
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