Image from @ManGamesLostNHL – Plot of NHL team man-games lost versus quality adj. injuries using ATOI. Top right = BAD. Bottom left = GOOD
Man-games lost …
- Man-Games Lost NHL: Top 10 teams man-games lost to injury.BUF 95
DET 91
STL
EDM 81
DAL 77
ANA 75
NJ 72
TB 69
TOR 68
OTT 68
On the Canadiens …
- Louis Jean: Carey Price will miss at least one week with a right leg injury. It’s the same diagnosis as last time – he missed three weeks.
On the Oilers …
- NHL.com: Nail Yakupov is expected to be out for two to four weeks with a sprained left ankle.
“It could’ve been significantly worse based on what happened,” Oilers coach Todd McLellan said Thursday. “Hopefully he heals quickly.”
On the Stars …
- Mark Stepneski: Stars GM Jim Nill said that Kari Lehtonen could be out for five to seven days.
On the Sabres …
- John Vogl of the Buffalo News: Robin Lehner is at the seven week mark in his six to 10 week scheduled recovery for a high ankle sprain. He had a ‘boot’ on yesterday, something that he had gotten rid of.
“I don’t think I would call it a setback,” coach Dan Bylsma said in First Niagara Center. “He got to a point where he started upping his rehab level and that’s where he had to back off that a little bit. He kind of tried to take the next step, and the next step, he has to wait a little bit longer on that.”
Byslma noted that it’s a longer recovery for a goalie than it is for skaters.
On the Wild …
- Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Zach Parise said his knee is progressing and felt “comfortable doing everything” during yesterday’s practice. He is hopeful for today’s game.
- Minnesota Wild: Marco Scandella skated on his own yesterday, but don’t expect him to play this weekend.
- Minnesota Wild: Coach Mike Yeo doesn’t expect Justin Fontaine to play today.
On the Ducks …
- Curtis Zupka of the LA Times: Frederik Andersen is still out with an illness and likely not available today according to coach Bruce Boudreau.
On the Bruins …
- Boston Bruins: Kevan Miller was back on the ice yesterday. He’s missed the past four games with an upper-body injury.
- Fluto Shinzawa: Miller was out with a concussion.
On the Flyers …
- Adam Kimelman: RJ Umberger skated yesterday for the first time since his injury: “Every day you hope you’re feeling close to 100%. It’s slow process and today was good 1st step”
On the Predators …
- Nashville Predators: Miikka Salomaki was put on the IR and Colton Sissons was recalled.
On the Lightning …
- Joe Smith: Jonathan Drouin skated yesterday. Cedric Paquette wasn’t on the ice.
On the Panthers …
- Harvey Fialkov: Dmitri Kulikov skated on his own yesterday.
On the Capitals …
- Isabelle Khurshudyan: Defenseman Brooks Orpik didn’t practice. He’s still out with a lower-body injury.
