Here's the latest injury news from across the NHL! If you're looking for information about a specific player and don't see their name in this article, there probably haven't been any significant updates about their progress since last week's Injury Ward. If you ever need injury updates for a specific player, shoot me a message on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza!

Josh Manson – The Ducks defenseman will be sidelined for about six weeks with an oblique muscle injury.  

Antti Raanta – The Coyotes netminder is dealing with a minor injury and was originally expected to be available for Tuesday's game against the Ducks. He wasn't in the lineup on Tuesday, which suggests he's still not feeling 100-percent. Let's hope he just needed an extra day to recover and that this isn't a case of a minor injury becoming more serious. 

Jake DeBrusk – Left Tuesday's game against the Penguins with a lower-body injury, which seemed to be the product of a Sidney Crosby hip-check. At this point, we're still waiting to hear how much time (if any) Debrusk is expected to miss. The 24-year-old forward is off to a slow start this season with one point through six games. 

Matt Grzelcyk – The 27-year-old defenseman missed Boston's last two games due to a lower-body injury. He seemed ready to return on Tuesday as he participated in the morning skate and even took part in warmups shortly before puck drop against the Penguins. Ultimately, he wasn't feeling well enough to play and sat out of Tuesday's clash with Pittsburgh. Coach Bruce Cassidy mentioned that Grzelcyk was very close to returning and the expectation is he'll be ready on Thursday. Charlie McAvoy has tallied four points in Grzelcyk's two-game absence, thanks in part to a larger power-play role.    

Ondrej Kase – Missed a fourth-straight game on Tuesday. Kase has been sidelined with an upper-body injury since taking a hit to the head/neck area last Saturday against the Devils. We don't know exactly how long he'll be out, but I'd say his status is day-to-day until we hear otherwise. 

David Pastrnak – The Bruins forward was a full participant in Monday's practice, marking the first time he took contact on the ice since undergoing hip surgery in September. While he won't face the Penguins on Thursday, he hasn't yet been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Capitals, so it sounds like he's very close to a return. 

Henri Jokiharju – The 21-year-old defenseman missed Tuesday's tilt with the Rangers and is day-to-day with a very minor injury. Considering the injury is 'very minor', I wouldn't be surprised if he's back in the lineup as early as Thursday.

Pavel Francouz – Coach Jared Bednar doesn't expect Francouz to be available in the near future. Last week he was labelled day-to-day with a lower-body injury, so this isn't the most encouraging update. 

Patrik Laine – Before being traded to the Blue Jackets, he was day-to-day with an upper-body injury which had already caused him to miss three games. Moving from a Canadian team to an American team requires Laine to quarantine for seven days. As a result, he probably won't be available for Thursday's game against the Panthers or Friday's game against the Blackhawks. It'll be difficult to get an injury update while Laine is in quarantine, so it's unclear when exactly he'll make his debut with the Blue Jackets. 

Jamie Benn – Left Friday's season opener with a lower-body injury which has kept him out of Dallas' last two games. He's officially day-to-day but has been skating recently, so it sounds like he's getting close to a return. 

Roope Hintz – Missed Tuesday's game against the Red Wings with a lower-body injury and is officially day-to-day. It doesn't sound too serious as coach Rick Bowness said Hintz just didn't feel great Tuesday morning and would be re-evaluated on Wednesday. The 24-year-old forward has had a strong start to the 2021 campaign, posting five points through two games so far. 

Joel Kiviranta – The 24-year-old forward is currently on injured reserve (IR) with a lower-body injury. He can't be activated from IR until Saturday, which means he definitely won't be in the lineup on Thursday against the Red Wings.  

Cam Talbot – Is currently day-to-day with a lower-body injury that he sustained during Friday's game against the Sharks. There's no concrete timetable for his recovery, but it sounds like he's getting closer to a return and could practice Wednesday. 24-year-old netminder Kaapo Kahkonen takes over the starting role in Talbot's absence. 

Mats Zuccarello – He's been skating by himself but still hasn't yet been cleared to practice with the team. He's working his way back to full health after offseason arm surgery and should be considered week-to-week until we hear otherwise. 

Joel Armia – During Thursday's game against the Canucks, Armia suffered a concussion after he was hit up high by Tyler Myers. Armia was skating by himself on Tuesday but we can't read into that too much because the concussion recovery process is so unpredictable. At this point, we don't have a timetable for a return and the official word is that he's out indefinitely. He tallied four points in that game against the Canucks before getting injured and is a key part of Montreal's dangerously deep offense.

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Nico Hischier – The young center sustained a leg injury while training in early December. The injury reportedly didn't require surgery and wasn't originally expected to be a long-term issue. 

He's been skating on his own recently but isn't quite ready to practice with the team. Coach Lindy Ruff said that Hischier hasn't suffered any setbacks and is still progressing. We'll know he's close to returning once he starts taking contact in a full practice with his teammates.  

Anthony Beauvillier – Is officially day-to-day with a lower-body injury. He was placed on injured reserve, which means he'll be out of the lineup for New York's next three games at the very least. That means he'd be eligible to return on Tuesday, February 2nd against the Sabres, but it all depends on how he recovers from this injury. The 23-year-old forward is off to a slow start this year with one point in his first five appearances. 

Filip Chytil – An upper-body injury will keep him sidelined for the next four to six weeks. Chytil looked really good to start the 2021 campaign, posting three points in his first four games before suffering the injury in game number five. 

Sean Couturier – On Monday, the Flyers center skated for the first time since suffering a rib injury on January 15th against the Penguins. He was originally projected to miss at least two weeks with the injury, but it all depends on how he responds to skating and training over these next few days. At this point, there's no concrete timetable for his return. 

Morgan Frost – The 27th overall pick of the 2017 draft is out indefinitely after dislocating his shoulder. The team will provide more information about his recovery timetable soon. 

Philippe Myers – The Flyers defenseman is week-to-week with a fractured rib. 

Erik Cernak – The 23-year-old defenseman is officially day-to-day with an upper-body injury. At this point, his status for Thursday's game against the Hurricanes is 'questionable'. 

Jack Campbell – The Leafs netminder has a leg injury that will keep him out for weeks. He was excellent when called upon this season, winning both of his starts and posting a 2.00 GAA and .923 save percentage in the process. Toronto's starter Frederik Andersen is no stranger to carrying a heavy workload, but there will be a lot of pressure on him over these next few weeks due to the condensed schedule. 

Joe Thornton – A rib fracture will keep the Leafs forward sidelined for at least four weeks. Ilya Mikheyev should see an increased role while Thornton is recovering. 

Travis Hamonic – Is dealing with an upper-body injury we're not sure how much time he's expected to miss. Consider him day-to-day until we hear otherwise. 

NHL's COVID-19 Protocol List

Below is a list of fantasy-relevant players that are currently unable to practice, travel or play games due to COVID protocols. 

Players can end up on this list for a number of different reasons, including an initial positive test which remains unconfirmed and subject to confirmatory testing, mandated isolation for symptomatic individuals, required quarantine as a high-risk close contact in accordance with the Positive Test Protocol, isolation based on a confirmed positive test result and/or quarantine for travel or other reasons as outlined in the COVID-19 Protocol (Source: NHL.com). 

Teuvo Teravainen 

Jordan Staal 

Warren Foegele 

Jaccob Slavin 

Adam Boqvist (out at least two weeks)

Alex DeBrincat (out at least two weeks)

Robby Fabbri 

Filip Zadina

Mackenzie Blackwood

Jesper Bratt

Curtis McElhinney

Alex Ovechkin 

Evgeny Kuznetsov 

Ilya Samsonov 

Dmitry Orlov