Injury Ward: Markstrom, Ellis, Tarasenko & Andersen

Brennan Des

2021-03-03

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 article. If you ever need injury updates for a specific player, shoot me a message on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza!

Hampus Lindholm – The 27-year-old defenseman is day-to-day with an undisclosed issue. He had missed three games with a lower-body injury before returning to the lineup on Saturday against the Golden Knights. He proceeded to miss Anaheim's next game – a Monday night clash with the Blues. Given that information, it sounds like he re-aggravated the lower-body injury, or perhaps sustained a new injury in that one game against Vegas. 

Conor Garland – Missed Saturday's game against Colorado with a lower-body injury and was labelled day-to-day. Garland was a full participant in Tuesday's practice and could be available against the Kings on Wednesday. Whether or not he actually plays will probably be determined closer to game time. Garland has had an excellent start to the season, posting 19 points through 20 appearances. 

Darcy Kuemper – The Coyotes netminder practiced on Tuesday but won't be available against the Kings on Wednesday. He's officially day-to-day with a very minor lower-body injury. Kuemper holds a 6-7-2 record on the season, posting a 2.41 GAA and .913 save percentage in the process. 

David Krejci – Was a full participant in Tuesday's practice and is expected to return to the lineup for Wednesday's clash with the Capitals. The 34-year-old center missed Boston's last four games with a lower-body injury

Matt Grzelcyk – Has been practicing with the team recently and is expected to make his return on Wednesday against Washington. Grzelcyk's last game was played three weeks ago, on February 10thagainst the Rangers. That game actually marked his return from a four-game absence due to a lower-body injury. He saw less than 12 minutes of ice time and has been sidelined ever since. 

Ondrej Kase – The 25-year-old forward has been skating recently, but there's still no timetable for his return. Kase has been out since January 16th, when he suffered an upper-body injury in Boston's second games of the season. 

Linus Ullmark – The Sabres netminder will be sidelined for at least a month with a lower-body injury. Ullmark had been the lone source of optimism on a Sabres team that has won just six of their 20 games. He has somehow managed a 5-4-2 record alongside a 2.44 GAA and .919 save percentage. 

Jacob Markstrom – Has had a few on-ice sessions recently and was 'close' to returning on Monday against the Senators. It sounds like Markstrom should be back very soon. Don't be surprised if he makes his return on Thursday against Ottawa. The 31-year-old netminder has been sidelined since February 20thdue to an upper-body injury.

Teuvo Teravainen The Hurricanes forward suffered a concussion against the Blackhawks on February 19thand has been sidelined ever since. He has been skating recently, but recovering from a concussion is an unpredictable process, so there's still no timetable for his return. He was just starting to find his offensive rhythm this season, with seven points in four games prior to the injury. 

Petr Mrazek – It's been a month since Carolina's goaltender underwent surgery on his right thumb. Seeing as Mrazek's right hand is his stick hand, coach Rod Brind'Amour said we could start expecting a return once the goaltender was able to comfortably hold a stick while facing shots. Well, he's been using his stick actively in practice recently, which indicates he's very close to returning. He's taking it day by day and it's now just a matter of when he feels ready to play. 

Dylan Strome – The 23-year-old forward is currently in concussion protocol and has been sidelined since February 19th. Coach Jeremy Colliton said on Tuesday that there was no update on Strome's status. There's a lot of variability in the concussion recovery process and different people need different amounts of time to return to full health. As a result, you can never really put a timetable on these things. 

Cale Makar – The sophomore sensation is officially day-to-day with an upper body injury. He's currently receiving treatment in Denver and won't be available on Wednesday when the Avalanche visit San Jose. Makar missed a couple of games in mid-February with an upper-body injury but had been playing regular minutes since returning. At this point, there's no word on whether this injury is related to that last one. Don't read too much into the day-to-day label. Coach Jared Bednar considers Makar day-to-day because there's nothing ruling him out long term just yet. However, the situation could certainly evolve as the team learns more about the injury. 

Bowen Byram – The rookie defenseman is day-to-day with an upper-body injury and won't be available on Wednesday against the Sharks. He has two points through 15 games in a relatively sheltered role this year. 

Pavel Francouz – Is still sidelined with a lower-body injury. On Monday, Coach Jared Bednar said there was no update on Francouz's status – he's still out long term

Elvis Merzlikins – The Blue Jackets netminder is week-to-week with an upper-body injury. With Merzlikins sidelined, Joonas Korpisalo will have to carry an even greater share of the workload.  Korpisalo has struggled this season, posting six wins through 18 appearances, alongside a 3.13 GAA and .896 save percentage.

Alexander Radulov – The 34-year-old forward skated on Monday while wearing a no-contact jersey but coach Rick Bowness still thinks he's "a ways away from playing". The fact that he's skating is certainly a good sign, but he needs to take contact in a full practice before we start discussing a return. There is some optimism that he may be available soon. He's been labelled day-to-day with a lower-body injury for almost a month now. To me, that indicates the injury is frequently evolving and has to be monitored daily.

Dylan Larkin – Detroit's captain is dealing with an upper-body injury that affects his ability to take faceoffs. Larkin won't be available on Thursday, but coach Jeff Blashkill hopes to have him back at some point next week. He's had a slow start to the season with just 11 points through 22 games. 

Tyler Bertuzzi – The Red Wings forward hasn't practiced recently and is at least a week away from returning. He's been sidelined with an upper-body injury since January 30th. Bertuzzi was off to a strong start this season with seven points through nine games. During his absence, line mates Dylan Larkin and Anthony Mantha have seen their offensive production drop off. 

Anthony Duclair – Missed Monday's game against the Hurricanes with a lower-body injury and is expected to be sidelined for at least a week. Duclair captured a lot of attention when he posted 23 goals through 66 games with the Senators last year. He's off to a slow start in Florida with two goals through 19 appearances. 

Josh Anderson – The Canadiens forward is officially day-to-day with a lower-body injury. The team doesn't expect him to be sidelined for too long and it sounds like he should be back at some point within the next week. He's been skating recently and may be available as soon as Thursday against the Jets. Anderson has nine goals in 19 games this year and is a key component of Montreal's most dangerous line, alongside Nick Suzuki and Jonathan Drouin

Juuse Saros – Left Tuesday's game against the Hurricanes after the first period, where he allowed two goals on 10 shots. The team is expected to release an update on Saros's status at some point on Wednesday.

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Mark Borowiecki – The Preds blueliner is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. He's averaging less than 14 minutes of ice time this season – a huge drop from the 18 minutes he averaged last year with the Senators. He isn't the same valuable multi-category defenseman that he was last season as his fantasy contributions have suffered in this reduced role.

Ryan Ellis – The 30-year-old defenseman will be sidelined for four-to-six weeks with an upper-body injury. Dante Fabbro – the 17thoverall pick of the 2016 draft – could see a bigger role in Ellis' absence. Fabbro already has eight points in 22 games this year, so it'll be interesting to see what he does with more opportunity. 

Nico Hischier – During Saturday's game against the Capitals, a slapshot was deflected and caught New Jersey's captain up high. Coach Lindy Ruff said the puck hit Hischier's visor, causing the visor to push hard into his face. He's officially day-to-day but is still being evaluated by team doctors. Expect a more detailed update in the coming days. 

Jason Zucker – The Penguins forward will be out 'longer-term' with a lower-body injury. He had just seven points in 17 games so far this season, a significant drop off from the 12 points he tallied in his first 15 games with Pittsburgh last year. 

Colton Parayko – Is out indefinitely with a back injury that is believed to be fairly serious. He's been sidelined since February 15thand has eight points in 16 appearances this season. 

Jaden Schwartz – lower-body injury will keep him out of the lineup indefinitely. There's reportedly some mild concern that this could be a relatively serious injury, but we're still waiting for confirmation. 

Vladimir Tarasenko – The Blues forward won't make his season debut on Wednesday against the Ducks. However, he's expected to play at some point during the team's current road trip which includes three more games after Wednesday night, on Friday, Saturday and Monday. At this point, it sounds like Tarasenko has met all the requirements to return to game action, now it's a matter of seeing how he responds to the intensity of an actual game. He's been sidelined for the past six months while recovering from shoulder surgery

Auston Matthews – Will return from a wrist injury to face the Oilers on Wednesday. 

Frederik Andersen –  Will return from a lower-body injury to face Edmonton on Wednesday. 

Jack Campbell – Has been skating and could be available to back up Andersen on Wednesday night. 

Robin Lehner – Suffered an upper-body injury during morning skate on February 11thand has been sidelined ever since. There haven't been many substantial updates about his status over the course of his absence. Coach Pete DeBoer said on Monday that there's no real timeline for the injury, it's all a matter of being symptom free. There's some speculation that Lehner is dealing with a concussion, but we haven't gotten any official confirmation on that front.

Evgeny Kuznetsov – Will return to the lineup on Wednesday after missing two games with an upper-body injury.  

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). 

Ryan Johansen 

Sidney Crosby 

Tomas Hertl

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