The 2024-25 NHL season is formally underway with a couple of weeks within the books. Whereas the season has barely begun, loads of gamers have already hit the injured record.

Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid has grow to be the newest notable participant to endure an harm. Throughout an Oct. 28 recreation in opposition to the Columbus Blue Jackets, McDavid suffered a lower-body harm, and coach Kris Knoblauch confirmed McDavid will return to Edmonton to endure additional testing. McDavid is at the moment being listed as day-to-day.

In the meantime, San Jose Sharks No. 1 decide Macklin Celebrini is at the moment on the shelf on injured reserve after enjoying only one recreation to start his NHL profession. Celebrini is at the moment coping with a lower-body harm and will return someday in November. Previous to taking place, Celebrini tallied a objective and an help in his first NHL recreation.

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko can be at the moment out of the lineup. Demko is at the moment coping with a knee harm that has hampered him because the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. In Recreation 1 of Vancouver’s opening-round sequence in opposition to the Nashville Predators, Demko injured his knee and wasn’t in a position to return at any level within the postseason. It was just lately revealed the Canucks netminder will miss three-to-four weeks, so he may return to the ice in early November.

Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog additionally is constant to work his approach again from harm. It has been a protracted highway for Landeskog, who hasn’t performed because the 2022 postseason. Landeskog underwent arthroscopic knee surgical procedure after the Avalanche received the Stanley Cup in 2022. It was initially introduced that Landeskog would miss the opening 12 weeks of the 2022-23 season, however he ultimately ended up lacking the whole marketing campaign. 

After revealing that the Colorado captain would not participate within the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the staff introduced he wanted cartilage transplant surgical procedure and would miss the whole 2023-24 season. Landeskog continues to rehabilitate his knee, nevertheless it’s unclear when he may return to the ice.

Here’s a record of lots of the marquee gamers which can be at the moment sidelined on account of harm.

John Gibson (G)

Kind of Damage: Appendectomy surgical procedure
Injured Reserve: Sure
Approximate Return Date: Early November 2024
Final Performed: 4/12/24

Zach Benson (LW)

Kind of Damage: Decrease-body
Injured Reserve: Sure
Approximate Return Date: Early November 2024
Final Performed: 10/19/24

Colorado Avalanche

Gabriel Landeskog

Kind of Damage: Knee
Injured Reserve: Sure
Approximate Return Date: Unknown
Final Performed: 6/26/22

Artturi Lehkonen

Kind of Damage: Shoulder surgical procedure
Injured Reserve: Sure
Approximate Return Date: Unknown
Final Performed: 5/17/24

Columbus Blue Jackets

Erik Gudbranson (D)

Kind of Damage: Higher-body
Injured Reserve: Sure
Approximate Return Date: Unknown
Final Performed: 10/15/24

Evander Kane (LW)

Kind of Damage: Hip, hernia surgical procedures
Injured Reserve: Sure
Approximate Return Date: February 2025
Final Performed: 6/10/24

Connor McDavid (C)

Kind of Damage: Decrease-body
Injured Reserve: No (at the moment listed as day-to-day)
Approximate Return Date: Unknown
Final Performed: 10/28/24

Drew Doughty (D)

Kind of Damage: Ankle surgical procedure
Injured Reserve: Sure
Approximate Return Date: Unknown
Final Performed: 9/25/24

Anthony Duclair (LW)

Kind of Damage: Decrease-body
Injured Reserve: Sure
Approximate Return Date: December 2024
Final Performed: 10/19/24

Torey Krug (D)

Kind of Damage: Ankle surgical procedure
Injured Reserve: Sure
Approximate Return Date: 2025-26 season
Final Performed: 4/10/24

Robert Thomas (C)

Kind of Damage: Fractured ankle
Injured Reserve: Sure
Approximate Return Date: Unknown
Final Performed: 10/22/24

San Jose Sharks

Macklin Celebrini (C)

Kind of Damage: Decrease physique
Injured Reserve: Sure
Approximate Return Date: October 2024
Final Performed: 10/10/24

Vince Dunn (D)

Kind of Damage: Mid-body harm
Injured Reserve: Sure
Approximate Return Date: Mid-November 2024
Final Performed: 10/17/24

Calle Jarnkrok (C)

Kind of Damage: Decrease-body
Injured Reserve: Sure
Approximate Return Date: Late October 2024
Final Performed: 9/22/24

John Marino (D)

Kind of Damage: Higher-body
Injured Reserve: Sure
Approximate Return Date: Unknown
Final Performed: 4/15/24

Vancouver Canucks

Thatcher Demko (G)

Kind of Damage: Knee
Injured Reserve: Sure
Approximate Return Date: Late October 2024
Final Performed: 4/21/24

Dakota Joshua (C)

Kind of Damage: Restoration from testicular most cancers
Injured Reserve: Sure
Approximate Return Date: Late October 2024
Final Performed: 5/20/24