NHL Injuries

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Anaheim

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Festerling, Brett D	head	Sidelined	Apr 11, 2010		Day-to-Day - Ducks expect Festerling to sit on Sunday
Lupul, Joffrey LW	Herniated disc, 12/17 surgery	Injured Reserve	Dec 11, 2009	Apr 11, 2010	Lupul did not play in the final 52 games of the season after undergoing surgery for a herniated disc.
Marchant, Todd C	abdomen	Sidelined	Apr 11, 2010		Day-to-Day - Marchant will not play on Sunday
Visnovsky, Lubomir D	Fractured hand	Day-to-Day	Apr 7, 2010	May 7, 2010	Visnovsky had two assists before injuring his hand late in a 5-4 shootout loss to Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Atlanta

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Valabik, Boris D	Torn ACL	Injured Reserve	Feb 6, 2010	Apr 11, 2010	Valabik is lost for the season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ACL, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
White, Todd C	upper body	Sidelined	Mar 25, 2010		Day-to-Day - White out with upper body injury

Boston

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Seidenberg, Dennis D	Lacerated forearm tendon	Day-to-Day	Apr 5, 2010	Jun 9, 2010	Seidenberg is likely done for the season after having surgery on his left forearm to repair a lacerated tendon.
Sturm, Marco LW	Torn right ACL and MCL	Day-to-Day	May 2, 2010	Jun 9, 2010	Sturm will miss the rest of the Boston Bruins season with a right knee injury. Coach Claude Julien said Sunday that Sturm will not be back after injuring his knee on the first shift of Boston's 5-4 overtime victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in Saturday's opener of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal. Game 2 is Monday night.

Buffalo

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Hecht, Jochen LW	Finger	Day-to-Day	Apr 8, 2010	May 7, 2010	Hecht has had surgery on his injured left pinkie and will be sidelined indefinitely. Sabres coach Lindy Ruff says Hecht will be ``out for weeks instead of days.'' The announcement Thursday comes on the day Buffalo opens its Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff series against the Boston Bruins.
Larsen, Brad LW	abdomen	Sidelined	Oct 2, 2008		Day-to-day - Larsen continues to practice
Rivet, Craig D	Left shoulder surgery	Day-to-Day	Apr 29, 2010	Oct 1, 2010	Rivet likely will have surgery to repair a nagging left shoulder injury that may force him to miss the start of next season.

Calgary

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Langkow, Daymond C	Neck	Day-to-Day	Mar 22, 2010	Apr 10, 2010	Langkow flew back to Calgary on Monday, a day after leaving a game on a stretcher against the Minnesota Wild.

Carolina

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Gleason, Tim D	Broken foot	Day-to-Day	Mar 18, 2010	Apr 10, 2010	Gleason is out for up to three weeks with a broken foot.
Pitkanen, Joni D	-	Sidelined	Apr 6, 2010		Day-to-day - Pitkanen exits early against Lightning
Ruutu, Tuomo LW	Shoulder surgery	Day-to-Day	Mar 24, 2010	May 7, 2010	Ruutu will have season-ending shoulder surgery, NHL.com reported.

Chicago

No injuries

Colorado

No injuries

Columbus

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Clark, Chris RW	Knee	Day-to-Day	Mar 29, 2010	May 7, 2010	Clark sustained a knee injury in Sunday night's 4-2 win at Chicago and is out for the season.
Dorsett, Derek RW	leg	Sidelined	Apr 9, 2010		day-to-day - Dorsett leaves in loss
Hejda, Jan D	knee	Sidelined	Mar 16, 2010		Out for season - Hejda suffers season-ending knee sprain
Klesla, Rostislav D	Torn groin	Injured Reserve	Dec 1, 2009	Apr 9, 2010	Klesla had surgery on Dec. 4 to repair two torn tendons in his groin, as well as an abdominal tear. He may not return this season, according to NHL.com.
Murray, Andrew C	head	Sidelined	Apr 6, 2010		Day-to-Day - Jackets lose Murray to head injury on Monday

Dallas

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Barch, Krys RW	leg	Sidelined	Mar 26, 2010		Day-to-Day - Barch leaves game in second period
Gazdic, Luke LW	Undisclosed injury	Injured Reserve	Sep 30, 2009	Oct 22, 2009	Gazdic has been placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.
Richards, Brad C	hip	I.L.	Apr 25, 2010		Richards' surgery recovery time is 8 weeks
Wandell, Tom C	Torn left ACL	Injured Reserve	Jan 22, 2010	Apr 11, 2010	Wandell will have season-ending knee surgery after tearing an anterior cruciate ligament last week against Vancouver.

Detroit

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Eaves, Patrick RW	undisclosed	Sidelined	Apr 26, 2010		Day-to-day - Eaves suffered an undisclosed injury Saturday

Edmonton

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Brule, Gilbert C	Sprained right ankle	Day-to-Day	Apr 3, 2010	May 7, 2010	Brule had career highs with 17 goals and 20 assists this season.
Gagner, Sam C	hip	Sidelined	Mar 26, 2010		Day-to-day - Sam Gagner won't play in Friday's contest
Khabibulin, Nikolai G	Herniated disc, 1/14 surgery	Injured Reserve	Nov 21, 2009	Apr 11, 2010	Khabibulin, still recovering from back surgery, added a DUI to his list of troubles after a February incident in Arizona.
Smid, Ladislav D	Neck	Day-to-Day	Mar 2, 2010	May 7, 2010	Smid is done for the season following neck surgery, NHL.com reported.

Florida

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Bitz, Byron RW	elbow	Sidelined	Mar 29, 2010		Day-to-day - Byron Bitz won't play on Monday
Booth, David LW	Concussion	Day-to-Day	Mar 26, 2010	May 7, 2010	The Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel is reporting that Booth will miss the remainder of the season.
Vokoun, Tomas G	Strained back	Day-to-Day	Apr 10, 2010	Apr 11, 2010	Vokoun hasn't played since Tuesday because of a strained back.

Los Angeles

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Clune, Richard LW	shoulder	Sidelined	Apr 25, 2010		Day-to-day - Clune out Sunday due to injured shoulder
Greene, Matt D	shoulder	Sidelined	Jul 29, 2010		Late October/Early November - Kings lose Matt Greene to a shoulder injury

Minnesota

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Bouchard, Pierre-Marc LW	Concussion	Injured Reserve	Oct 6, 2009	Apr 11, 2010	Bouchard, who last played in the Wild's season-opening loss in Columbus on Oct. 3, is still recovering from concussion symptoms.

Montreal

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Markov, Andrei D	Torn right ACL	Day-to-Day	May 1, 2010	May 24, 2010	Markov has undergone knee surgery and will not return to the Canadiens' lineup during the playoffs.
Pyatt, Tom C	undisclosed	Sidelined	May 23, 2010		Day-to-Day - Pyatt leaves game for unknown reasons

Nashville

No injuries

New Jersey

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Salmela, Anssi D	knee	Sidelined	May 8, 2010		Indefinitely - Salmela may need knee surgery
Zharkov, Vladimir RW	upper body	Sidelined	Apr 13, 2010		Day-to-Day - Zharkov sits out practice with UBI

NY Islanders

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Bailey, Josh C	face	Sidelined	Apr 9, 2010		Out for the Season - Bailey is out for the remainder of the season
Comeau, Blake LW	Broken foot	Day-to-Day	Apr 7, 2010	Apr 11, 2010	Comeau injured his foot against Montreal on Tuesday.
DiPietro, Rick G	Left knee swelling	Injured Reserve	Mar 2, 2010	Apr 11, 2010	DiPietro was placed on injured reserve with a knee problem, NHL.com reported.
Kohn, Dustin D	Concussion	Day-to-Day	Mar 24, 2010	Apr 11, 2010	Kohn hasn't played since suffering a concussion in a 5-0 loss to the New York Rangers on March 24.
Martinek, Radek D	Torn right ACL	Injured Reserve	Nov 7, 2009	Apr 11, 2010	Martinek is out for the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on Friday night in the third period of a 2-1 loss at New Jersey.

NY Rangers

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Avery, Sean LW	Knee	Day-to-Day	Mar 28, 2010	Apr 11, 2010	Avery injured his knee in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs.
Callahan, Ryan RW	knee	Sidelined	Apr 10, 2010		Day-to-day - Callahan questionable Saturday v Flyers

Ottawa

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Kovalev, Alex RW	Torn left ACL	Day-to-Day	Apr 10, 2010	May 7, 2010	Kovalev will miss the NHL playoffs because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
Kuba, Filip D	Back surgery	Day-to-Day	Mar 20, 2010	May 7, 2010	Kuba is still recovering from back surgery.
Michalek, Milan LW	Torn left ACL	Day-to-Day	Apr 15, 2010	May 7, 2010	Michalek will miss the rest of the NHL playoffs because of a torn knee ligament that will require surgery. Michalek had been playing with a brace to protect the partially torn ligament in his left knee. Senators general manager Bryan Murray says the ligament was completely torn during the Senators' 5-4 victory over Pittsburgh on Wednesday night. Michalek needs an operation and won't return until next season.

Philadelphia

No injuries

Phoenix

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Sauer, Kurt D	Headaches	Injured Reserve	Oct 7, 2009	Apr 27, 2010	Sauer has not played since Oct. 3 due to what the Coyotes have called an upper-body injury.
Upshall, Scottie RW	Torn right ACL	Injured Reserve	Jan 30, 2010	Apr 27, 2010	Upshall will miss the rest of the season because of a torn knee ligament.

Pittsburgh

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Johnson, Brent G	flu	Sidelined	Apr 15, 2010		Day-to-Day - Johnson misses practice with illness
Rupp, Michael C	Undisclosed injury	Day-to-Day	May 6, 2010	May 8, 2010	Rupp sat out Thursday's Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, a 3-2 loss in Montreal, because of an undisclosed non-hockey injury.

San Jose

No injuries

St. Louis

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Berglund, Patrik C	Upper-body injury	Day-to-Day	Apr 7, 2010	Apr 10, 2010	Berglund didn't play in the Blues' 6-5 loss at Chicago on Wednesday due to an upper-body injury.
Jackman, Barret D	Upper body injury	Day-to-Day	Apr 5, 2010	Apr 10, 2010	Jackman missed the Blues' 2-1 win over Columbus on Monday due to an upper-body injury.
Polak, Roman D	shoulder	Sidelined	Apr 9, 2010		Out for the Season - St. Louis shuts down Roman Polak

Tampa Bay

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Ranger, Paul D	personal	Sidelined	Oct 25, 2009		Day-to-Day - Ranger misses game for personal reasons
Smaby, Matt D	back	Sidelined	Mar 31, 2010		Day-to-Day - Back problems slow Smaby

Toronto

No injuries

Vancouver

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Baumgartner, Nolan D	leg	Sidelined	Apr 23, 2010		Day-to-Day - Baumgartner out with leg injury
Bolduc, Alexandre C	Shoulder	Injured Reserve	Jan 14, 2010	May 11, 2010	Bolduc is suffering from a shoulder injury.
Rome, Aaron D	Upper-body injury	Day-to-Day	Apr 9, 2010	Apr 19, 2010	Rome played 9:32 in Monday's 5-3 loss to Los Angeles.
Salo, Sami D	ankle	Sidelined	Jul 23, 2010		Indefinitely - Salo out indefinitely with an Achilles tear

Washington

Player	Injury Type	Status	Date Injured	Expected Return	Comment
Poti, Tom D	Eye	Day-to-Day	Apr 27, 2010	May 5, 2010	Poti will miss Game 7 against the Montreal Canadiens after getting hit in the eye by a puck. Coach Bruce Boudreau says Tuesday that Poti has ``a pretty significant injury'' and could be sidelined two to three weeks - or longer - if the Capitals stay in the playoffs by winning Wednesday night's deciding game of their first-round series.
Sloan, Tyler D	upper body	Sidelined	Apr 10, 2010		Day-to-Day - Sloan out with upper body injury