The 2024-25 NHL season is formally underway with just a few weeks within the books. Whereas the season has barely begun, issues have already gone from unhealthy to worse for the New York Islanders with the staff putting star ahead Mat Barzal on long-term injured reserve.

On Saturday, the Islanders introduced a prolonged harm checklist, and Barzal was the most important identify of the bunch. Barzal is predicted to overlook four-to-six weeks with an undisclosed upper-body harm. Defenseman Adam Pelech will even be hitting IR whereas coping with an upper-body harm as nicely. He has the identical four-to-six week timetable as Barzal.

Two extra Islanders, defensemen Mike Reilly and Alex Romanov have been listed as day-to-day with minor accidents.

Barzal turns into the newest high-profile participant to undergo an early-season harm as that checklist retains rising.

Elsewhere, the Edmonton Oilers have introduced that Connor McDavid will miss two-to-three weeks with an ankle harm. Throughout an Oct. 28 sport in opposition to the Columbus Blue Jackets, McDavid acquired tripped up, and his ft went into boards awkwardly. After additional analysis, it was decided that McDavid had suffered an ankle harm extreme sufficient for him to overlook a number of weeks.

The Oilers had been already off to a shaky begin, and now they will have to remain afloat with out their finest participant and captain. If McDavid hits the two-week time-frame, he’ll miss round 5 video games. If it is nearer to a few weeks, he may miss as many as many as six.

In the meantime, San Jose Sharks No. 1 choose Macklin Celebrini is presently on the shelf on injured reserve after enjoying only one sport to start his NHL profession. Celebrini is presently coping with a lower-body harm and will return someday in November. Previous to happening, Celebrini tallied a aim and an help in his first NHL sport.

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko can be presently out of the lineup. Demko is presently coping with a knee harm that has hampered him because the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. In Sport 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.

Here’s a checklist of lots of the marquee gamers which are presently sidelined as a result of harm.

John Gibson (G)

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

Zach Benson (LW)

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

Colorado Avalanche

Gabriel Landeskog

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

Artturi Lehkonen

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

Ross Colton

Sort of harm: Damaged foot
Injured Reserve: Sure
Approximate Return Date: 6-8 weeks
Final performed: 10/28/24

Miles Wooden

Sort of harm: Higher-body
Injured Reserve: No
Approximate Return Date: 7-10 days
Final performed: 10/28/24

Columbus Blue Jackets

Erik Gudbranson (D)

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

Evander Kane (LW)

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

Connor McDavid (C)

Sort of Harm: Ankle
Injured Reserve: No (presently listed as week-to-week)
Approximate Return Date: Nov. 6-Nov. 13
Final Performed: 10/28/24

Drew Doughty (D)

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

Anthony Duclair (LW)

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

Mat Barzal (C)

Sort of harm: Higher-body
Injured Reserve: Sure
Approximate Return Date: 4-6 weeks
Final Performed: 10/30/24

Adam Pelech (D)

Sort of harm: Higher-body
Injured Reserve: Sure
Approximate Return Date: 4-6 weeks
Final Performed: 11/1/24

Mike Reilly (D)

Sort of harm: Higher-body
Injured Reserve: No
Approximate Return Date: Day-to-day
Final Performed: 11/1/24

Alex Romanov (D)

Sort of harm: Higher-body
Injured Reserve: No
Approximate Return Date: Day-to-day
Final Performed: 11/1/24

Torey Krug (D)

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

Robert Thomas (C)

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

San Jose Sharks

Macklin Celebrini (C)

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

Vince Dunn (D)

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

Calle Jarnkrok (C)

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

John Marino (D)

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

Vancouver Canucks

Thatcher Demko (G)

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

Dakota Joshua (C)

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