Leddy has not played since October 23rd, missing nine games due to an upper-body injury, but should return to the lineup on Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild. The 34-year-old veteran defenseman has two points (0G / 2A) in seven games this season.

Karlsson exited Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks after only 5:03 time-on-ice due to a lower-body injury. He was absent from morning skate on Monday and will not play against the Florida Panthers. The 32-year-old Karlsson has seven points (4G / 3A) in 14 games this season.

Eklund did not play in San Jose's three most recent games due to a lower-body injury but could return to the lineup on Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild. The 23-year-old Eklund is off to a great start this season, scoring 11 points (5G / 6A) in 12 games.

An illness is circulating through the Blue Jackets dressing room, leaving the status of several players uncertain for their contest on Monday night against the Edmonton Oilers. As a result, Sillinger could be at risk of missing his first game of the season. The 22-year-old Sillinger has six points (2G / 4A) in 14 games this season.

An illness is circulating through the Blue Jackets dressing room, leaving the status of several players uncertain for their contest on Monday night against the Edmonton Oilers. Wood is one of four players whose status is up-in-the-air on Monday. The 30-year-old Wood has been effective in a limited role with Columbus, averaging only 11:45 time-on-ice and scoring four goals in nine games.

An illness is circulating through the Blue Jackets dressing room, leaving the status of several players uncertain for their contest on Monday night against the Edmonton Oilers. Olivier is one of four players that will be game-time decisions on Monday night. He has five points (1G / 4A), 32 penalty minutes, and 48 hits in 14 games this season.

An illness is circulating through the Blue Jackets dressing room, leaving the status of several players uncertain for their contest on Monday night against the Edmonton Oilers. Monahan has six points (1G / 5A) in 14 games this season and will be a game-time decision on Monday night.

Legault appeared to suffer a laceration on his hand during a second-period scrum in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 22-year-old rookie defenseman left a trail of blood on the ice as he skated off to the dressing room. No concrete update was provided on his status, but he did not travel with the team following the game.

Karlsson exited Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks after only 5:03 time-on-ice due to a lower-body injury. An update will likely be provided with Vegas returns to practice on Monday. The 32-year-old Karlsson has seven points (4G / 3A) in 14 games this season.

Eklund did not play in San Jose's three most recent games due to a lower-body injury but could return to the lineup on Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild. The 23-year-old Eklund is off to a great start this season, scoring 11 points (5G / 6A) in 12 games.

Kapanen has been sidelined for the last two weeks due to an undisclosed injury and has been retroactively placed on Long-Term Injured Reserve. The 29-year-old Kapanen was averaging 12:17 time-on-ice and had two points (0G / 2A) in six games before his injury. He is expected to return to the lineup at the beginning of December.

Zucker has missed Buffalo's last three games due to an illness and will likely miss at least three more before the team returns home from a three-game road trip. The 33-year-old Zucker is averaging 14:44 time-on-ice, recording seven points (4G / 3A), 15 hits, and 27 shots in 12 games this season.

Kulich did not play on November 8th and was placed on Injured Reserve due to an undisclosed injury, which has now been clarified as a blood clot issue. The 21-year-old Kulich will likely be sidelined for several months, but is expected to return before the end of the season. The second-year Czech forward has five points (3G / 2A) in 12 games this season.

Tomasek scored 57 points (24G / 33A) in 47 games with Farjestads BK Karlstad (SweHL) last season, but his success in Sweden has not translated directly to the NHL. The 29-year-old Czech forward has just three points (1G / 2A) in 13 games this season. Curtis Lazar will draw into the lineup as Tomasek's replacement.

Janmark has battled an undisclosed injury since training camp and has yet to play this season, but will make his debut on Monday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 32-year-old Swedish forward has been effective in a bottom-six role for the Oilers of the previous three seasons, scoring 55 points (16G / 39A) in 217 combined games.

Nugent-Hopkins played only 14:50 time-on-ice due to an undisclosed injury in Edmonton's most recent outing, recording a -4 plus/minus in an embarrassing 9-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. The Oilers have struggled early in the 2025-25 season, but have received ample production from Nugent-Hopkins, who has 16 points (5G / 11A) in 16 games. The 32-year-old forward is pacing for only the second point-per-game season of his career.

Trocheck has not played since suffering an upper-body injury in the second game of the season, but will return to the lineup on Monday against the Nashville Predators. The 32-year-old Trocheck recorded 59 points (26G / 33A), 202 shots, and 214 hits in 82 games last season. Before his injury, he was playing on the team's top powerplay unit, but it appears that role has, at least temporarily, been taken by Will Cuylle.

MacEwen played 7:12 time-on-ice in his only outing this season and has been sidelined for nearly four weeks with an undisclosed injury. The 29-year-old forward is in his first season with New Jersey. He had three points (2G / 1A) and 49 hits in 21 games with the Ottawa Senators in 2024-25.

Mittelstadt did not play on Sunday, tending to an upper-body injury, and will be sidelined week-to-week. The 26-year-old Mittelstadt was off to a decent start in Boston this season, scoring nine points (4G / 5A) in 15 games. With Elias Lindholm (lower body) also out week-to-week, expect to see an uptick in playing time and prime deployment for Pavel Zacha and Marat Khusnutdinov.