NHLInjuryViz
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NHL man-games lost plus other invalid metrics and ‘expert’ analyses. Updates on weekends. In disassociation with @lw3h.bsky.social. “Incredible” - Bob Errey
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Pinned
Still modest by most season’s standards but the Red Wings have had a healthy game streak of 6, though apparently at risk of ending tonight if Söderblom is out (with a caveat that he’s seemingly been in the healthy/injury scratch mystery zone for several games)
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Still modest by most season’s standards but the Red Wings have had a healthy game streak of 6, though apparently at risk of ending tonight if Söderblom is out (with a caveat that he’s seemingly been in the healthy/injury scratch mystery zone for several games)
I didn’t do the on-pace number here, so I’d point out that it’s probably understating the projection because the MGL rate isn’t uniform over a typical season (though with the longer Olympic break, that’s not a certainty)
November 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I didn’t do the on-pace number here, so I’d point out that it’s probably understating the projection because the MGL rate isn’t uniform over a typical season (though with the longer Olympic break, that’s not a certainty)
Won’t properly update this until the weekend but 109 players missed their team’s most recent game (around the 19-20 game mark for most), so still line go up…
22/23 is one of the other high water marks around this point, so not way out of line with recent history (and with a non-compressed schedule)
22/23 is one of the other high water marks around this point, so not way out of line with recent history (and with a non-compressed schedule)
NHL injury frequency through each team's first 13 games (and projected to 16 games) compared to the previous 24 seasons
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Won’t properly update this until the weekend but 109 players missed their team’s most recent game (around the 19-20 game mark for most), so still line go up…
22/23 is one of the other high water marks around this point, so not way out of line with recent history (and with a non-compressed schedule)
22/23 is one of the other high water marks around this point, so not way out of line with recent history (and with a non-compressed schedule)
If you ever wondered what day-to-day injury means, it’s quite simply not today and suspect probably not a possibility in two days
November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If you ever wondered what day-to-day injury means, it’s quite simply not today and suspect probably not a possibility in two days
8 months on, breaking news this is still not
Breaking news this is not, but Kirby Dach has had a rough go of it in his short career
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
8 months on, breaking news this is still not
No comment on the severity or prominence of these but worth a reminder that after a 13-game slate, you’d expect around 10 players on average to miss their team’s next game with injury (just don’t usually get a high profile reporter listing them…)
Night of attrition in NHL
Some good news: Charlie McAvoy did travel home with teammates after being hit in jaw by a shot in Montreal
Drew Doughty: Blocked shot with foot. Should know more Sunday, was in a walking boot
Viktor Arvidsson: Scored but will miss some time (lower-body)
Nick Foligno: (1/2)
Some good news: Charlie McAvoy did travel home with teammates after being hit in jaw by a shot in Montreal
Drew Doughty: Blocked shot with foot. Should know more Sunday, was in a walking boot
Viktor Arvidsson: Scored but will miss some time (lower-body)
Nick Foligno: (1/2)
November 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
No comment on the severity or prominence of these but worth a reminder that after a 13-game slate, you’d expect around 10 players on average to miss their team’s next game with injury (just don’t usually get a high profile reporter listing them…)
Full career injury history for Jenner going into this season
195 games missed over 12 seasons
195 games missed over 12 seasons
November 15, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Full career injury history for Jenner going into this season
195 games missed over 12 seasons
195 games missed over 12 seasons
I *think* the last time the Lightning had as many as 7 players miss a game injured/ill - that wasn’t a final regular season game resting situation or a Covid game - was Game 42 of the 16/17 season (Bishop, Boyle, Brown, Callahan, Coburn, Point, Stamkos)
Tonight’s #GoBolts lines in warmups via my good friend and coworker Gabby Shirley:
Girgensons - Point - Kucherov
Guentzel - Katchouk - Goncalves
Bjorkstrand - Gourde - Pelletier
Douglas - Finley - Sabourin
Moser - Raddysh
D’Astous - Cernak
Lilleberg - Crozier
Vasilevskiy
Girgensons - Point - Kucherov
Guentzel - Katchouk - Goncalves
Bjorkstrand - Gourde - Pelletier
Douglas - Finley - Sabourin
Moser - Raddysh
D’Astous - Cernak
Lilleberg - Crozier
Vasilevskiy
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I *think* the last time the Lightning had as many as 7 players miss a game injured/ill - that wasn’t a final regular season game resting situation or a Covid game - was Game 42 of the 16/17 season (Bishop, Boyle, Brown, Callahan, Coburn, Point, Stamkos)
A brief history of Glass-related injuries in the database up to the start of this season
November 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
A brief history of Glass-related injuries in the database up to the start of this season
Such a quiet day for injury news out of the usual places makes it as good a time as any to say that there will be no numbers/charts update from me this week, as I *watch the games* and stuff
November 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Such a quiet day for injury news out of the usual places makes it as good a time as any to say that there will be no numbers/charts update from me this week, as I *watch the games* and stuff
Yet another bad look for the Devils’ strength and conditioning staff
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Yet another bad look for the Devils’ strength and conditioning staff
Karlsson’s been reliable for a week-to-weeker in recent years
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Karlsson’s been reliable for a week-to-weeker in recent years
Thatcher Demko’s career injury history heading into this season
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Thatcher Demko’s career injury history heading into this season
Not a deep dive at all but stable lineups at any position look to be pretty thin on the ground across the league, given every team has had at least one injury at forward and only three have been clean on defense (DET, LAK, STL)
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Not a deep dive at all but stable lineups at any position look to be pretty thin on the ground across the league, given every team has had at least one injury at forward and only three have been clean on defense (DET, LAK, STL)
Injury plots for the three teams with most MGL through 7 November (NJD, VAN, BUF)
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Injury plots for the three teams with most MGL through 7 November (NJD, VAN, BUF)
$-weighted injuries against points-per-game through 7 November
November 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
$-weighted injuries against points-per-game through 7 November
Net injury chart ($-weighted) through 7 November, i.e. game-by-game injury "gap" between team and opponent
BOS +$1.4m
TBL +$1.2m
CGY +$1.1m
CBJ +$1.1m
DET +$1.0m
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WPG -$1.0m
NJD -$1.0m
BUF -$1.4m
FLA -$1.4m
VGK -$2.4m
BOS +$1.4m
TBL +$1.2m
CGY +$1.1m
CBJ +$1.1m
DET +$1.0m
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WPG -$1.0m
NJD -$1.0m
BUF -$1.4m
FLA -$1.4m
VGK -$2.4m
November 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Net injury chart ($-weighted) through 7 November, i.e. game-by-game injury "gap" between team and opponent
BOS +$1.4m
TBL +$1.2m
CGY +$1.1m
CBJ +$1.1m
DET +$1.0m
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WPG -$1.0m
NJD -$1.0m
BUF -$1.4m
FLA -$1.4m
VGK -$2.4m
BOS +$1.4m
TBL +$1.2m
CGY +$1.1m
CBJ +$1.1m
DET +$1.0m
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WPG -$1.0m
NJD -$1.0m
BUF -$1.4m
FLA -$1.4m
VGK -$2.4m
NHL injury frequency through each team's first 13 games (and projected to 16 games) compared to the previous 24 seasons
November 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
NHL injury frequency through each team's first 13 games (and projected to 16 games) compared to the previous 24 seasons
Most/fewest MGL to goalies through 7 November:
15 CHI
14 NYI
11 CAR
10 COL
8 BUF
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0 22 teams
15 CHI
14 NYI
11 CAR
10 COL
8 BUF
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0 22 teams
November 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Most/fewest MGL to goalies through 7 November:
15 CHI
14 NYI
11 CAR
10 COL
8 BUF
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0 22 teams
15 CHI
14 NYI
11 CAR
10 COL
8 BUF
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0 22 teams
"In season" MGL through 7 November (i.e. excluding any absences that started from Game 1)
52 VAN
45 NJD
43 BUF
36 CAR SJS
29 VGK
28 DAL
25 NYR
23 COL
21 EDM MTL
19 BOS NSH PIT WSH
18 SEA STL
17 TOR
16 FLA
15 ANA CBJ
13 MIN NYI
12 UTA
11 DET LAK OTT
10 CHI TBL
8 PHI
6 WPG
2 CGY
52 VAN
45 NJD
43 BUF
36 CAR SJS
29 VGK
28 DAL
25 NYR
23 COL
21 EDM MTL
19 BOS NSH PIT WSH
18 SEA STL
17 TOR
16 FLA
15 ANA CBJ
13 MIN NYI
12 UTA
11 DET LAK OTT
10 CHI TBL
8 PHI
6 WPG
2 CGY
November 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"In season" MGL through 7 November (i.e. excluding any absences that started from Game 1)
52 VAN
45 NJD
43 BUF
36 CAR SJS
29 VGK
28 DAL
25 NYR
23 COL
21 EDM MTL
19 BOS NSH PIT WSH
18 SEA STL
17 TOR
16 FLA
15 ANA CBJ
13 MIN NYI
12 UTA
11 DET LAK OTT
10 CHI TBL
8 PHI
6 WPG
2 CGY
52 VAN
45 NJD
43 BUF
36 CAR SJS
29 VGK
28 DAL
25 NYR
23 COL
21 EDM MTL
19 BOS NSH PIT WSH
18 SEA STL
17 TOR
16 FLA
15 ANA CBJ
13 MIN NYI
12 UTA
11 DET LAK OTT
10 CHI TBL
8 PHI
6 WPG
2 CGY
"All inclusive" MGL table through 7 November, i.e. counting anyone under contract on LTIR, SOIR etc.
Kyle Burroughs now out of the Kings' core numbers as he was sent down when healthy (though very much a bubble case)
Kyle Burroughs now out of the Kings' core numbers as he was sent down when healthy (though very much a bubble case)
November 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"All inclusive" MGL table through 7 November, i.e. counting anyone under contract on LTIR, SOIR etc.
Kyle Burroughs now out of the Kings' core numbers as he was sent down when healthy (though very much a bubble case)
Kyle Burroughs now out of the Kings' core numbers as he was sent down when healthy (though very much a bubble case)
Most injured teams currently (last game played) by total full season WAR+ of missing players. Usual exceptions. (1/2)
6.89 VGK
6.22 FLA
5.04 CAR
4.83 PIT
4.74 NSH
4.52 CHI
4.29 BUF
4.10 WPG
3.70 WSH
3.66 EDM
3.44 VAN
3.41 DAL
3.33 SEA
3.30 NJD
2.84 PHI
2.77 UTA
6.89 VGK
6.22 FLA
5.04 CAR
4.83 PIT
4.74 NSH
4.52 CHI
4.29 BUF
4.10 WPG
3.70 WSH
3.66 EDM
3.44 VAN
3.41 DAL
3.33 SEA
3.30 NJD
2.84 PHI
2.77 UTA
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Most injured teams currently (last game played) by total full season WAR+ of missing players. Usual exceptions. (1/2)
6.89 VGK
6.22 FLA
5.04 CAR
4.83 PIT
4.74 NSH
4.52 CHI
4.29 BUF
4.10 WPG
3.70 WSH
3.66 EDM
3.44 VAN
3.41 DAL
3.33 SEA
3.30 NJD
2.84 PHI
2.77 UTA
6.89 VGK
6.22 FLA
5.04 CAR
4.83 PIT
4.74 NSH
4.52 CHI
4.29 BUF
4.10 WPG
3.70 WSH
3.66 EDM
3.44 VAN
3.41 DAL
3.33 SEA
3.30 NJD
2.84 PHI
2.77 UTA
Most injured teams currently (last game played) by total AAV ($m) of missing players. Usual exceptions. (1/2)
24.6 VGK
22.2 FLA
20.6 PIT
17.0 BUF
16.5 NJD
16.0 ANA
14.3 MTL
14.1 WPG
13.6 VAN
13.4 CAR
11.0 UTA
10.8 NSH
10.2 NYI
9.9 SJS
9.8 DAL
9.7 COL
24.6 VGK
22.2 FLA
20.6 PIT
17.0 BUF
16.5 NJD
16.0 ANA
14.3 MTL
14.1 WPG
13.6 VAN
13.4 CAR
11.0 UTA
10.8 NSH
10.2 NYI
9.9 SJS
9.8 DAL
9.7 COL
November 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Most injured teams currently (last game played) by total AAV ($m) of missing players. Usual exceptions. (1/2)
24.6 VGK
22.2 FLA
20.6 PIT
17.0 BUF
16.5 NJD
16.0 ANA
14.3 MTL
14.1 WPG
13.6 VAN
13.4 CAR
11.0 UTA
10.8 NSH
10.2 NYI
9.9 SJS
9.8 DAL
9.7 COL
24.6 VGK
22.2 FLA
20.6 PIT
17.0 BUF
16.5 NJD
16.0 ANA
14.3 MTL
14.1 WPG
13.6 VAN
13.4 CAR
11.0 UTA
10.8 NSH
10.2 NYI
9.9 SJS
9.8 DAL
9.7 COL
NHL injury summary through 7 November
November 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
NHL injury summary through 7 November
With Kane back tonight, the Red Wings have what is a rare healthy game league-wide so far this season
November 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
With Kane back tonight, the Red Wings have what is a rare healthy game league-wide so far this season