The 2024-25 NHL The season continues. With the season in full swing, some teams have tried to combat the threat of injury.
This is one of those teams Minnesota Wildthat has struggled to keep its blue line healthy. On New Year's Eve, captain Jared Spurgeon needed help to end the game with his foot after a throw past Nashville Predators forward Zachary L'Heureux let him bounce awkwardly against the boards. Spurgeon is now expected to miss an extended period of playing time.
To make matters worse, the Wild lost a young star Brock Faber suffered an upper body injury during their January 7 game against the St. Louis Blues. Faber, the 2024 Calder Trophy runner-up, is currently listed as day-to-day as the team assesses the extent of his injury.
Offensively, Minnesota has been without its best player since December 23rd. Kirill Kaprizov spent a few weeks on IR and the team was missing his elite playmaking ability. Kaprizov has resumed skating, but the team's leading scorer has not yet been cleared to play.
Here is a list of many top players who are currently out due to injury.
Trevor Zegras (C)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 12/04/24
Hampus Lindholm (D)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown (expected to be missing for several weeks)
Last played: 11/12/24
Jordan Greenway (LW)
Type of injury: Not announced
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 12/15/24
Jesper Fast (RW)
Type of injury: neck
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 04/16/24
Shayne Gostisbehere (D)
Type of injury: upper body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 12/27/24
Alec Martinez (D)
Type of injury: Knee
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 12/07/24
Gabriel Landeskog
Type of injury: Knee
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 06/26/22
Miles Wood (LW)
Type of injury: upper body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Month after month
Last played: 11/27/24
Jonathan Drouin (LW)
Type of injury: upper body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Week after week
Last played: 11/23/24
Scott Wedgewood (G)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 1.2.25
Erik Gudbranson (D)
Type of injury: upper body
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 10/15/24
Boone Jenner (C)
Type of injury: upper body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 03/28/24
Justin Danforth (RW)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 12/10/24
Yegor Chinakhov (RW)
Type of injury: upper body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 11/27/24
Tyler Seguin (C)
Type of injury: Hip
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: 4-6 months
Last played: 1.12.24
Matt Dumba (D)
Type of injury: upper body
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 12/8/24
Masonic march (LW)
Type of injury: Facial fracture
Injured Reserve: NO
Approximate return date: 4 weeks
Last played: 12/27/24
Jeff Petry (D)
Type of Injury: Undisclosed
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 01/02/25
Evander Kane (LW)
Type of injury: Hip and hernia operations
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: February 2025
Last played: 06/10/24
Drew Doughty (D)
Type of injury: Ankle surgery
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 09/25/24
Minnesota Wild
Jared Spurgeon (D)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Week after week
Last played: 12/31/24
Brock Faber (D)
Type of injury: upper body
Injured Reserve: NO
Approximate return date: day after day
Last played: 07/01/25
Kirill Kaprizov (LW)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 12/23/24
Jakub Lauko (C)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 12/13/24
Nashville Predators
Cole Smith (LW)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 12/21/24
Jeremy Lauzon (D)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 12/31/24
Adam Wilsby (D)
Type of injury: upper body
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 12/30/24
Mike Reilly (D)
Type of injury: upper body
Injured reserve: NO
Approximate return date: day after day
Last played: 11/1/24
Semyon Varlamov (G)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 11/29/24
Simon Holmstrom (RW)
Type of injury: upper body
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 12/29/24
Chris Kreider (LW)
Type of injury: Back
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 01/04/25
Artem Zub (D)
Type of injury: Foot
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 11/23/24
Michael Amadio (RW)
Type of injury: Head
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 12/21/24
Travis Hamonic (D)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 01/03/25
Philip Tomasino (C)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 01/03/25
Logan Couture (C)
Type of injury: bar
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 01/31/24
Vitek Vanecek (G)
Type of injury: Head
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 12/14/24
Carl Grundstrom (RW)
Type of injury: Not disclosed
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 12/28/24
Jake Walman (D)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 12/21/24
Jordan Eberle (RW)
Type of injury: Pelvic surgery
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: February 2025
Last played: 11/14/24
Yanni Gourde (C)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 1.2.25
Torey Krug (D)
Type of injury: Ankle surgery
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: 2025-26 season
Last played: 04/10/24
Nick Leddy (D)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 10/15/24
JJ Moser (D)
Type of injury: Not announced
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: 8-10 weeks
Last played: 12/12/24
Anthony Stolarz (G)
Type of injury: Knee surgery
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: February 2025
Last played: 12/12/24
Calle Jarnkrok (C)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: End of October 2024
Last played: 09/22/24
Jake McCabe (D)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 05.01.25
John Marino (D)
Type of injury: upper body
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 04/15/24
Sean Durzi (D)
Type of injury: shoulder
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: 4-6 months
Last played: 10/14/24
Connor Ingram (G)
Type of injury: upper body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 11/18/24
Robert Bortuzzo (D)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 1.2.25
Filip Hronek (D)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: January 2025
Last played: 11/27/24
Elias Pettersson (C)
Type of injury: Not announced
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 01/23/24
Dakota Joshua (C)
Type of injury: leg
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Week after week
Last played: 01/03/25
Nicholas Roy (C)
Type of injury: upper body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 12/15/24
Ivan Barbashev (LW)
Type of injury: upper body
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: day after day
Last played: 12/15/24
Sonny Milano (LW)
Type of injury: upper body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Week after week
Last played: 06.11.24
Dylan Samberg (D)
Type of injury: Foot
Injured Reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Week after week
Last played: 11/23/24
Mason Appleton (C)
Type of injury: Lower body
Injured reserve: Yes
Approximate return date: Unknown
Last played: 12/28/24
