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Thu, Feb 26 · 7:00 PM ET · Sportsnet East, Sportsnet West, SN-PIT, MSG

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Injured

14

Cap on IR/LTIR

$44.48M

LTIR Relief

$0

Days Missed

495

Returning Soon

Evgeni Malkin

Evgeni Malkin

C · DTD · Undisclosed

$6.10M cap hit

✓Eligible to return

“Sustains apparent injury Sunday”

Connor Dewar

Connor Dewar

C · DTD · Undisclosed

$1.10M cap hit

✓Eligible to return

“Exits practice early”

Caleb Jones

Caleb Jones

D · IR · Lower Body

$900K cap hit

✓Eligible to return

“Return date in sight”

Injury Report

PlayerStatus▲InjuryCap HitDaysReturn
Connor DewarC
DTDUndisclosed$1.10M47Exits practice early
Evgeni MalkinC
DTDUndisclosed$6.10M20Sustains apparent injury Sunday
Noel AcciariC
OUTIllness — Not Specified$2.00M9Slated to miss Thursday's game
Joona KoppanenC
OUTIllness$775K72Won't play Thursday
Kris LetangD
OUTUpper Body$6.10M23Not available against Oilers
Blake LizotteC
OUTPersonal$1.85M9Ruled out Thursday
Rickard RakellC
OUTLower Body$5.00M9Not available Thursday
Bryan RustRW
OUTLower Body$5.13M34Won't play Sunday
Jack St. IvanyD
OUTHand$775K18Set for extended absence
Justin BrazeauRW
IRUpper Body$1.50M73Traveling with team
Caleb JonesD
IRLower Body$900K36Return date in sight
Erik KarlssonD
IRLower Body$11.50M25Still sidelined versus Flames
Ville KoivunenC
IRLower Body$806K82Ready for contact
Rutger McGroartyC
IRConcussion$950K38Dealing with concussion

Upcoming Opponent Injuries

NJDvs. NJD(Thu, Feb 26)

No notable injuries

NYR@ NYR(Sat, Feb 28)

Shesterkin (OUT), Quick (IR)

VGKvs. VGK(Sun, Mar 1)

Hart (IR), Hill (IR)

BOS@ BOS(Tue, Mar 3)

No notable injuries