NHL Injuries: Sabres, Wings, Oilers, Wild, Habs, Preds, Sharks, Leafs, and more

Mike Harrington: Buffalo Sabers forward Alex Tuch is back on the ice after being sick.

Ansar Khan: Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin is on the move but has yet to be cleared for contact.

Larkin appears to be on the mend following his lower back injury nearly two weeks ago. Optional skate. Gibson is not on the ice so he starts as expected. Copp and MBN continue to practice. Rasmussen is still out. pic.twitter.com/yEgMEjwD8c

– Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) March 19, 2026

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Dave Hogg: Red Wings forward Mason Appleton left last night’s game in the second half after landing awkwardly on the ice after being hit by the boards. There is no update after the game.

Jason Gregor: Edmonton Oilers linebacker Ty Emberson is likely to return to the lineup this weekend, according to coach Kris Knoblauch.

Gerry Modejonge: Edmonton Oilers forward Trent Frederic left last night’s game in the second half. There is no update after the game.

Jesse Pierce: Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov missed last night’s game with a lower body injury and is listed as day-to-day. Forward Bobby Brink is back after missing four games with an upper body injury.

Priyanta Emrith: Montreal Canadiens forward Josh Anderson missed last night’s game with an upper body injury.

Robby Stanley: Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros missed last night’s game with a groin injury and is day-to-day.

Andrew Gross: New York Islanders forward Max Shabanov (bottom) participated in their morning skate yesterday.

Mollie Walker: New York Rangers forward Noah Laba and defenseman Urho Vaakanainen did not travel with the team.

Sheng Peng: San Jose Sharks forward, Ty Dellandrea, was on the ice wearing an untethered jersey.

Curtis Pashelka: Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov and forward Igor Chernyshov did not practice and are day-to-day.

• • Sheng Peng: Askarov and Chernyshov were on the ice, skating alone. There are no updates on their timeline. Dellandrea lives from week to week.

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Max Miller: Sharks forward Tyler Toffoli left last night’s game in the first half with an undisclosed injury. There is no update after the game.

Robby Stanley: Seattle Kraken forward Ryan Winterton missed last night’s game due to illness.

TSN: Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews underwent surgery to repair his MCL and is expected to be out for three months.

Mike McIntyre: Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk will practice in a full contact jersey today and could return to the lineup this weekend.

Brendan Batchelor: Vancouver Canucks defenseman PO Joseph practiced in a regular jersey.

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