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Injury cascade

Who benefits when a player is out?

An injury opens ice time and a power-play spot. We check every game the team played without the player and rank the teammates who absorbed his minutes, with the evidence, so you know which pickup is real.

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Today's notable injuries

Jake SandersonD · OTT

Day-To-Day

24:38 TOI · D2 · PP1 · 49% PP share · Undisclosed: day-to-day

In 16 games without Jake Sanderson, Jordan Spence played 23:02 (+5:01), took PP1 in 5 of them (5% of games with him) and moved up to his D2 slot in 6.

Full breakdown →

Brock FaberD · MIN

Injured Reserve

30:15 TOI · D1 · PP2 · 21% PP share · Skull: Faber left Friday's preseason contest against the Stars in the second period with his confirmed skull fracture. The 24-year-old's status will be closely monitored in the coming days until a timetable for his return is provided. Faber's role is not one that can be easily filled, as he exploded for 15 goals, 51 points, 173 shots on net and 148 blocked shots across 80 regular-season games in the 2025-26 campaign. He's a worthy candidate to occupy the IR spot in fantasy until he's able to return to Minnesota's top defensive pairing.

In 3 games without Brock Faber, Danila Yurov played 16:05 (+3:02) and took PP1 in 2 of them (0% of games with him).

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Charlie McAvoyD · BOS

Suspension

24:58 TOI · D2 · PP1 · 58% PP share · Suspension: McAvoy is set to serve a six-game suspension to begin the year after slashing the Sabres' Zach Benson during the Bruins' first-round series loss last season. While the right-shot defenseman's draft stock may have dipped ever so slightly because of the suspension, fantasy managers should keep in mind that McAvoy is coming off a career-best year (11 goals, 61 points in 69 regular-season games), so don't let him fall too far in upcoming drafts. The 28-year-old is eligible to make his 2026-27 debut Oct. 13 in San Jose.

In 13 games without Charlie McAvoy, Hampus Lindholm played 23:19 (+1:59), took PP1 in 13 of them (3% of games with him) and moved up to his D2 slot in 7.

Full breakdown →

Gustav ForslingD · FLA

Day-To-Day

22:58 TOI · D1 · PP2 · 13% PP share · Upper Body: day-to-day

In 2 games without Gustav Forsling, Seth Jones played 26:08 (+2:20), PP share went 53% → 58% and moved up to his D1 slot in 1.

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Simon EdvinssonD · DET

Out

21:35 TOI · D1 · PP2 · 1% PP share · Contract Dispute: Edvinsson decided to attend the Red Wings' training camp, which was an unusual step for a restricted free agent. However, the two sides have been unable to agree to terms, so he remains unsigned. Given that Edvinsson opted to head to Sweden rather than stay in Detroit, it wouldn't be surprising if it turned out that the 23-year-old defenseman isn't optimistic about signing a deal in the coming days.

In 10 games without Simon Edvinsson, Albert Johansson played 19:33 (+4:07) and moved up to his D1 slot in 2.

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Connor BedardC · CHI

Injured Reserve

20:24 TOI · L2 · PP1 · 63% PP share · Shoulder: Davidson adds that a timeline may be established at some point in October. Bedard is expected to be out until at least November, based on the initial four-month estimate after he underwent his procedure in July. Fantasy managers with an open injured reserve slot shouldn't hesitate to stash Bedard until he's activated for his season debut.

In 13 games without Connor Bedard, Matt Grzelcyk played 19:04 (+2:35) and took PP1 in 4 of them (4% of games with him).

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All injured skaters

PlayerTeamStatusTOI/GPSinceCascade
Jake SandersonDOTTDay-To-Day24:50Sep 30, 2026Who benefits
Brock FaberDMINInjured Reserve24:41Sep 29, 2026Who benefits
Charlie McAvoyDBOSSuspension24:23Sep 21, 2026Who benefits
Gustav ForslingDFLADay-To-Day22:38Oct 2, 2026Who benefits
Simon EdvinssonDDETOut22:21Sep 30, 2026Who benefits
Connor BedardCCHIInjured Reserve20:52Sep 30, 2026Who benefits
Artem ZubDOTTInjured Reserve20:48Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Mathew BarzalCNYIInjured Reserve20:40Sep 30, 2026Who benefits
Dylan LarkinCDETOut20:11Oct 1, 2026Who benefits
Zach HymanLEDMOut19:59Oct 1, 2026Who benefits
Bryan RustRPITInjured Reserve19:57Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Kaiden GuhleDMTLInjured Reserve19:28Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Rasmus SandinDWSHInjured Reserve19:12Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Kevin FialaLLAKInjured Reserve19:07Sep 17, 2026Who benefits
Ryan Nugent-HopkinsCEDMInjured Reserve19:04Oct 1, 2026Who benefits
Seth JarvisCCARInjured Reserve18:53Sep 27, 2026Who benefits
Conor TimminsDBUFInjured Reserve18:46Sep 29, 2026Who benefits
Troy TerryRANAInjured Reserve18:21Sep 30, 2026Who benefits
Alexander NikishinDCAROut18:11Sep 16, 2026Who benefits
Jonathan HuberdeauLCGYInjured Reserve18:08Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Elias SalomonssonDWPGInjured Reserve17:58Sep 29, 2026Who benefits
Johnathan KovacevicDNJDInjured Reserve17:52Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Brad MarchandLFLAInjured Reserve17:44Sep 30, 2026Who benefits
Connor BrownRNJDOut17:33Sep 30, 2026Who benefits
Olen ZellwegerDBUFInjured Reserve16:59Oct 1, 2026Who benefits
Drew HellesonDANAInjured Reserve16:58Sep 30, 2026Who benefits
Logan MaillouxDSTLInjured Reserve16:46Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Matt DucheneCDALInjured Reserve16:31Oct 1, 2026Who benefits
Andre BurakovskyLOTTOut16:25Sep 30, 2026Who benefits
Yanni GourdeCTBLInjured Reserve16:22Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Jason ZuckerLBUFInjured Reserve15:37Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Ryan GravesDPITInjured Reserve15:18Sep 27, 2026Who benefits
Ben KindelCPITInjured Reserve15:04Oct 1, 2026Who benefits
Jason DickinsonCEDMInjured Reserve15:03Sep 29, 2026Who benefits
Filip ChytilCVANInjured Reserve15:00Sep 25, 2026Who benefits
Andrei KuzmenkoLPITInjured Reserve14:55Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Max DomiCTORInjured Reserve14:53Sep 30, 2026Who benefits
Jacob Bernard-DockerDDETInjured Reserve14:49Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Matt SavoieCEDMInjured Reserve14:47Oct 1, 2026Who benefits
Maveric LamoureuxDUTAInjured Reserve14:39Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Alec RegulaDEDMInjured Reserve14:28Oct 1, 2026Who benefits
Mackie SamoskevichRSEAInjured Reserve14:28Sep 27, 2026Who benefits
Oliver KapanenCMTLDay-To-Day14:28Sep 30, 2026Who benefits
Tyler TuckerDSTLInjured Reserve14:22Sep 30, 2026Who benefits
Blake LizotteCPITDay-To-Day13:52Oct 1, 2026Who benefits
Ian MooreDANAInjured Reserve13:40Sep 29, 2026Who benefits
Denver BarkeyCPHIInjured Reserve13:24Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Zachary L'HeureuxLCOLInjured Reserve13:23Sep 29, 2026Who benefits
Justin BrazeauRPITInjured Reserve12:39Sep 27, 2026Who benefits
A.J. GreerLANADay-To-Day12:26Sep 30, 2026Who benefits
Dakota JoshuaCTORInjured Reserve12:15Sep 30, 2026Who benefits
Dominic JamesCTBLInjured Reserve12:14Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Andrew MangiapaneLCHIOut11:54Sep 30, 2026Who benefits
Mattias JanmarkCEDMInjured Reserve11:51Sep 29, 2026Who benefits
Warren FoegeleLOTTInjured Reserve11:35Sep 30, 2026Who benefits
Adam GaudetteRSJSInjured Reserve11:28Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Logan O'ConnorRCOLInjured Reserve11:27Sep 29, 2026Who benefits
Nikita GrebenkinRPHIDay-To-Day11:17Oct 2, 2026Who benefits
Adam SykoraLNYRInjured Reserve11:10Sep 29, 2026Who benefits
Mackenzie MacEachernLVANInjured Reserve10:11Sep 29, 2026Who benefits
Nick BjugstadCNJDInjured Reserve10:00Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Jonah GadjovichLFLAInjured Reserve7:57Sep 17, 2026Who benefits
Kurtis MacDermidLOTTInjured Reserve4:12Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Aleksander BarkovCFLADay-To-Day–Oct 2, 2026Who benefits
Alex Barré-BouletCSJSInjured Reserve–Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Andreas EnglundDDETInjured Reserve–Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Cameron HughesCDALInjured Reserve–Sep 29, 2026Who benefits
Georgii MerkulovCCOLInjured Reserve–Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Jorian DonovanDOTTDay-To-Day–Sep 27, 2026Who benefits
Matthew PoitrasCBOSInjured Reserve–Sep 27, 2026Who benefits
Patrick GilesRSJSInjured Reserve–Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Raphael LavoieCVGKDay-To-Day–Sep 30, 2026Who benefits
Seamus CaseyDNJDInjured Reserve–Sep 28, 2026Who benefits
Walker DuehrRWPGInjured Reserve–Sep 29, 2026Who benefits
William VilleneuveDTORInjured Reserve–Sep 29, 2026Who benefits

How it works

  1. We find every game the injured player missed while on the team's roster this season and last (including the current absence), and compare each teammate's ice time, power-play share and PP1 usage in those games with the games the injured player dressed.
  2. Changes are shrunk toward zero when the sample is small (a change over n games counts n / (n + 2) of its size), so one odd game does not crown a beneficiary.
  3. When there is little or no absence history, we fall back to line adjacency from our shift-based line detection: the next man up on his power-play unit (the top PP2 player at his position) and the best player one line or pair below his.
  4. Players are ranked by expected fantasy opportunity: TOI minutes, plus power-play share (10 points of PP share ≈ 1.2 minutes of even-strength TOI), plus PP1 gains.

Data: NHL shift charts processed by our on-ice engine (this season and last), line and PP unit detection from shared ice time, and the ESPN injury report.

FAQ

How do you decide who benefits from an injury?

We look at the games the team actually played without the injured player and measure how each teammate's ice time, power-play share and PP1 usage changed. When there is no history yet, we use line adjacency: the next man up on his power-play unit and on the line below his.

Where does the injury list come from?

The injury list comes from the public ESPN NHL injury report, matched to NHL player ids by name and team. You can also pick any skater to see what happens when he sits.

Does a healthy scratch count as an absence?

Yes. Any team game the player did not dress for while he was on the roster counts, because the lineup question for fantasy is the same whether he is hurt or scratched.

How reliable is this?

It improves with the number of games without the player. We show the game count for every beneficiary, mark line-adjacency estimates separately, and only index a player page once there are at least three games without him.