Colorado's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Nichushkin | RW | Out - Lower Body( Jan 29, '25) | Jan 29, '25 | |
| Nichushkin should be able to draw back into the lineup, his projected return date is Feb. 22, according to Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now. | ||||
| O. Kylington | D | Out - Upper-body( Jan 29, '25) | Jan 29, '25 | |
| Kylington is expected to return to action before the Avalanche play their last game before the break Feb. 7 against Edmonton, as per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now. | ||||
| G. Landeskog | LW | Out - Knee( Jan 01, '25) | Jan 01, '25 | |
| Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar said on Thursday (Jan. 2) that Landeskog remains without a timetable to return, as per Corey Masisak of The Denver Post. | ||||
| T. Poolman | D | Out For Season - Head( Oct 07, '24) | Oct 07, '24 | |
| The Colorado Avalanche placed D Tucker Poolman on long-term injured reserve. He didn't play in 2023-24 due to migraines and won't be available for the 2024-25 campaign either. | ||||
Colorado Starters Last Game
| POS | # | Player |
|---|---|---|
| RW | 13 | Valeri Nichushkin |
| C | 16 | Juuso Parssinen |
| LW | 17 | Parker Kelly |
| C | 18 | Jack Drury |
| C | 20 | Ross Colton |
| RW | 25 | Logan O'Connor |
| LW | 27 | Jonathan Drouin |
| LW | 28 | Miles Wood |
| C | 29 | Nathan MacKinnon |
| C | 37 | Casey Mittelstadt |
| LW | 62 | Artturi Lehkonen |
| C | 88 | Martin Necas |
| LW | 94 | Joel Kiviranta |
| POS | # | Player |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | Devon Toews |
| D | 8 | Cale Makar |
| G | 39 | Mackenzie Blackwood |
| G | 41 | Scott Wedgewood |
| D | 42 | Josh Manson |
| D | 44 | Calvin de Haan |
| D | 49 | Samuel Girard |
| D | 67 | Keaton Middleton |
| D | 70 | Sam Malinski |
Washington's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Milano | LW | Out - Upper-body( Jan 16, '25) | Jan 16, '25 | |
| Milano took part in Wednesday's (Jan. 15) practice though he was wearing a non-contact jersey and is still on long-term injured reserve since Wednesday (Nov. 20), per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com. | ||||
| N. Backstrom | C | Out For Season - Hip( Oct 07, '24) | Oct 07, '24 | |
| The Washington Capitals placed F Nicklas Backstrom on long-term injured reserve. | ||||
| T. Oshie | RW | Out For Season - Back( Sep 17, '24) | Sep 17, '24 | |
| The Capitals said on Wednesday (Sept. 18) that Oshie will be put on long-term injured reserve due to a chronic back injury which is expected to cost him the entire 2024-25 campaign, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com. | ||||
Washington Starters Last Game
| POS | # | Player |
|---|---|---|
| LW | 8 | Alex Ovechkin |
| LW | 13 | Jakub Vrana |
| RW | 16 | Taylor Raddysh |
| C | 17 | Dylan Strome |
| C | 20 | Lars Eller |
| C | 21 | Aliaksei Protas |
| RW | 22 | Brandon Duhaime |
| C | 24 | Connor McMichael |
| C | 26 | Nic Dowd |
| RW | 43 | Tom Wilson |
| C | 53 | Ethen Frank |
| C | 80 | Pierre-Luc Dubois |
| LW | 88 | Andrew Mangiapane |
| POS | # | Player |
|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | Matt Roy |
| D | 6 | Jakob Chychrun |
| D | 27 | Alexander Alexeyev |
| D | 38 | Rasmus Sandin |
| D | 42 | Martin Fehervary |
| G | 48 | Logan Thompson |
| D | 52 | Dylan McIlrath |
| D | 57 | Trevor van Riemsdyk |
| D | 74 | John Carlson |
| G | 79 | Charlie Lindgren |