The Red Wings won’t have a key veteran winger available to them for the next two games. Team reporter Danielle Bruce mentions (Twitter link) that Patrick Kane will not be accompanying the team on their upcoming two-game road trip due to an upper-body injury that also kept him out on Sunday. However, he did skate on his own today and will be re-evaluated to see if he can return when the team returns home on Saturday. Kane has two goals and three assists through his first five games this season while playing a little more than 17 minutes a night.
Other injury news from around the NHL:
- The Kraken announced before tonight’s game (Twitter link) that winger Mason Marchment is listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury. He joins an ever-growing list of unavailable Seattle players, a list that includes Jared McCann (lower body), Brandon Montour (personal), Ryker Evans (upper body), and Frederick Gaudreau (upper body). In his first season with the team after being acquired in the offseason, Marchment has a goal and three assists in six games while logging 15:16 per night of ice time.
- Lightning center Zemgus Girgensons could return to the lineup as soon as Saturday, notes Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times. The veteran has yet to play this season due to an undisclosed injury sustained in the preseason but was a regular on the fourth line in 2024-25. His pending return was believed to be part of the impetus in sending Conor Geekie to the minors on Monday, ensuring he’ll keep having regular playing time moving forward.
- Prior to tonight’s game against Anaheim, the Predators announced (Twitter link) that winger Jonathan Marchessault is dealing with a lower-body injury and is listed as out day-to-day. The 34-year-old is off to a solid start to his campaign, collecting two goals and two assists in the first five games, good for a share of the team lead in points heading into tonight’s action. Brady Martin suited up in his third game of the season in Marchessault’s absence; he can play in nine NHL games total before officially activating the first season of his entry-level contract.