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The Weakly Report: 5/16/21-5/22/21

The latest in NHL injury and suspension news. All information from SportsForecaster.com.

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Anaheim Ducks

No injury news for Anaheim this week.

Arizona Coyotes

No injury news for Arizona this week.

Boston Bruins

May 17: Defenceman Jeremy Lauzon is day-to-day with a head injury.

May 22: Defenceman Kevan Miller is day-to-day with a head injury.

Buffalo Sabres

No injury news for Buffalo this week.

Calgary Flames

May 19: Defenceman Noah Hanifin missed the last nine games of the regular season for shoulder surgery. Centre Sean Monahan missed the last four games of the regular season for hip surgery.

Carolina Hurricanes

May 17: Right winger Brock McGinn is back after missing 19 games with an upper-body injury. Defenceman Jaccob Slavin is back after missing one game with a lower-body injury.

May 19: Defenceman Jaccob Slavin is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

May 22: Centre Jordan Staal has been fined $5000 for a dangerous trip against Nashville’s Luke Kunin.

Chicago Blackhawks

No injury news for Chicago this week.

Colorado Avalanche

May 17: Goaltender Devan Dubnyk is back after missing seven games due to COVID-19 precautions.

May 18: Defenceman Cale Makar is back after missing 24 games and one playoff game with a head injury.

May 20: Centre Nazem Kadri has been suspended indefinitely pending a hearing.

May 21: Centre Nazem Kadri has been suspended eight games for an illegal check to the head of St. Louis’ Justin Faulk.

Columbus Blue Jackets

No injury news for Columbus this week.

Dallas Stars

No injury news for Dallas this week.

Detroit Red Wings

No injury news for Detroit this week.

Edmonton Oilers

May 18: Centre Ryan McLeod is back after missing one game with an illness. Right winger Zack Kassian is back after missing 11 games with a lower-body injury.

May 19: Right winger Kailer Yamamoto is back after missing two games with an undisclosed injury.

Florida Panthers

May 16: Left winger Jonathan Huberdeau is back after missing one game with an upper-body injury. Defenceman Brandon Montour is back after missing one game with an undisclosed injury. Centre Sam Bennett is back after missing one game with an undisclosed injury.

May 17: Centre Sam Bennett has been suspended one game for boarding Tampa Bay’s Blake Coleman.

May 19: Centre Sam Bennett is back after missing one playoff game with a suspension.

Los Angeles Kings

No injury news for Los Angeles this week.

Minnesota Wild

May 21: Right winger Marcus Johansson has been sidelined indefinitely with a fractured left arm. Goaltender Andrew Hammond has been sidelined indefinitely with an upper-body injury.

Montreal Canadiens

May 16: Right winger Brendan Gallagher has been reassigned to AHL Laval for conditioning purposes. Goaltender Carey Price has been reassigned to AHL Laval for conditioning purposes.

May 19: Defenceman Shea Weber is back after missing eight games with an upper-body injury.

May 20: Right winger Josh Anderson is back after missing one game with an undisclosed injury. Centre Phillip Danault is back after missing three games with a concussion. Defenceman Jeff Petry is back after missing one game with an undisclosed injury. Goaltender Carey Price is back after missing 13 games with a concussion. Right winger Brendan Gallagher is back after missing 21 games with a fractured right thumb.

May 22: Centre Jake Evans is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.

Nashville Predators

May 17: Right winger Viktor Arvidsson is back after missing five games with an upper-body injury.

May 19: Centre Calle Jarnkrok is day-to-day with an illness.

May 21: Centre Calle Jarnkrok is back after missing one game with an illness. Right winger Viktor Arvidsson is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

New Jersey Devils

No injury news for New Jersey this week.

New York Islanders

May 16: Goaltender Semyon Varlamov is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

May 18: Goaltender Semyon Varlamov is back after missing one playoff game with a lower-body injury.

New York Rangers

No injury news for the Rangers this week.

Ottawa Senators

No injury news for Ottawa this week.

Philadelphia Flyers

No injury news for Philadelphia this week.

Pittsburgh Penguins

May 16: Right winger Evan Rodrigues is back after missing five games with an ankle injury. Defenceman Mike Matheson is back after missing four games with a facial injury. Centre Evgeni Malkin is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.

May 20: Centre Evgeni Malkin is back after missing two games with an undisclosed injury.

San Jose Sharks

No injury news for San Jose this week.

St. Louis Blues

May 17: Right winger Vladimir Tarasenko is back after missing five games with a lower-body injury. Defenceman Colton Parayko is back after missing one game with an undisclosed injury.

May 20: Defenceman Justin Faulk is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Defenceman Robert Bortuzzo is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

Tampa Bay Lightning

May 16: Defenceman Victor Hedman is back after missing two games with a lower-body injury. Defenceman Ryan McDonagh is back after missing two games with an upper-body injury.

Toronto Maple Leafs

May 17: Defenceman Ben Hutton has been sidelined indefinitely for medical reasons. Right winger Scott Sabourin is back after missing 11 games.

May 19: Centre Riley Nash is back after missing 18 games with a sprained knee. Defenceman Zach Bogosian is back after missing 10 games with a shoulder injury. Left winger Zach Hyman is back after missing 11 games with a sprained right MCL.

May 21: Centre John Tavares has been sidelined indefinitely with a concussion.

Vancouver Canucks

May 18: Right winger Zack MacEwen is day-to-day with an illness.

May 19: Left winger Tanner Pearson is day-to-day for personal reasons. Right winger Justin Bailey missed the last 39 games of the regular season for shoulder surgery. Centre Jay Beagle missed the last 26 games of the regular season with an undisclosed injury. Left winger Micheal Ferland missed all 56 games of the regular season with a concussion. Right winger Zach MacEwen missed the last two games of the regular season with an illness. Left winger Tyler Motte missed the last 12 games of the regular season with an undisclosed injury. Centre Elias Pettersson missed the last 30 games of the regular season with an upper-body injury. Left winger Antoine Roussel missed the last 17 games of the regular season with a lower-body injury. Centre Brandon Sutter missed the last 11 games of the regular season with an upper-body injury. Right winger Jake Virtanen missed the last 12 games of the regular season for a leave of absence. Left winger Tanner Pearson missed the last game of the regular season for personal reasons.

Vegas Golden Knights

May 16: Defenceman Alec Martinez is back after missing two games with a foot injury. Right winger Ryan Reaves is back after missing 16 games with an undisclosed injury. Centre Tomas Nosek is back after missing nine games with an undisclosed injury.

May 18: Centre Patrick Brown is back after missing 20 games and one playoff game with an undisclosed injury.

May 20: Centre Tomas Nosek is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.

May 22: Defenceman Brayden McNabb is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.

Washington Capitals

May 16: Goaltender Vitek Vanacek is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Goaltender Ilya Samsonov is back after missing one playoff game with an undisclosed injury. Centre Evgeny Kuznetsov is back after missing five games and one playoff game due to COVID-19 precautions.

May 19: Goaltender Ilya Samsonov is back after missing two playoff games with an undisclosed injury. Centre Lars Eller is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Goaltender Craig Anderson is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.

May 20: Goaltender Craig Anderson is back after missing one playoff game with an undisclosed injury.

May 21: Centre Lars Eller is back after missing one game with a lower-body injury.

May 22: Right winger Anthony Mantha has been fined $5000 for goaltender interference against Boston’s Tuukka Rask.

Winnipeg Jets

May 19: Defenceman Tucker Poolman is back after missing three games with an undisclosed injury. Centre Andrew Copp is back after missing one game with an undisclosed injury. Centre Pierre-Luc Dubois is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.

May 21: Centre Pierre-Luc Dubois is back after missing one game with an undisclosed injury.