NHL Damage Report for January 20: Matthew Tkachuk Returns

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Welcome again to the Fantrax NHL Damage Report for January 20, 2026. In right this moment’s report, Matthew Tkachuk is again, William Nylander has a groin damage, and Leo Carlsson will miss a while.  Learn all about this and extra in right this moment’s NHL Damage Report from Fantrax.

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NHL Damage Report for January 20:

Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers

#Canucks legend Vincent Desharnais hammers Matthew Tkachuk in Tkachuk’s first sport again from damage! 🔨

19+ | #TheFutureIsTeal pic.twitter.com/Dfxosv3w57

— PlayNow Sports activities (@PlayNowSports) January 20, 2026

It’s been nearly a calendar 12 months between video games. February eighth, 2025, was the final time Tkachuk performed an NHL sport.  Vincent Desharnais, San Jose Sharks, welcomed him again within the grandest of fashions. Tkachuk scrambled to his toes shortly, with no damage concern from the hit. That ought to have shaken two durations of rust off of him, although.

Does anybody else have their fingers crossed with the Olympics across the nook? Tkachuk will play 9 video games earlier than the Olympic break.

A wholesome Tkahuck means established order multi-cat mayhem. It’s been some time, so you will have forgotten. He averages over some extent per sport, two hits per sport, a penalty minute per sport, and over three pictures per sport.

William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs

“I’m undecided when he’s going to be on the ice.”

Reminder: that is what precipitated Nylander to hit the shelf simply days after he got here again. It severely doesn’t get extra unfortunate than this.. #LeafsForever https://t.co/yNlru8s2xL pic.twitter.com/PH6dqHdYRM

— Leafslatest (@Leafslatest) January 19, 2026

Nylander is lacking his second consecutive sport as he continues to battle accidents. In a uncommon incidence, the Maple Leafs have labelled Nylander’s damage as a ‘groin damage.’ It appears unusual to see the precise damage listed versus ‘decrease physique damage.’

Groins could be tough. They gained’t need to rush him again too quickly. Count on him to overlook a number of video games. As of yesterday, he’s not skating.

Within the meantime, Jacob Quillan has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies. At 23, Quillan is getting into his second season with the Marlies, and we’re seeing him take a big step with the newborn Buds. Quillan produced 37 factors in 67 video games final season. That manufacturing has leapt to 27 factors in 28 video games this 12 months. Subsequent 12 months, Quillan will actually press for a bottom-six spot. This 12 months, he’s hard-pressed to crack the lineup even along with his damage call-ups.

Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers

Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl taking transient depart of absence to take care of a household sickness. https://t.co/lsJMAerfiF

— CityNews Edmonton (@CityNewsYEG) January 17, 2026

Don’t anticipate Draisaitl to overlook a lot time. He did miss the Oilers’ final two video games and will miss one or two extra. Nonetheless, contemplating it has been referred to as a ‘transient’ depart of absence, he needs to be again sooner fairly than later.

There’s no changing him, so it’s coping with his absence whereas it lasts.

Leo Carlsson, Anaheim Geese

Anaheim Geese ahead Leo Carlsson might be sidelined for the subsequent 3-5 weeks as he recovers from left thigh surgical procedure to deal with a uncommon lesion on his leg. That timeline might put his Olympic roster spot with Sweden in jeopardy.https://t.co/rRTvN6T2D4

— Dynes Sports activities (@dynessports) January 17, 2026

Carlsson is ready to overlook 3-5 weeks with a lesion on his thigh. The timeline places his participation within the Olympics for Sweden in jeopardy. The five-week timeline locations him totally wholesome when NHL video games resume.

With 44 factors in 44 video games, it’s value noting that Carlsson’s manufacturing has cooled within the second quarter of the season.

Linus Ullmark, Ottawa Senators

Ullmark is again training with the staff however has no timeline to return to video games. Stress for him to return again is mounting. Leevi Meralainen is leaking badly. Look no additional than him giving up six targets on 19 pictures Saturday in a 6-5 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.

Josh Norris, Buffalo Sabres

Norris is now week-to-week with a rib damage. It ought to shock nobody that Norris is sidelined once more. It’s one damage after one other with him.