Devils Injury Tracker: Nathan Bastian placed on injured reserve with lower-body injury
Here is the latest news and possible return dates for Devils players...
Feb. 23, 6:00 p.m.
The Devils have placed forward Nathan Bastian on injured reserve due to a lower-body injury suffered in Thursday's loss to the crosstown rival Rangers.
Bastian has five goals and seven assists (12 points) through 54 games this season.
In a corresponding roster move, the team has recalled forward Brian Halonen, who has 13 goals and four assists this season for the Utica Comets.
Feb. 20, 2:04 p.m.
The Devils have placed G Vitek Vanecek on injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 10, due to a lower-body injury.
In a corresponding move, D Jonas Siegenthaler was activated off IR.
Siegenthaler last played on Jan. 6.
Jan. 17, 3:40 p.m.
The Devils announced they have activated forward Timo Meier off injured reserve. Meier, who has been out since Dec. 30 with a mid-body issue, is expected to play Wednesday against the Montreal Canadiens.
Meier has nine goals and 15 points in 28 games this season.
In a corresponding move, the Devils assigned forward Shane Bowers to Utica.
Dec. 1, 5:06 p.m.
After missing the last seven games, right winger Timo Meier (lower-body injury) is back in the lineup Friday night against his former team, the San Jose Sharks.
Meanwhile, New Jersey placed defenseman Dougie Hamilton (torn left pectoral muscle) on IR, retroactive to Nov. 28, and he is out indefinitely. Forward Tomas Nosek (right foot) re-aggravated his injury and underwent surgery. He is also out indefinitely.
Nov. 21, 12:00 p.m.
Reinforcements may be on the way for the struggling Devils.
24 days after sustaining an upper-body injury in a game against the Sabres, New Jersey center Nico Hischier was able to make his return to the ice for Monday's practice.
The former top pick had been doing some light skating on his own, but he was finally able to get back out there with the team to begin the week.
Hischier was initially ruled as day-to-day following a blindside hit along the boards from Buffalo defenseman Connor Clifton, which resulted in a match penalty and a two-game suspension, however, the injury has lingered longer than expected.
Though it's certainly encouraging seeing him back out there, head coach Lindy Ruff reiterated that it's still unknown when Hischier will make his return to the starting lineup.
"It gave the guys a little bit of a renewed energy just seeing Nico," Ruff said. "We hope to see him again at practice tomorrow but I don't really have a timeline right now, we'll see how practice goes."
Hischier has just two points before the injury, but the Devils have struggled to the tune of a 4-5-0 record in his absence.
Nov. 3, 10:00 p.m.
Jack Hughes has been ruled out for the remainder of Friday’s game against the St. Louis Blues due to an upper-body injury.
Hughes crashed hard into the end boards awkwardly after driving to the net at full speed a little over midway through the first period. He remained down on the ice briefly before making his way to the bench.
The young center was visibly shaken up and met with trainers but he was able to make one more shift. After just 59 seconds, though, he returned to the bench and went right down the New Jersey tunnel.
The Devils officially ruled Hughes out at the beginning of the final frame.
Hughes was one of the top players in hockey over the first month of the season, taking home the NHL’s First Star. He’s recorded a league-leading 15 assists and 20 points through nine games.
