Injury Report
The Vegas Golden Knights injury report provides quick updates on unavailable or limited players. Designations like Day to Day (DTD), Out or LTIR clarify expected return timelines. DTD players might return soon, while Out means they are sidelined indefinitely. Long Term Injured Reserve (LTIR) applies when someone misses at least 10 games and 24 days, creating vital salary cap relief for management before the trade deadline. This list updates constantly based on official medical releases. Reviewing these statuses before puck drop is crucial for fantasy lineups or betting. Compare with the active Roster, understand cap impact in Cap Hit Analysis or track player output in Stats.
| Player | Pos | Type | Status & Timeline | Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defenseman | Hip | Injured Reserve. -lt. Expected return date: 2027-07-01. | $8.80M | |
| Left Wing | Undisclosed injury | Injured Reserve. Olofsson (undisclosed) was moved to long-term injured reserve Sunday, PuckPedia reports. Expected return date: 2026-11-02. | $1.64M |
Injured Reserve. -lt. Expected return date: 2027-07-01.
Injured Reserve. Olofsson (undisclosed) was moved to long-term injured reserve Sunday, PuckPedia reports. Expected return date: 2026-11-02.
Injury History
Every tracked Golden Knights absence of the 2026-27 season plus any absence still ongoing, newest first, with the date each player went out and the game they returned in. Return dates are taken from the box score — a player is marked back only once they have actually played.
- OutUndisclosed injury
Parker Wotherspoon out since Oct 12, 2026
Out.
- OutUndisclosed injury
Victor Olofsson out since Oct 7, 2026
Injured Reserve. Olofsson (undisclosed) was moved to long-term injured reserve Sunday, PuckPedia reports. Expected return date: 2026-11-02.
- OutUndisclosed injury
Kai Uchacz out since Sep 21, 2026
Injured Reserve. Uchacz (undisclosed) will begin the 2026-27 regular season on the injured non-roster list, per SinBin.vegas. Expected return date: 2026-10-24.
- ReturnedUndisclosed injury
Raphael Lavoie out since Sep 21, 2026, returned Oct 8, 2026
Day-To-Day. Expected return date: 2026-10-08.
- OutUndisclosed injury
Lukas Cormier out since Sep 19, 2026
Injured Reserve. Expected return date: 2026-10-22.
- OutHip
Alex Pietrangelo out since Aug 2, 2026
Injured Reserve. -lt. Expected return date: 2027-07-01.
- ReturnedWrist
William Karlsson out since Aug 2, 2026, returned Sep 29, 2026
Day-To-Day. Expected return date: 2026-09-19.
Currently Inactive Players
| Player | Pos | Type | Status & Timeline | Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
#73Adam Ginning | Defenseman | — | Inactive | $0.88M |
| Defenseman | — | Inactive | $0.88M | |
#30Carl Lindbom | Goalie | — | Inactive | $0.84M |
#13 Jakub Demek | Center | — | Inactive | — |
#88Jaycob Megna | Defenseman | — | Inactive | $0.80M |
#84 Jeremy Davies | Defenseman | — | Inactive | $1.15M |
Juho Piiparinen | Defenseman | — | Inactive | — |
#77Kai Uchacz | Center | — | Inactive | $0.88M |
#51 Lukas Cormier | Defenseman | — | Inactive | — |
#25 Matyas Sapovaliv | Center | — | Inactive | — |
| Center | — | Inactive | $0.90M |