Stanley Cup Odds & Round 1 Matchups: NHL Playoffs Injury Update for Saturday, April 26

We bring you the injury updates for Saturday, April 26, with Miro Heiskanen and Aleksander Barkov's statuses headlining the day.

Gary Pearson

Last updated: April 26, 2025 6:50 AM EDT • 5 min read

Stanley Cup Odds & Round 1 Matchups: NHL Playoffs First Round Injury Update for Friday, April 25 — Pictured: Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen gets in position for a faceoff. Photo by Marc DesRosiers via Imagn Images

Miro Heiskanen and Aleksander Barkov's situations headline our NHL playoffs' first-round injury update for all 16 teams entering Saturday's play. Will the Dallas Stars' all-star blueliner feature in Colorado for Game 4 after practicing with the team on Friday?

And will Barkov play after getting hit by Brandon Hagel in Game 2? Hagel won't feature as he's been suspended for one game. Let's take a look at the early updates ahead of Saturday's quartet of NHL first-round playoff games.

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Western Conference Round 1 matchups, injury updates 🚑

C2 Dallas Stars ⭐ vs. C3 Colorado Avalanche ⛰️
P3 Oilers 🛢️ vs. P2 Kings 👑
WC2 Blues 🎵 vs. vs. C1 Jets ✈️
WC1 Wild 🐻 vs. P1 Golden Knights ♞

C2 Stars ⭐ vs. C3 Avalanche ⛰️

Stars ⭐

Jason Robertson sustained a lower-body injury during the Stars' regular-season finale at Nashville on Wednesday and left the game. He was seen leaving Bridgestone Arena with a brace on his right knee and is week-to-week. He did not make the trip to Colorado.

Game 4 status: Out

Miro Heiskanen hasn't played since Jan. 28 in Vegas. Signs point to him featuring later in the series. He's traveling with the team to Colorado. DallasNews reports he may play in Saturday's Game 4.

Game 4 status: Questionable

Avalanche ⛰️

Ross Colton injured sustained an upper-body injury and left Game 1. His status is unknown for Game 3

Game 4 status: Doubtful

P3 Oilers 🛢️ vs. P2 Kings 👑

Oilers 🛢️

Mattias Ekholm will not be available for most of the playoffs, if any, after aggravating his lower-body injury against the San Jose Sharks on April 11.

Status for series: Out

Troy Stecher didn't play in the final two games of the season and is listed as day-to-day.

Game 4 status: Doubtful

Kings 👑

Tanner Jeannot has not played since March 25 and, according to sources, hasn't practiced in a contact shirt.

Game 4 status: Doubtful

WC2 Blues 🎵 vs. vs. C1 Jets ✈️

Blues 🎵

Torey Krug is out for the season after undergoing surgery on his ankle.

Playoffs status: Out

Dylan Holloway hasn't played since suffering a lower-body injury against Pittsburgh on April 3. He is listed as week-to-week.

Game 3 status: Out

Jets ✈️

Nikolaj Ehlers injured his ankle in Chicago on April 13 and is listed as week-to-week.

Game 4 status: Out

Gabriel Vilardi hasn't played since March 23 with an upper-body injury but is practicing and is listed as day-to-day. He traveled to St. Louis, offering hope he'll play in Game 3 on Thursday.

Game 4 status: Doubtful

WC1 Wild 🐻 vs. P1 Golden Knights ♞

Wild 🐻

David Jiricek hasn't played since Jan. 20. There is no update on his timeline to return.

Game 4 status: Out

Marcus Johansson left Game 3 with an undisclosed injury and his status for Game 4 is unknown as of Saturday morning

Game 4 status: Unknown

Golden Knights ♞

N/A

Eastern Conference Round 1 matchups

M2 Hurricanes 🌪️ vs. M3 Devils 😈
A3 Panthers 🐈 vs. A2 Lightning 🌩️
WC1 Senators 🗡️ vs. A1 Maple Leafs 🍁
WC2 Canadiens 🍁 vs. M1 Capitals 🏛️

M2 Hurricanes 🌪️ vs. M3 Devils 😈

Hurricanes 🌪️

Jesper Fast is out for the season after undergoing surgery to repair his injured neck Aug. 6.

Playoffs status: Out

Devils 😈

Jack Hughes is out for the season after undergoing shoulder surgery.

Playoffs status: Out

Brenden Dillon left Game 1 and didn't return

Game 4 status: Questionable

Luke Hughes left Game 1 but returned

Game 4 status: Questionable

A3 Panthers 🐈 vs. A2 Lightning 🌩️

Panthers 🐈

Aleksander Barkov left Game 2 after being hit by Brandon Hagel. His status is uncertain for Saturday's Game 3

Game 3 status: Questionable

Lightning 🌩️

Oliver Bjorkstrand is considered week-to-week after suffering a lower-body injury against Detroit on April 11.

Series status: Out

Anthony Cirelli left Game 1 in the second period with a lower-body injury. He was back in Game 2, though.

Game 3 status: Available

Brandon Hagel is suspended for Game 3 after his hit on Barkov

Game 3 status: Out

WC1 Senators 🗡️ vs. A1 Maple Leafs 🍁

Senators 🗡️

Hayden Hodgson has a lower-body injury. He played only two games for the Senators this season as a permanent fixture with the AHL's Belleville Senators

Game 2 status: Doubtful

Maple Leafs 🍁

Jani Hakanpaa has appeared in only two games this season due to a lingering knee injury.

Game 4 status: Out

David Kampf hasn't played since April 2 due to an upper-body injury. Like McCabe, Kampf should be available.

Game 4 status: Available

WC2 Canadiens 🍁 vs. M1 Capitals 🏛️

Canadiens 🍁

Capitals 🏛️

Aliaksei Protas suffered a foot injury on April 4 against Chicago and hasn't resumed on-ice workouts.

Game 3 status: Out

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Gary Pearson

Gary Pearson has written professionally since 2010, focusing on sports betting since 2014. Before entering the sports betting space, he contributed to the Canadian Press, FanSided, the Hockey Writers, the Calgary Herald, and other publications. His work has also been featured in Sports Illustrated and Bleacher Report. Gary, who consumes sports like a blue whale devours plankton, has a penchant for writing predictions and analyses across several sports, including hockey, soccer, football, tennis, and more. He bets regularly, preferring single-game picks, props, and live betting. While there isn't a sport he has yet to dabble in, Gary prefers betting on soccer, hockey, and football. He studied at various post-secondary institutions, including the University of Calgary, SAIT Polytechnic, and Griffith University, located in Brisbane, Australia. Gary has a marketing degree and completed his bachelor's degree in journalism at Griffith University. He feels strongly that life experience is as essential as post-secondary education, helping formulate more accurate predictions and analyses. Gary believes that competing at a high level of amateur sports during his formative years helped him better understand an athlete's psyche and the nuances and complexities of a team's dynamic, both on and off the playing surface. He feels that knowledge is immeasurably important when offering his analytical expertise. He has lived on five continents and currently resides in Canada.

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