Kopitar took an elbow to the face early in Tuesday’s loss to the Blues. Kopitar played just 5:04 before retiring to the dressing room for the evening. There was no update on his status following the game, but expect the Kings to provide the severity of his injury within the next 24 hours.
Kopitar missed the last three games with an upper-body injury, but should be back in the lineup today vs. Carolina. He had just two goals and one assist in the first eight games, but with Gaborik also back on his wing tonight, expect both of them to get going.
Kopitar has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury that he suffered vs. Columbus last Sunday. If he returns, he will take Jordan Nolan's (suspended) spot in the lineup and will return to his line with Dwight King and Dustin Brown. Kopitar has been off to a slow start, posting just two goals and one assist in his first eight games.
Kopitar was on the ice for the Kings morning skate, but sated as an extra. With Kopitar out, Mike Richards will move up to play between Dwight King and Dustin Brown, but the Kings will have to play with just 11 forwards and six D because Kopitar is out and they are strapped up against the cap because Slava Voynov essentially counts as a healthy scratch despite being suspended indefinitely. Kopitar is likely out for the first two games of the road trip.
Kopitar, who suffered an upper-body injury on Sunday is on the ice for the Kings morning skate, but he is skating with Marian Gaborik as an extra---a good indication that he will not be in the lineup tonight. Stay tuned.
Kopitar left Sunday's game with an upper-body injury and did not return. Kopitar was rocked by Tim Erixon and retired to the dressing room shortly after. The Kings say they are "going to be careful" with Kopitar's injury, so there is a good chance he won't be available on Tuesday vs. the Flyers. A more detailed injury report is expected to be available tomorrow.
Kopitar played 10:39 and recorded one shot before retiring to the dressing room for the night. Kopitar has had a rough start to the season, so this injury will not make owners happy. Expect an update after the game or on Monday.
Slovenia will have their start forward Anze Kopitar in their elimination game this afternoon after he missed half of their third preliminary game vs. the USA with the flu.
Kopitar was expected to miss 2-4 weeks when he first strained his knee.... Forget that! He only missed the Kings season opener. This is fantastic news for people who took Kopitar because you probably got him later than you should have because of the injury. Kopitar is a must-start in all formats.
No real surprise here. Kopitar was expected to miss the start of the season. Monitor his status going forward and get him in your lineup as soon as he is ready to go.
Kopitar continues to progress faster than expected. He could return to the Kings soon. He's an elite talent, if you still have your draft get him before he falls.
Kopitar was originally expected to miss 2-4 weeks, but looks like he's going to be back sooner than expected. Good news for owners who got Kopitar much later than they should have. If you still have a draft... Don't let him drop too far.
Kopitar was expected to miss a few weeks with his knee injury, but is progressing well and could be back earlier than expected. Don't let him fall too far in your draft.
Kopitar was playing in a lower level Swedish league when sustaining the injury. He is expected to miss time if the season resumes in mid-January posing a problem for the Kings who had most players opt out of playing during the lockout.
As expected, nothing to worry about with regards to the Kings' #1 centre. Kopitar currently leads the team in scoring with 14 goals and 42 points in 46 games.
Doesn't sound like something to worry about yet. Kopitar hasn't missed any playing time since taking a big hit from Brendan Morrow.
After taking a hard hit to the face from Brenden Morrow, Kopitar is OK. Expect him to play tonight in all situations.
Great news for everyone invested in the star center. His 40 points in 44 games lead all Kings players by a healthy margin. Expect him to continue centering the top line.
Losing Kopitar for a long amount of time would be a big blow to fantasy hockey owners and the Kings. The dreaded C word has yet to be used to describe his ailments which should be considered a good thing.
Kopitar has been on a tear to start the season. At this point he should be considered an elite center across all fantasy hockey formats.
