Hendricks has been suspended for the next three games because of his hit from behind on Panthers’ defenseman Aaron Ekblad. Ekblad missed Monday’s game because he was in the league’s concussion protocol. With Hendricks out on Tuesday, the Oilers will go with seven-defensemen as Brad Hunt gets back into the lineup.
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Hendricks has missed the last seven games with a foot injury but he was activated this morning and is expected to be in the lineup tonight vs. the Flyers. Hendricks is expected to skate on the Oilers’ third line with Mark Latest and Teddy Purcell.
Hendricks is a big penalty killer for the Oilers and he had been playing on the top line when he got injured. Placing Hendricks on waivers opened a roster spot for the Oilers to recall Andrew Miller.
Hendricks missed the last two games with a lower-body injury, but he will be back in tonight vs. the Bruins. Hendricks will replace Luke Gazdic on the Oilers fourth line. He has 13 points (7G / 6A) in 51 games this season.
Hendricks will be held out of the second straight game with a lower-body injury. He participated in the Oilers morning skate, but still won’t be in the lineup. Monitor his status prior to Wednesday’s game.
Hendricks was held out of Saturday’s game vs. the Senators and is listed as day-to-day. He should be considered questionable for Monday’s contest in Winnipeg.
Hendricks reportedly suffered a lower-body injury on Thursday and was spotted wearing a walking boot on Friday. Monitor his status when pre-game warmups get underway at 1:30 pm ET on Saturday.
Hendricks will be held out of tonight’s game vs. the Coyotes because an illness. Luke Gazdic will get back into the lineup with Hendricks out.
Hendricks has missed the last four games with a leg injury, but he will be back in tonight. Boyd Gordon is out with a back injury, so Hendricks returns to centre the Oilers’ fourth line with Steve Pinizzott and Luke Gazdic.
Hendricks was injured on Monday when blocking a Shea Weber shot. The Oilers have recalled Steve MacIntyre and Tyler Pitlick from Oklahoma City (AHL).
Hendricks was injured while blocking a Shea Weber blast last night. We all know how hard Weber can fire the puck, so you can imagine the pain. Consider him day-to-day until more details are known.
With Dubnyk's poor play this season, the Oilers did not receive much in return. Hendricks is a bottom-6 forward who has a career-high of 25 points (2010-11). They already have plenty off talent upfront, so Hendricks has been brought in to help their checking line. He is a solid two way forward who has produced 96 hits and 54 penalty minutes this season. Those are the only two fantasy categories that the 32-year-old is going to help you in.
Hendricks will miss his third straight game tonight with an upper-body injury. He has one goal in 13 games - he is not fantasy relevant.
Hendricks was hurt Thursday when he was hit by Coyotes defenseman Derek Morris and his head slammed the ice.
Hendricks, 32 (6/17/81), amassed eight points (5g-3a) in 48 games for the Washington Capitals in 2012-13, while leading the team in penalty minutes (73), and ranking third on the team in both face-off efficiency (56.8 percent) and hits (93).
Hendricks has been moved to the Capitals top line alongside Ribeiro and Ovechkin. This gives Hendricks a chance to produce offensively but he only has three goals and one assist in 19 games this season. He has 54 points in 234 career NHL games, not good numbers from a fantasy standpoint but lets see what he can do on the top line.
Hendricks moves back up to the top line. Through 56 games he scored three goals and seven points with 79 PIM.
Hendricks moves down to the third line. He has three goals and seven points with 79 PIM in 56 games.