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Nov. 2 – Injury updates from Monday’s practice

Monday’s practice produced the following injury updates:

• Forward Zach Benson got hurt in Saturday’s third period and missed practice. He’s day to day and will take a rehab skate Tuesday. “Just a maintenance day, we hope,” coach Lindy Ruff said.
• Goalie Alex Lyon (upper body) was back as a full participant and said he’s “frothing at the mouth” to make his season debut. Having previously suffered a setback with the injury, he doesn’t have a set timeline for when he’ll get into games.
• Forward Konsta Helenius (upper body) will be out week to week.
• Forward Jiri Kulich cleared concussion protocol and returned as a full participant.
• Defenseman Conor Timmins (lower body) practiced for the first time this regular season, rotating into the third pair.
• Forward Justin Danforth (upper body) also returned. Danforth and Timmins both skated during the recent road trip, but Ruff didn't commit to their statuses for Wednesday’s game against Philadelphia.

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Injury report

Konsta Helenius, F (upper body) – out since Oct. 27

Helenius was injured Oct. 27 on an open-ice hit from San Jose's Jacob Trouba and is out week to week. - Last updated Nov. 2

Jiri Kulich, F (concussion protocol) – out since Oct. 23

Kulich left the Oct. 23 practice after taking a puck to the face. He went through concussion protocol and returned to practice Nov. 2 as a full participant. - Last updated Nov. 2

Justin Danforth, F (upper body) – out since Oct. 17

Danforth hasn't played since Oct. 17 in Montreal. He was placed on injured reserve Oct. 29 and returned to practice Nov. 2 - Last updated Nov. 2

Matt Grzelcyk, D (lower body) – out since Oct. 13

Grzelcyk was placed on injured reserve on Oct. 13 due to what coach Lindy Ruff described as lower-body "flare up." He is day to day. - Last updated Oct. 13

Conor Timmins, D (lower body) – out since Sept. 26

Timmins was injured in the Sept. 26 preseason finale and placed on injured reserve to open the season. He'd been skating with the team on the road and returned to practice for the first time Nov. 2. - Last updated Nov. 2

Alex Lyon, G (upper body) – out since Sept. 24

Lyon exited the Sept. 24 preseason game after diving for a loose puck with his glove hand. He was slated to return in Montreal on Oct. 13 but had a setback in his recovery. He returned to practice Nov. 2 but doesn't have a set timeline for his season debut. - Last updated Nov. 2