NHL Status Report: Bahl to have season-ending surgery for Flames

Welcome to the NHL Status Report. Here is the latest lineup/injury news around the NHL.

Calgary Flames

Kevin Bahl will be placed on injured reserve and have season-ending surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon, the Flames announced Sunday. Flames coach Ryan Huska said that the defenseman was injured during an off-ice warmup ahead of a 5-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Friday. "That's kind of a freak thing," Huska said. "You don't hear of that really, ever. He's doing fine. I mean, as fine as he can be." Bahl leads the Flames with an average ice time of 21:56 in 16 games. He is in the second season of a six-year, $32.1 million contract ($5.35 million average annual value) he signed with Calgary on June 28, 2005. "It's just a terrible break for a guy that I would consider our best player up to this point in the season," Huska said. "Unfortunately, sometimes things happen, and because of that we're losing a really good player for the rest of the year, so it's a tough situation for him, for sure, but he's doing fine. It's just a matter now of waiting to get the surgery done on it." … The Flames recalled defenseman Brayden Pachal for their home game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday (7 p.m. ET; SNW, NBCSP).

Ottawa Senators

Linus Ullmark was sidelined for the eighth straight game Saturday, when the Senators defeated the Utah Mammoth 4-2 at Canadian Tire Centre behind 30 saves from Samuel Ersson. There is a chance the goalie could return when the Senators host the Washington Capitals on Tuesday after goalie Jonas Johansson was sent to Belleville of the American Hockey League. Ullmark practiced fully Friday and has been out with lower-body strain sustained during a 5-1 win against the Florida Panthers on Oct. 21. He is 7-1-0 with a 1.33 goals-against average and .945 save percentage this season. … Forward Ridly Greig (undisclosed) missed his second straight game and is day to day.

Dallas Stars

Miro Heiskanen missed his second consecutive game for the Stars, a 4-3 win against the San Jose Sharks at American Airlines Center on Saturday, with an injury. The defenseman left early in the second period of a 6-5 win at the Washington Capitals on Nov. 3 after he was hit into the boards by Justin Sourdif. The Stars don't play again until Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets in Dallas. Heiskanen has 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in 15 games and is averaging 24:53 of ice time per game.

New York Rangers

Joonas Korpisalo made 25 saves in his debut for the Rangers, a 4-3 win against the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday. The goalie was acquired in a trade with the Boston Bruins on July 1. He had not played this season because of a lower-body injury and made 34 saves for Hartford of the American Hockey League on a conditioning stint in a 4-1 loss to Hershey on Nov. 4. Dylan Garand played 12 consecutive games (10 starts, two in relief) for the Rangers since No. 1 goalie Igor Shesterkin sustained a season-ending lower-body injury on Oct. 9.