In his latest 32 Thoughts podcast, Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman made it clear Larkin won't be back any time soon after the shot he took from Mathieu Joseph of the Ottawa Senators.

Meanwhile, Detroit has just announced that Larkin has been placed on long-term injured reserve retroactive to December 9th, the night of the injury. That means he will miss at least 10 games, and possibly more.
| POLL | ||
DÉCEMBRE 11 | 252 ANSWERS BREAKING: Elliotte Friedman Drops a Bombshell Regarding Dylan Larkin's Health Can Detroit make the post season without Larkin? | ||
| Yes | 72 | 28.6 % |
| No | 129 | 51.2 % |
| Not sure | 51 | 20.2 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
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YESTERDAY
JUNE 6, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mitch Marner | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Tomas Hertl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shea Theodore | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Brayden McNabb | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Taylor Hall | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Martinook | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jackson Blake | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Eichel | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brett Howden | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Seth Jarvis | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Karlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jaccob Slavin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Logan Stankoven | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | - | - | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||