Weegar (upper body) could be available for either Thursday or Sunday versus the Hurricanes, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

Weegar has missed two games with the injury, but it doesn't sound like he'll be out long-term. The 27-year-old defenseman has broken out with a career-high 25 points in 45 appearances in 2020-21.

Weegar (upper body) is not expected to be in Tuesday's lineup against the Blue Jackets, per NHL.com.

EDGE Analysis

The 27-year-old blueliner will now miss a second consecutive game with his upper-body issue. Weegar has 25 points and a plus-17 rating through 45 games this season. He's still considered day-to-day, so he'll be questionable for Thursday's showdown with Carolina.

Weegar (upper body) won't play Monday against the Blue Jackets and is listed as day-to-day.

EDGE Analysis

This will be the first absence of the season for Weegar, who leads all Panthers defensemen with 25 points in 45 games. His day-to-day label suggests the injury isn't too serious, so there's a chance Weegar will be ready to return as soon as Tuesday's rematch with Columbus.

Weegar recorded a power-play assist, five blocked shots and two hits in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Stars.

EDGE Analysis

Weegar had the secondary helper on Frank Vatrano's overtime tally. The breakout year for Weegar continues -- he reached the 25-point mark for the first time in his five-year career. He's added 75 shots on net, 99 hits, 57 blocked shots, 42 PIM and a plus-19 rating. His assist Tuesday was his first power-play point since the 2018-19 campaign, and just his second career point with the man advantage.

Weegar notched two assists in Sunday's 3-0 win over the Blue Jackets.

EDGE Analysis

That's now back-to-back multi-point performances for the 27-year-old, who seems to be stepping up his offensive contributions with Aaron Ekblad (leg) out for the rest of the year. On the season, Weegar has three goals and 23 points through 39 games.

Weegar scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

EDGE Analysis

Weegar opened the scoring after a cross-ice pass from Aleksander Barkov and going high glove side. And he set up the game-winning goal. They were his first points in eight games. Weegar continues to build on his career season and now has 21 points (three goals, 18 assists) in 38 games.

Weegar had two assists and three shots Saturday in a 4-2 win over Chicago.

EDGE Analysis

The 27-year-old defenseman is enjoying a strong stretch of productivity, hitting the scoresheet in a season-best four consecutive games (one goal, five assists). Weegar now has 16 points in 27 contests on the year year, leaving him just two away from the career-high 18 he put up in 45 games a season ago.

Weegar collected two assists and two blocks Tuesday in a 4-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

EDGE Analysis

The 27-year-old defenseman assisted on goals by Juho Lammikko and Carter Verhaeghe for his second multi-point game of the year. Weegar is enjoyed the most productive campaign of his brief career, already matching the 11 assists he tallied in each of the previous two seasons, and is five points from matching the career-high 18 he logged last year. He also boasts a career-best plus-7 rating.

Weegar scored a goal on a pair of shots Sunday and added four hits with two blocks in a 4-2 loss to Carolina.

EDGE Analysis

Weegar drilled a one-timer off a Noel Acciari faceoff win to get the Panthers on board midway through the first period. It was the second goal of the campaign for the 27-year-old, who has produced a respectable 10 points and plus-5 rating in 23 games.

Weegar scored his first goal of the season and added an assist in Friday's 7-2 win over the Red Wings.

EDGE Analysis

The multi-point effort was also Weegar's first of the year. The 27-year-old defenseman is enjoying riding the coat-tails of the Panthers' red-hot offense and now has seven points through 15 games, a pace that would allow him to set a new career scoring high even in this season's shortened schedule.