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- Charle-Édouard D'Astous has been in and out of Tampa Bay Lightning lineups around the 2025-26 season, with multiple injury updates affecting his availability for playoffs games against Montreal. Recent reports indicate he was unavailable for several consecutive games in late April 2026, with game-time decisions for subsequent contests as he works through an undisclosed injury. [Source coverage includes The Hockey News, theScore, and CBSSports.][3][4][5]
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D'Astous notched two assists and three hits in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Capitals.
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www.foxsports.comLightning's Charle-Edouard D'Astous: Unavailable Sunday
www.cbssports.comThe Olympic break has been a bit of a blessing for the Tampa Bay Lightning, as they've seen a number of players recover from injuries during the weeks off. One such player is defenseman Charle-Edouard D'Astous who was injured a month ago.
thehockeynews.comD'Astous (undisclosed) is poised to play in Friday's Game 6 matchup against the Canadiens, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports. ANALYSIS D'Astous will play for the first time since suffering an undisclosed injury in Game 1 on April 19. The blueliner hasn't earned a point in his last seven contests while chipping in 10 shots, seven hits and six blocks. During that stretch, the Quebec native also racked up 24 PIM. He'll need to avoid the sin bin in a must-win matchup for the Lightning on Friday.
www.rotowire.comThe Lightning blue line battled through its share of injuries throughout the regular season, and it took another hit Sunday in Game 1 against the Canadiens when Charle-Edouard D’Astous exited early after a heavy collision in the second period. The Lightning had 339 man-games lost this season, a total that didn’t include the 14 games captain Victor Hedman missed due to personal reasons.
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www.eliteprospects.comD'Astous (undisclosed) won't play against Montreal in Game 4 on Sunday, according to Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site. Analysis: D'Astous will miss his third straight game, but he has been skating and will have additional time to recover before Game 5 against the Canadiens on Wednesday. He generated six goals, 29 points, 80 shots on net, 74 blocked shots and 96 hits across 70 appearances in the 2025-26 regular season. Once healthy, D'Astous could replace Declan Carlile in the...
www.thescore.comD'Astous (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision for Game 5 against Montreal on Wednesday, per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times. Analysis: D'Astous has missed Tampa Bay's past three games due to the injury. He had six goals, 29 points, 112 PIM, 96 hits and 74 blocks in 70 regular-season outings in 2025-26. Max Crozier might be a healthy scratch if D'Astous draws into the lineup.
www.thescore.comD'Astous skated in 49 games with Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League this season.
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