Winnipeg Jets Player News

Lowry missed Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury and was set to miss tonight’s game as well, his move to IR opened up a roster spot for the Jets to recall Brendan Lemieux from Manitoba (AHL). THere’s no word on how long Lowry will be sidelined but his move to IR was retroactive to October 12th, so he is eligible to come off before Friday’s game vs. Minnesota.

Lowry missed Saturday’s game vs. the Hurricanes with an upper-body injury and will miss his second straight game on Tuesday. With Lowry sidelined, Joel Armia will remain in the lineup.

Despite taking Zach Parise’s spot in the top-6 to start the season, Niederreiter had no points in the first three games of the season before getting hurt on Thursday. This is a massive loss for the Wild, who also lost Charlie Coyle (right fibula fracture) on Thursday night.

Niederreiter left Thursday’s game after playing 13:12 TOI after sustaining what is believed to be an ankle injury. Niederreiter got tangled up with Blackhawks’ forward Tanner Kero and will miss at least Saturday’s game vs. Columbus. The Wild also lost Marcus Foligno and Charlie Coyle last night, so they’re banged up heading into Saturday.

Namestnikov missed Saturday’s game vs. the Panthers, but was on the ice for the morning skate and head coach Jon Cooper said he is a “possibility” for tonight’s game in New York. Namestnikov has nine goals and 15 assists (24 points) in 62 games this season.

Namestnikov suffered a lower-body injury on Thursday and is listed as day-to-day and will miss tonight’s game vs. Florida. The Lightning will also be without Tyler Johnson and Cedric Paquette, so expect them to go with 11 forwards and seven defenseman.

Namestnikov played just 6:52 TOI before exiting Thursday’s game with a lower-body injury. Namestnikov doesn’t have a big fantasy impact given he has just nine goals and 15 assists (24 points) in 62 games this season, but he plays a key role in the Lightning offence, especially after they traded Valtteri Filppula to Philadelphia.

Nyquist missed Monday’s practice with an illness, but was on the ice for today’s morning skate and will be in the lineup against Toronto. Nyquist registered two shots in 13:48 TOI in his return from suspension and will skate with Henrik Zetterberg and Tomas Tatar tonight.

Bjugstad has missed the last nine games with a groin injury, but will return to centre the Panthers’ fourth line on Thursday. Bjugstad has had a tough season, posting just two points (1G / 1A) in 21 games so far. His production has fallen off immensely since his breakout 2014-15 campaign.

DeMelo suffered a broken wrist on Tuesday and is expected to miss two months. With DeMelo out, Mirco Mueller is expected to stick with the team for the foreseeable future.

Bjugstad suffered a lower-body injury early in last night’s game vs. the Predators. Bjugstad will miss at least one week after being placed on IR this morning. Expect Shawn Thornton to get back into the Panthers’ lineup with Bjugstad out.

Bjugstad played just 4:18 TOI before retiring to the dressing room last night. Panthers’ head coach Tom Rowe did not have an update on Bjugstad after the game, so considering him questionable for Saturday’s game vs. the Bruins. This would be a big loss for a team already without their top centre Aleksander Barkov.

Namestnikov was crushed by Shea Weber on Wednesday and will come out of the lineup on Thursday. Erik Condra was recalled this morning and will draw in for Namestnikov.

Namestnikov left Wednesday’s game after being crunched by Canadiens’ defenseman Shea Weber. Erik Condra was recalled this morning, which suggests that Namestnikov will not be available against the Maple Leafs.

Toews has been sidelined by an upper-body injury since October 23rd, but will be back in the lineup in New York tonight. Toews will centre the top line with Marian Hossa and Ryan Hartman on his wings. The Blackhawks’ captain has 12 points (4G / 8A) in 21 games this season.