Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele will not play in Wednesday’s game against the Nashville Predators due to illness, the team announced prior to puck drop.
INJURY UPDATE: #NHLJets F - Mark Scheifele will not play in tonight’s game due to illness.
— Winnipeg Jets PR (@WpgJetsPR) March 13, 2024
Scheifele played 19:50 and had an assist in the Jets’ 3-0 victory over the Washington Capitals on Monday.
The 30-year-old has appeared in 58 games this season for the Jets and posted 19 goals and 38 assists with a plus-20 rating.
The Kitchener, Ont., native was selected seventh overall in the 2011 NHL Draft by the Jets and has spent his entire 781 game career with the team.
He has 291 goals and 411 assists in the NHL.
Revised #NHLJets lineup due to Scheifele illness:
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNWpg) March 13, 2024
Connor - Namestnikov - Ehlers
Iafallo - Monahan - Toffoli
Niederreiter - Lowry - Appleton
Barron - Kupari - Perfetti
Morrissey - DeMelo
Dillon - Pionk
Samberg - Miller
Hellebuyck
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