Jets lose Scheifele to upper-body injury

Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele left Tuesday's game against the New York Rangers with an upper-body injury and will not return, the team announced.

Scheifele started the contest and played 10:44 before exiting late in the second period for further evaluation. He did not return for the third and the team subsequently ruled him out for the remainder of the game.

The Jets pivot missed 16 games earlier in the season with another upper-body injury. Through 50 games this campaign, he has 21 goals and 30 assists.

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