NEWARK, N.J — There were no signs of panic. No “woe is us” mentality. Just business as usual for the Winnipeg Jets, despite the fact No. 1 centre Mark Scheifele was out of the lineup once again.
Scheifele missed 16 games earlier this season after suffering a shoulder injury in late December. He returned in early February, putting up six goals and seven assists in 12 games since. But he left in the second period of Tuesday’s game against the Rangers in New York with another upper-body injury after taking several big hits, including one earlier in the game in a collision with teammate Blake Wheeler.