CHICAGO — Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers left Saturday night's game at Chicago after he backed into an official in the second period.
Ehlers had to be helped off the ice after he got hurt with 5:34 left. He went straight to the locker room after he departed.
An injury for Ehlers would be a big blow for Winnipeg as the 29-year-old Ehlers has 24 goals and 39 assists in 69 games.
After the game which the Jets won 5-4 in a shootout to clinch the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, Winnipeg head coach Scott Arniel had no update on Ehlers' status but called the play "a freak accident."
Arniel also said that the injury was a reaggravation of the ailment Ehlers had just returned from.
— With files from Sportsnet Staff
