Sam Bennett of the Winnipeg Jets left the game with a lower-body injury. Paul Maurice, the Jets' coach, mentioned that Bennett was walking around after the game but will be checked out tomorrow to determine the extent of the injury. There is no update on Oliver Ekman-Larsson's condition, but Maurice mentioned that Ekman-Larsson was talking and looked fine before being pulled. Maurice also provided an update on Bennett, stating that the injury is not day-to-day and may require a longer recovery period. The team will monitor Bennett's progress in the first three days to determine the length of his absence. Maurice expressed optimism that Ekman-Larsson will be ready to play tomorrow, and there is hope that Evan Rodrigues will also be available, as he is dealing with a minor issue. Eklund, however, is under the weather but is expected to play tomorrow.
Eklund is under the weather. Will play tomorrow
Maurice on OEL and E-Rod: “Ekman-Larsson should be good to go tomorrow. We’re hopeful that Rodrigues is, too. He’s just got a minor issue. We just wanted to keep him off and see if we could get ahead of it.”
Maurice on Bennett: “He’s not day to day. He’s going to be a little longer. We don’t think it’s as significant as the first [injury]. We’ll see how he feels. What happens in the first three days will tell us how long it’s going to be. That’s really it.” https://t.co/uw7rtUZJLv
No real update from Paul Maurice on Sam Bennett or Oliver Ekman-Larsson. He said Bennett was walking around (he had been walking around since being hurt in the preseason); OEL was talking and looked OK before being pulled.
Maurice on Bennett: “We’ll look at him tomorrow. Fortunately we’ve got a couple days here. He was walking around after, but we won’t know until tomorrow.” OEL will also get looked at tomorrow.
Paul Maurice says Sam Bennett was "walking around after. We won't know until tomorrow."
Paul Maurice said that Sam Bennett will be checked out tomorrow after leaving tonight’s game with a lower-body injury. Said he was “walking around,” which is encouraging after the apparent ankle injury.