Jets' Perfetti out at least 8 weeks due to upper-body injury

Winnipeg Jets rookie Cole Perfetti will miss a minimum of eight weeks due to an upper-body injury, head coach Rick Bowness announced Friday.

Perfetti has already missed two games with the ailment. He last played on Feb. 19 against the New Jersey Devils.

The 21-year-old has eight goals and 30 points in 51 contests while averaging 14:58 per night. He ranks third in rookie scoring behind Matty Beniers and Mason McTavish.

Bowness said the ailment isn't related to the injury Perfetti sustained last year and that he doesn't require surgery at this point.

Winnipeg is second in the Central Division with a 35-22-1 record. The Jets face the Colorado Avalanche on Friday.

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