Jets' Ehlers, Dubois miss Game 1 vs. Oilers
Winnipeg Jets forwards Nikolaj Ehlers and Pierre-Luc Dubois missed Game 1 against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday due to injury.
Both skaters were on the ice wearing non-contact jerseys during Wednesday morning's practice.
These were the club's line rushes at practice Tuesday:
#NHLJets line rushes:
- Mitchell Clinton (@MitchellClinton) May 18, 2021
Connor-Scheifele-Wheeler
Copp-Stastny-Vesalainen
Perreault-Lowry-Appleton
Harkins-Thompson-Lewis
Morrissey-DeMelo
Forbort-Pionk
Stanley-Poolman
Heinola-Benn
Ehlers didn't take part in line rushes.
The Jets previously ruled Ehlers out for the remainder of the regular season after he suffered an upper-body injury in late April. However, Maurice indicated he expected him to return for the postseason. The dynamic forward finished the season with 21 goals and 25 assists in 47 games.
Dubois suffered an undisclosed injury during Winnipeg's regular-season finale against the Toronto Maple Leafs last week. He finished the campaign with eight goals and 12 assists in 41 games with the Jets after being traded from the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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