Jets' Scheifele exits Game 4 with upper-body injury

The Winnipeg Jets were dealt another significant blow during their 4-2 Game 4 loss Monday, as Mark Scheifele was forced to leave with an upper-body injury.

Scheifele exited following a shot attempt during a first-period power play and did not return.

Mark Scheifele went right down the tunnel and into the locker room after this shot on the power play#GoJetsGo pic.twitter.com/33NOC8qiMX

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He crashed hard into the boards earlier in the game after being tripped by Vegas Golden Knights netminder Laurent Brossoit.

A massively blown tripping call against Brossoit on Mark Scheifele. Took out another key piece to the jets, i'm at a point where i despise my hometown team. #GoJetsGo pic.twitter.com/z6GEW2P8Oq

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Jets head coach Rick Bowness said postgame that Scheifele will be re-evaluated Tuesday and his status for the rest of the series is unknown, according to TSN's John Lu.

Scheifele becomes the third key player missing from the Jets' lineup. No. 1 defenseman Josh Morrissey was ruled out for the remainder of the series after suffering a lower-body injury in Game 3, while dynamic forward Nikolaj Ehlers has yet to suit up in the postseason due to an upper-body issue.

Scheifele led the Jets with a career-high 42 goals during the regular season. He's tallied one goal and no assists in these playoffs.

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