{"id":39521,"date":"2018-12-30T14:03:08","date_gmt":"2018-12-30T19:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=39521"},"modified":"2020-12-26T16:37:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T21:37:05","slug":"winnipeg-jets-dustin-byfuglien-out-until-all-star-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/12\/30\/winnipeg-jets-dustin-byfuglien-out-until-all-star-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Jets Dustin Byfuglien Out Until All-Star Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/jets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a> defenceman <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/byfugdu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dustin Byfuglien<\/strong><\/a> left Saturday&#8217;s game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/wild\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Wild<\/a> with what appears to be a left leg injury. He will be out until at least the All-Star Break if not longer.<\/p>\n<p>The injury occurred in the third period and Byfuglien did not return to the game. Head coach <strong>Paul Maurice<\/strong> provided the update to the media on Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WpgJets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WpgJets<\/a> defenceman Dustin Byfuglien will be sidelined until at least the All-Star Break with a lower-body injury. <\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H11cMxnlWR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/H11cMxnlWR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vqkovgsr7d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Vqkovgsr7d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SportsCentre (@SportsCentre) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCentre\/status\/1079440126223228928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Winnipeg Jets Dustin Byfuglien Injured<\/h1>\n<p>The injury was sustained after Byfuglien came into contact with Wild centre<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuninlu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke Kunin<\/a><\/strong> on the end boards. Kunin appears to make contact with Byfuglien&#8217;s left knee.<\/p>\n<p>The Wild went on to win the game 3-1. Byfuglien had an assist on the Jets lone goal.<\/p>\n<p>Byfuglien is enjoying an outstanding season thus far, scoring four goals and adding 29 assists in 32 games.<\/p>\n<p>Over his career, he has registered 177 goals and added 346 assists in 859 games.<\/p>\n<p>He was originally drafted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blackhawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> in the eighth round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.<\/p>\n<h2>Bad News for the Jets<\/h2>\n<p>Losing Byfuglien for any amount of time would be a huge blow for the Jets. Byfuglien is a minute eater on the Jets back end averaging 24:39 minutes of ice time per game. He also serves on the Jets top power-play unit as well as on the penalty kill.<\/p>\n<p>If Byfuglien does, in fact, miss some time, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/nikusa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sami Niku<\/strong><\/a> will most likely be the player recalled from the Manitoba Moose. Niku has played five games for the Jets so far this season and has yet to register a point.<\/p>\n<p>In 16 games with the Moose, Niku has two goals and six assists.<\/p>\n<p>The Jets next game will be on Monday night where they will play host to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/oilers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/10\/little-lwoh.jpg\" alt=\"\">WINNIPEG, MB &#8211; FEBRUARY 11: Nikolaj Ehlers #27 of the Winnipeg Jets is congratulated by teammates Dustin Byfuglien #33 and Bryan Little #18 for his goal against Tuuka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins (not shown) in first period action in an NHL game at the MTS Centre on February 11, 2016 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 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