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BREAKING: Winnipeg Jets Suffers career ending injury.
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon has been ruled out for Sunday’s Game 4 of the Western Conference first-round series versus the Colorado Avalanche in Denver due to a hand injury.
Dillon sustained a laceration on his left hand in a fracas after time expired in Winnipeg’s 6-2 loss in Game 3 Friday. He was tangled up with Avalanche forward Brandon Duhaime at the bottom of a scrum, got up and skated to the locker room with blood dripping from the back of his hand.
The Jets trail 2-1 in the best-of-seven series.
Logan Stanley will draw into the lineup in place of Dillon, who recorded 20 points (eight goals, 12 assists) and a plus-20 rating in 77 games this season.
Dillon, 33, has 196 points (37 goals, 159 assists) and a plus-66 rating in 892 career games with the Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks, Washington Capitals and Jets.
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The Winnipeg Jets have recalled forward Axel Jonsson-Fjallby from the AHL’s Manitoba Moose ahead of Game 4 against the Colorado Avalanche, the team announced Saturday.
The winger will likely be slotted as a depth forward for the Jets.
Jonsson-Fjallby, 26, has made 26 appearances with the Jets this season, notching two goals and three assists. Over 41 games in the AHL he has 12 goals and 18 assists.
He played one game for the Jets last year in the post-season.
Winnipeg is currently down 2-1 to the Colorado Avalanche in their high-scoring first round series.
Game 4 will take place at 2:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 a.m. CT on Sunday, April 28
