Former Capitals center Mathieu Perreault was knocked out of the Winnipeg Jets’ playoff opener against the Minnesota Wild, Wednesday night.
Perreaultcho-cinco absorbed several awkward hits to the left shoulder.
The biggest bodycheck Perreault absorbed was this potentially late hit delivered by Mikko Koivu in open ice.
Koivu then returns the favor for his club and flattens Perreault. #MNWild pic.twitter.com/orUuMXFizO
— Cristiano Simonetta (@CMS_74_) April 12, 2018
Perreault left the game midway into the second period and did not return for the third. The team said Perreault was suffering from an upper-body injury.
Forward Mathieu Perreault will not return to tonightβs game due to an upper body injury.
— Winnipeg Jets PR (@WpgJetsPR) April 12, 2018
Perreault scored 17 goals and 39 points in 70 games for Winnipeg this season. He was an important part of the team’s third line.
#NHLJets at 5v5:
Connor β Scheifele β Wheeler (52.2% CF, 56.6% xG, 30-23 goals)
Ehlers β Stastny β Laine (52.0% CF, 49.8% xG, 16-7 goals)
Perreault β Little β Armia (57.9% CF, 49.7% xG, 3-5 goals)
Copp β Lowry β Tanev (60.4% CF, 62.7% xG, 14-7 goals)— Murat (@WPGMurat) April 11, 2018
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