WINNIPEG, MB - DECEMBER 27: Nikolaj Ehlers #27 of the Winnipeg Jets plays the puck down the ice during third period action against the Calgary Flames at the Bell MTS Place on December 27, 2018 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Flames defeated the Jets 4-1.

Jets' Ehlers out until mid-February with upper-body injury

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Winnipeg Jets winger Nikolaj Ehlers will be out until mid-February with an upper-body injury, head coach Paul Maurice told The Athletic's Murat Ates on Saturday.

Ehlers was injured in Friday's contest versus the Pittsburgh Penguins after only two shifts.

The Jets' next game comes Sunday against the Dallas Stars. Here's how they lined up at practice with Ehlers unavailable:

The 22-year-old speedster hasn't produced at his usual rate so far this season, amassing 27 points in 40 games.

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