WINNIPEG, MB - DECEMBER 29: Dustin Byfuglien #33 of the Winnipeg Jets looks on during a second period stoppage in play against the Minnesota Wild at the Bell MTS Place on December 29, 2018 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Wild defeated the Jets 3-1.

Jets get Byfuglien back after 19-game absence

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Dustin Byfuglien is ready to go.

The Winnipeg Jets will have the imposing defenseman in the lineup Saturday night against the Montreal Canadiens, Jets head coach Paul Maurice confirmed pregame.

Maurice said Byfuglien will be eased back onto the second power-play unit.

The 34-year-old blue-liner has been out since Feb. 14 with an ankle injury.

Byfuglien leads the Jets in average ice time at 24:26, albeit in a smaller sample size. He has collected 30 points in 37 games.

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