Jets' Ehlers returns for season-ending Game 5 loss

Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers returned to the lineup during his side's season-ending Game 5 loss against the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday.

Ehlers failed to register a point or a shot on goal in over 21 minutes of ice time during the 4-1 defeat, but he did record two blocks.

He missed the opening four contests of the first-round series due to an upper-body injury. The Jets won Game 1 in a 5-1 decision but dropped the next three games by a combined score of 14-8.

The winger sustained the ailment on April 11 after a collision with Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman and was forced to miss Winnipeg's final regular-season contest.

Ehlers logged 12 goals and 26 helpers in 45 games this campaign. He suited up for the Jets' first two games of the season but was then sidelined until January after undergoing sports hernia surgery.