Jets' Connor out 6-8 weeks after knee-on-knee hit from Ducks' Strome

Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor will miss six-to-eight weeks with the injury he sustained on a knee-on-knee hit from Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Strome on Sunday, the Jets announced, according to team reporter Sara Orlesky.

The Jets placed Connor on injured reserve while recalling Dominic Toninato earlier Wednesday. Connor already missed Tuesday's game against the San Jose Sharks.

Strome wasn't suspended for the hit. He got a five-minute major and a game misconduct. Connor left Sunday's contest and didn't return following the collision early in the second period.

He ranks among the NHL leaders in goals with 17 and entered Wednesday tied with Mark Scheifele for the team lead with 28 points in 26 games.

The 27-year-old buried a career-high 47 goals along with 46 assists over 79 contests in 2021-22. He's netted at least 30 tallies in all but one of his six previous full seasons and 26 in the other one, which was the abbreviated 56-game campaign of 2021.

Winnipeg drafted Connor 17th overall in 2015.