Jets' Dylan DeMelo exits game vs. Canadiens with lower-body injury

June 02, 2021 - 8:41pm

Winnipeg Jets defenceman Dylan DeMelo gets tangled with Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher, leaves game early and will not return for the game.

Winnipeg Jets defenceman Dylan DeMelo left Game 1 against the Montreal Canadiens and has been ruled out of the remainder of the contest with a lower-body injury.

INJURY UPDATE: #NHLJets D – Dylan DeMelo will not return to tonight’s game due to a lower body injury.

— Winnipeg Jets PR (@WpgJetsPR) June 2, 2021

The injury occurred on his very first shift of the game, early in the first period. DeMelo and Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher appeared to get tangled up and the defenceman looked to be in discomfort when he returned to the bench. DeMelo headed for the locker room shortly after.

I don't see Dylan DeMelo down on the #NHLJets bench. He seemed to be shaken up on his first shift of the game.

— Ken Wiebe (@WiebesWorld) June 2, 2021

Winnipeg, which had already lost forward Paul Stastny to an injury, trailed 2-0 when DeMelo was ruled out. The 28-year-old didn’t record any points in the first-round series sweep against the Edmonton Oilers, but logged over 20 minutes of ice time in all four contests, including 37:28 in Game 4.

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