Winnipeg Jets forward Gabriel Vilardi suffered an upper-body injury in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars, head coach Rick Bowness confirmed to reporters after the game.
Vilardi didn't play a shift in the third period, but did remain on the team's bench.
"First of all, Gabe is not benched. Gabe is dealing with an upper-body injury," Bowness said. "We had to cut back because he was struggling out there, you could tell, so we had to make an adjustment with that."
Bowness did not have an update on the severity of the injury, but did mention that Vilardi's status for Saturday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes is now in question.
"I would be concerned about that," Bowness said of Vilardi's availability Saturday.
Vilardi was a minus-one in 10:31 of ice time Thursday before he was forced to sit out. In 38 games with the Jets this season, the 24-year-old forward has 16 goals and 14 assists.
The Jets acquired Vilardi this off-season as part of the return for Pierre-Luc Dubois.
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