Jets' Vilardi to miss third straight game with upper-body injury, Schmidt out with flu

March 05, 2024 - 1:40pm

Jets head coach Rick Bowness gives an injury and illness update, confirms that Gabe Vilardi won't play but will travel with the team, and Nate Schmidt needs one game off to deal with a bad flu, but is proud of his guys for playing through things.

Winnipeg Jets forward Gabriel Vilardi will miss his third straight game on Tuesday as he deals with an upper-body injury, according to head coach Rick Bowness.

While he'll be out against the Seattle Kraken, Bowness said that Vilardi will be with the team for their upcoming two-game road trip that sees them travel to Seattle and then Vancouver.

The 24-year-old suffered the upper-body injury in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars. He has not skated with the group or on his own since.

Acquired by the Jets in the off-season, Vilardi has 16 goals and 14 assists for 30 points in 38 games.

Also out Tuesday for Winnipeg is defenceman Nate Schmidt. According to Bowness, the 32-year-old is battling the flu. He will be replaced in the lineup by Logan Stanley.

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