Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler will be out "weeks not days," head coach Paul Maurice told reporters on Monday. 

Wheeler suffered an apparent leg injury Friday night in a 4-3 shootout loss against the Vancouver Canucks. 

Maurice added that the swelling will take another three-to-four days to go down before the team knows the extent of the injury.

Wheeler was seen grabbing his right knee before limping off the ice and down the tunnel to the dressing room on Friday.

In 22 games this season, the 35-year-old forward has scored one goal and added 16 assists. 

Maurice said there was a positive test for COVID-19 on the team's American Hockey League team, which is why there was not an immediate recall. 

If needed, the team plans to play with 11 forwards and seven defencemen Tuesday night against Buffalo. 

With Wheeler sidelined, these were the lines at practice: 

Connor-Scheifele-Copp
Stastny-Dubois-Ehlers
Harkins-Lowry-Vesalainen
Beaulieu-Toninato-Svechnikov

Morrissey-Schmidt
Dillon-Pionk
Stanley-DeMelo