Jets' Morrissey day-to-day with lower-body injury
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Winnipeg Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey suffered a lower-body injury in Tuesday's game against the Nashville Predators and is considered day-to-day, head coach Scott Arniel told reporters.
Arniel added that Morrissey will be re-evaluated on Wednesday.
Morrissey was injured in the first period when he fell and awkwardly crashed into the Winnipeg net. He took one shift in the second period before leaving for the rest of the night.
Prior to departing, Morrissey scored his fifth goal of the season on a rocket from just outside the left circle. He also scored Saturday against the Detroit Red Wings, giving him goals in back-to-back games. He now has five goals and 38 points this season in 41 games played.
Morrissey played a total of 12:24 Tuesday night as the Jets went on to win 5-2 with Connor Hellebuyck picking up his 300th win in net. Winnipeg will be back in action on Friday at home against the Los Angeles Kings and play a back-to-back against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.