Jets' Stastny a late scratch vs. Predators

The Winnipeg Jets' big trade-deadline acquisition was a last-minute scratch Tuesday night ahead of a key battle with the Nashville Predators.

Paul Stastny was originally listed as part of the Jets' lineup, but was later changed to a scratch.

He left the warmup early and was replaced by Shawn Matthias, according to the Winnipeg Sun's Ken Wiebe. Matthias was activated off injured reserve earlier in the day.

Stastny has eight points in seven games for Winnipeg since being acquired from the St. Louis Blues on deadline day.

The Jets now have eight injured players, including Mark Scheifele, Jacob Trouba, and Toby Enstrom.