EDMONTON, ALBERTA - AUGUST 01: Mark Scheifele #55 of the Winnipeg Jets is helped off of the ice by Nathan Beaulieu #88 of the Winnipeg Jets after a hard hit against the Calgary Flames in Game One of the Western Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 01, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta.

Scheifele helped off with injury in Game 1

Josh Gold-Smith
6 years ago
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The Winnipeg Jets lost their top-line center to a gruesome-looking injury early in Saturday night's series opener against the Calgary Flames.

Mark Scheifele left the contest after colliding along the boards with Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk less than six minutes in.

The Jets announced at the start of the second period that Scheifele wouldn't return.

Scheifele ranked second on the team with 29 goals and tied for first with 73 points during the regular season.

The 27-year-old has spent his entire nine-year career with the Jets, who drafted him seventh overall in 2011.

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