Ehlers out for remainder of regular season with upper-body injury

Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers will miss the rest of the regular season with an upper-body injury, head coach Paul Maurice said Monday.

Maurice added the club is confident Ehlers will be available for the playoffs.

Ehlers suffered the ailment Saturday after receiving a hit from Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin, although he finished the contest.

The dynamic winger was enjoying a career campaign. Ehlers ranked second on the club in both goals (21) and points (46) through 47 games. He was playing at a career-best 36-goal pace over a full 82-game season.

Ehlers led the Jets with 15 even-strength goals and five game-winning tallies. He scored the lone marker in Winnipeg's 4-1 loss to the Maple Leafs.

The Jets sit third in the North Division by points percentage. They're eight points back of the top-seeded Leafs entering Monday's action.