Jets forward Gabriel Vilardi out week-to-week as playoffs loom

By Canadian Press on March 24, 2025.

WINNIPEG — Jets forward Gabriel Vilardi is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury, Winnipeg head coach Scott Arniel said Monday.

Arniel said the injury is not related to an incident in the first period of Winnipeg’s 5-3 loss to visiting Buffalo on Sunday when the puck hit Vilardi’s ear.

Vilardi has a career-high 27 goals and 61 points in 71 games with the Jets this year.

It’s unclear if he will be set to return to the Western Conference-leading Jets in time for the start of the playoffs.

Winnipeg is also without defenceman Neal Pionk due to a lower-body injury with the playoffs less than a month away.

The Jets are set to host the NHL-leading Washington Capitals on Tuesday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 24, 2025.

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