Nikolaj Ehlers 'looking good,' takes big step toward return to Winnipeg Jets lineup

Gregory Strong · The Canadian Press

· Posted: May 02, 2025 4:31 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

Winnipeg Jets guardant Nikolaj Ehlers is moving person to returning to the lineup aft missing the past fewer weeks with a close ft injury.

Ehlers, retired connected a week-to-week ground since his past crippled enactment April 12, didn't deterioration his accustomed non-contact jersey for the Jets' greeting skate Friday astatine Enterprise Center.

Head manager Scott Arniel said Ehlers would beryllium a game-time determination for Game 6 successful the evening against St. Louis. The Blues request a triumph to unit a seventh crippled connected Sunday astatine Canada Life Centre.

For a subordinate who lone precocious resumed skating with the team, Ehlers has made important strides implicit the past fewer days.

"Didn't cognize it was going to beryllium this quick, but again we'll see," Arniel said. "You've got to get done here, spot however helium is, but he's looking bully and he's beauteous comfortable. So we'll spot wherever we go."

Ehlers, who skated connected a enactment with Adam Lowry and Cole Perfetti, would supply an contiguous injection of velocity and scoring erstwhile helium returns to crippled action. He had 63 points (24 goals, 39 assists) implicit 69 games this season.

"If Nik is acceptable to go, if we tin person him measurement into the lineup, that's a large boost for our violative crippled and a large boost for our modulation game," Lowry said.

The Jets won't person top-line centre Mark Scheifele disposable aft helium was wounded successful a 5-3 location triumph successful Game 5 connected Wednesday. He didn't marque the travel to St. Louis and is considered time to day.

The location squad has won each crippled successful this first-round showdown. The Blues won Games 3 and 4 and person won 14 consecutive location contests overall.

Ehlers was not made disposable to reporters aft the greeting skate.

"We presumption him arsenic a immense portion of our team," Lowry said. "At some ends of the rink, I deliberation he's had a truly bully year."

The Jets haven't won a playoff bid since 2021.