In the third period, Ehlers inadvertently ended up blocking his own teammate Cole Perfetti's shot, and he quickly crumpled to the ground. Ehlers ended up needing help to get off the ice, and he was putting no pressure on his right leg,

Mark Scheifele, Adam Lowry, Colin Miller, and Cole Perfetti scored, and Nino Niederreiter had two assists for the Jets (52-20-4), who have won four of their last five. Winnipeg maintained its four-point lead over the Dallas Stars atop the Central Division. The Stars won 5-1 against the Nashville Predators on Thursday.

Backup Eric Comrie made 26 saves for his second shutout in two months as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-0 in a matchup of Western Conference divisional leaders.