Gabriel Vilardi is possible to return against the St. Louis Blues for Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round at Enterprise Center on Thursday (9:30 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, ESPN2, SN, TVAS, CBC).
Winnipeg leads the best-of-7 series 2-0.
The forward skated in a noncontact jersey at practice in Winnipeg on Wednesday before the Jets traveled to St. Louis for Games 3 and 4. It was the third time he did so since sustaining an upper-body injury March 23. The injury forced the 25-year-old to miss the final 11 games of the regular season as well as a 5-3 win in Game 1 on Saturday and a 2-1 victory in Game 2 on Monday.
"Did you see the color of his jersey? We'll talk about [him returning to the lineup] when that changes, but he'll be on the trip," Jets coach Scott Arniel said Wednesday.
Vilardi, who remains day to day, set NHL career bests during the regular season in goals (27), assists (34) and points (61) in 71 games.
Nikolaj Ehlers has yet to resume skating and did not travel to St. Louis. The forward sustained a lower-body injury during a game against the Golden Knights on April 3 when he took pucks off his foot as well as the inside of his leg on two separate plays. He missed two games and then aggravated it April 12, his second game back.
The 29-year-old forward missed the final two games of the regular season and did not play in the first two games of the playoffs. He had 63 points (24 goals, 39 assists) in 69 games during the regular season.
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