Gabriel Vilardi will travel with the Winnipeg Jets on their upcoming road trip to St. Louis.
The talented winger practised with the team again Wednesday in a yellow non-contact jersey. Head coach Scott Arniel said he’ll be on the flight to Missouri.
The Jets play the Blues in Game 3 of their Western Conference opening-round playoff series on Thursday and hold a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven NHL contest. Game 4 is Sunday.
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Arniel said winger Nikolaj Ehlers (lower body) won’t make the trip.
Vilardi missed the last 11 regular-season games with an upper-body injury after having a strong campaign with 27 goals and 61 points in 71 games.
He was replaced by Alex Iafallo on the top line with left-winger Kyle Connor and centre Mark Schiefele.
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