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Winnipeg’s top defenseman clocked just 1:14 of ice time before taking a hit — seemingly to the knee — from Vegas defenseman Zach Whitecloud. Morrissey immediately appeared to start favoring his right leg and peeled down the Winnipeg tunnel soon after without returning.

Moving on without Morrissey will be difficult now for the Jets. Morrissey is coming off a career regular season where he notched 76 points in 78 games (second among all Winnipeg skaters) while averaging a team-high 24:14 per game.

Bowness did not say whether Morrissey would be able to come back should Winnipeg advance past the Golden Knights.