Werenski suffered what was labeled an “upper-body injury” during the first period of his team’s 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. While the Blue Jackets were able to snap a five-game losing streak, this was also potentially Werenski’s final regular game of the season.

Prior to his injury, the star defenseman proved to be a dependable component of the Blue Jackets’ lineup, contributing three goals and eight points in 13 appearances. This sees him continuing his fine form from last season when he scored 48 points across 68 games.

Given his current performance stats, Werenski was expected to finish this regular season with a career-high 50 points had it not been for his injury setback. He is still tied for second on the Blue Jackets’ standings in terms of points and his 23 minutes, 25 seconds are the most on the team.

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The team announced over the weekend that All-Star defenseman Zach Werenski is dealing with a lower-body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. The Blue Jackets expect the 23-year-old star to be out between one to two weeks.

Werenski was initially hurt last week in Columbus’ 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars. He exited the game in the fourth quarter after a hit from the Stars’ Alexander Radulov and didn’t return to the ice after that.

Zach Werenski has been one of the Blue Jackets’ most prominent stars in recent years, recording 41 plus points in consecutive seasons. He was especially productive during the 2019-20 NHL campaign, leading all defensemen in scoring with 20 goals. This was also Columbus’ single-season franchise record for a defenseman.

Werenski had a slower start of 2020-21 than expected and is currently on one goal and three assists in 12 games.

In Werenski’s absence, Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella is expected to rely on veteran Dean Kukan, who will be paired with Seth Jone as the first defense. Kukan has played 13 games this season, recording four points.

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Werenski suffered what was labeled an “upper-body injury” during the first period of his team’s 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. While the Blue Jackets were able to snap a five-game losing streak, this was also potentially Werenski’s final regular game of the season.

Prior to his injury, the star defenseman proved to be a dependable component of the Blue Jackets’ lineup, contributing three goals and eight points in 13 appearances. This sees him continuing his fine form from last season when he scored 48 points across 68 games.

Given his current performance stats, Werenski was expected to finish this regular season with a career-high 50 points had it not been for his injury setback. He is still tied for second on the Blue Jackets’ standings in terms of points and his 23 minutes, 25 seconds are the most on the team.

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The team announced over the weekend that All-Star defenseman Zach Werenski is dealing with a lower-body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. The Blue Jackets expect the 23-year-old star to be out between one to two weeks.

Werenski was initially hurt last week in Columbus’ 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars. He exited the game in the fourth quarter after a hit from the Stars’ Alexander Radulov and didn’t return to the ice after that.

Zach Werenski has been one of the Blue Jackets’ most prominent stars in recent years, recording 41 plus points in consecutive seasons. He was especially productive during the 2019-20 NHL campaign, leading all defensemen in scoring with 20 goals. This was also Columbus’ single-season franchise record for a defenseman.

Werenski had a slower start of 2020-21 than expected and is currently on one goal and three assists in 12 games.

In Werenski’s absence, Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella is expected to rely on veteran Dean Kukan, who will be paired with Seth Jone as the first defense. Kukan has played 13 games this season, recording four points.

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