Niederreiter (leg) is expected to play Tuesday versus Seattle, John Lu of TSN reports.
Niederreiter is slated to play on the third line and second power-play unit following a five-game absence due to a leg laceration. He has accounted for 18 goals, 33 points, 169 shots on net and 114 hits in 75 contests this campaign.
Niederreiter (leg) might be ready to face the Kraken on Tuesday, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.
Niederreiter was sidelined for the last five contests after suffering a leg laceration but looks set to suit up Tuesday. The 31-year-old winger is mired in a 13-game point drought. If given the green light for Tuesday's game, Niederreiter is likely to play in a middle-six role.
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Jets' Nino Niederreiter: Unavailable for Saturday
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Niederreiter (leg) will miss Saturday's game against Colorado, according to Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site.
It will be Niederreiter's fourth straight game on the shelf. He has 18 goals and 33 points in 75 contests this season. Coach Rick Bowness is hoping Niederreiter will be available Tuesday versus Seattle.
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Jets' Nino Niederreiter: No timeline for return
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Niederreiter (leg) has no specific timeline for his return but the earliest he could be back is Saturday against Colorado, per Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press.
Niederreiter has played in 75 games for the Jets this season, recording 18 goals and 15 assists to go along with 169 shots on goal. The 31-year-old will likely be slotted into the third line when he returns to action.
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Jets' Nino Niederreiter: Making trip with team
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Niederreiter (leg) will be with the Jets for their three-game road trip, John Lu of TSN reports Monday.
Niederreiter's presence on the trip doesn't guarantee that he will even skate according to head coach Rick Bowness, so his status for Tuesday's matchup with Nashville should be considered doubtful at best. Prior to getting hurt, the 31-year-old winger was mired in a 13-game point drought, so his return to the lineup may not significantly impact fantasy managers.
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Jets' Nino Niederreiter: Out at least one week
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Niederreiter is expected to miss at least a week because of "a pretty bad gash" on his leg due to an accidental skate cut during Monday's 4-3 win over LA, coach Rick Bowness told John Lu of TSN on Wednesday.
Niederreiter has 18 goals and 33 points in 75 games this season. While he recovers from the leg injury, Tyler Toffoli, who missed Monday's tilt due to an illness, is projected to assume Niederreiter's role on a line with Adam Lowry and Mason Appleton.
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Jets' Nino Niederreiter: Injured Monday
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Niederreiter needed a few stitches in his leg after Monday's win over the Kings and is questionable for Thursday's matchup against Calgary, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.
Niederreiter logged three shots on net in 13:34 of ice time during Monday's 3-2 victory. He's riding a 13-game point drought and has just 33 points through 75 appearances. The team should have an update on his status in the coming days.
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Jets' Nino Niederreiter: Contributes helper in win
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Niederreiter logged an assist in Friday's 3-0 win over the Kraken.
Niederreiter has turned up the offense in March, posting four goals and one assist during a four-game point streak to open the month. The 31-year-old winger fed Adam Lowry for an insurance marker midway through the third period in this one. Niederreiter is up to 33 points, 144 shots on net, 87 hits, 32 PIM and a plus-14 rating through 62 outings. While the Jets added Tyler Toffoli at the trade deadline, Niederreiter's spot on the third line should be pretty secure -- Alex Iafallo and Mason Appleton are at a higher risk of dropping in the lineup.
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Jets' Nino Niederreiter: Lights lamp twice in Carolina
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Niederreiter scored two goals in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Hurricanes.
Both tallies came in the third period, but so did the rest of the Jets' offense as they erased a 3-0 deficit with a stunning road comeback. It's Niederreiter's first multi-goal performance of 2024, with his last coming Dec. 30 against the Wild, and it was a rare flash of production from the 31-year-old winger -- he's made it onto the scoresheet only four times in the last 20 games. On the season, Niederreiter's compiled 16 goals and 30 points in 59 contests.
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Jets' Nino Niederreiter: Goal, assist in win
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Niederreiter picked up a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 6-3 victory over the Wild.
Niederreiter logged an assist on Mason Appleton's first-period goal before tallying an empty-netter in the third to seal Winnipeg's 6-3 win. The 31-year-old Niederreiter came into the contest with just one goal and two points in his previous 14 games while slipping into a bottom-six role. He now has 14 goals and 28 points through 54 games this season.
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Jets' Nino Niederreiter: Scores game-winner
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Niederreiter scored his 13th goal of the season in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Penguins.
Holding a 1-0 lead late in the first period, the Jets controlled the puck in Pittsburgh's end until Nate Schmidt directed a slap shot at the net that bounced off the boards right onto Niederreiter's stick. He used the puck luck to backhand the rebound past Tristan Jarry for what ended up being the game-winning goal. Niederreiter has been cold lately, as he mustered just one point in his previous 10 games, and Saturday's goal was his first since Dec. 30. He'll look to build off this effort Wednesday against the Sharks.
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Jets' Nino Niederreiter: Records assist Sunday
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Niederreiter posted an assist, two shots on goal, three hits and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Coyotes.
Niederreiter has helpers in consecutive games following a three-game slump. The winger set up Adam Lowry's goal in the final minute of regulation. Niederreiter remains officially on the third line with Lowry and Mason Appleton, but that trio often sees top-six minutes on the ice. Niederreiter is up to 24 points, 96 shots on net, 52 hits and a plus-14 rating through 39 contests overall.
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Jets' Nino Niederreiter: Helps out on power play
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Niederreiter produced a power-play assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Friday's 3-1 win over the Ducks.
Niederreiter helped out on Cole Perfetti's insurance marker in the third period. While he's yet to get on the scoresheet in more than two games in a row, Niederreiter has been a solid middle-six contributor for the Jets this season. He's at 12 goals, 11 assists, 94 shots on net, 49 hits and a plus-12 rating through 38 contests.
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Jets' Nino Niederreiter: Two tallies including GWG
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Niederreiter scored two goals, including the game-winner, in Saturday's 4-2 victory over the Wild.
It's the second two-goal performance in the last three contests for Niederreiter, on the heels of a 12-game stretch in which the veteran winger managed only two goals and three points in total. His middle-six role and spot on the Jets' second power-play unit gives him some deep-league fantasy appeal, and through 34 outings he's posted 12 goals and 22 points, a pace which has him headed for his first 50-point campaign since 2018-19.
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Jets' Nino Niederreiter: Big night on power play
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Niederreiter scored two power-play goals and added an even-strength assist in Friday's 5-1 win over the Bruins.
It's the 31-year-old winger's first multi-goal performance since he potted a hat trick against the Coyotes on Nov. 4, a night which also accounted for his only other power-play tally of the season. Niederreiter is on pace to reach the 25-goal plateau for the second time in his career and deliver at least 50 points for the third time, but his third-line role for the Jets and inconsistent shifts on the man advantage make that level his ceiling.
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Jets' Nino Niederreiter: Sparks comeback
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Niederreiter scored a goal and went plus-2 in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Ducks.
Niederreiter has a goal and an assist over his last two games after going five contests without a point. He tallied just 43 seconds after Adam Henrique put the Ducks ahead 2-0 early in the third period. Niederreiter is up to seven goals and 16 points through 26 outings. He has skated mainly in a third-line role, but with Kyle Connor (lower body) leaving Sunday's game early, a spot on the top line could be opening up. Niederreiter, Cole Perfetti and Alex Iafallo seem like the likeliest options for a move to play alongside Mark Scheifele if necessary.
Niederreiter signed a three-year, $12 million contract extension with Winnipeg on Monday.
Niederreiter would have been eligible for unrestricted free agency in the summer following the completion of his two-year, $8 million deal. The 31-year-old has produced six goals, 14 points, 61 shots on net, 16 blocked shots and 27 hits in 23 games this season. This new contract assures the winger will be a middle-six fixture in Winnipeg for years to come.
Jets' Nino Niederreiter: Opens scoring in shutout win
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Niederreiter scored a goal on four shots and went plus-2 in Friday's 3-0 win over the Panthers.
Niederreiter snapped a seven-game goal drought with his first-period tally. In that span, the winger still produced four assists, which is fine work for a third-liner. He's up to six tallies, 14 points, 50 shots on net, 21 hits, 15 blocked shots and a plus-10 rating through 19 appearances this season. That scoring pace is slightly better than what he showed after getting traded to Winnipeg from Nashville last season - he closed out the 2022-23 campaign with 13 points over 22 contests.
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Jets' Nino Niederreiter: Dishes two assists Friday
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Niederreiter recorded two assists and two blocked shots in Friday's 3-2 win over the Sabres.
Niederreiter has gone five games without a goal, but he's managed three helpers in that span. This was his fourth multi-point effort of the season. The 31-year-old winger is up to five goals, seven helpers, 45 shots on net, 15 hits, 14 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating through 16 contests. He's once again providing well-rounded numbers to help fantasy managers in a variety of areas, though Niederreiter rarely excels in any one category.
