Stuart hobbled, Melchiori on blue line against Caps tonight

By: Jason Bell Posted: 12:32 PM CDT Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016

The injuries are beginning to pile up for the Winnipeg Jets.

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The injuries are beginning to pile up for the Winnipeg Jets.

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The injuries are beginning to pile up for the Winnipeg Jets.

Defenceman Mark Stuart will miss tonight’s game against the Washington Capitals because of a lower-body injury, head coach Paul Maurice announced after the morning skate.

Winnipeg has recalled blueliner Julian Melchiori from the Manitoba Moose, the team’s AHL affiliate.

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Winnipeg Jets’ Mark Stuart during practice at the MTS IcePlex Monday morning. — MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Winnipeg Jets’ Mark Stuart during practice at the MTS IcePlex Monday morning.

Stuart was out for the skate but left the ice early. He joins a growing list of wounded Jets that includes defenceman Tyler Myers (lower body, day to day), and forwards Drew Stafford (lower body, day to day) and Bryan Little (lower body, indefinite).

Maurice said an altered defensive group faces a big challenge in shutting down the Capitals (5-2-1).

“We’ll have people playing together who wouldn’t have played together tonight, so there’s some chemistry that you’ve got to try to work through and some inexperience back there,” said Maurice, whose club is 4-5-0.

The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the MTS Centre. Connor Hellebuyck gets the start in Winnipeg’s net/

The Jets fell 3-1 to the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Sunday but posted a pair of victories before that, knocking off the Dallas Stars at home Thursday and then blanking the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on Friday.