Adam Lowry is Winnipeg's de facto No. 2 centre, making his extended absence a troubling item for the top team in the West.

It is no great secret that the Jets have been looking for added centre depth. And this was before their captain Adam Lowry was ruled out of the lineup week-to-week after he sustained an injury on Monday in Utah.

DENVER — Neal Pionk scored 17 seconds into overtime, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday night. Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck started the winning play when he sent the puck to Vladislav Namestnikov, who fed Pionk skating down the right side. Pionk’s slap shot beat Mackenzie Blackwood to end Winnipeg’s two-game skid.

Neal Pionk scored 17 seconds into overtime and Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in Denver on Wednesday night.

Connor Hellebuyck stopped 22 shots for his sixth shutout of the season as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-0.

Linesman Jonny Murray had to be helped off the ice after a second-period collision with Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews, but was back on the ice at the start of the third during Wednesday night's game against Winnipeg.

Linesman Jonny Murray was injured after colliding with Colorado defenseman Devon Toews in the second period in the Avalanche game against Winnipeg on Wednesday night. Toews was skating with Jets forward Kyle Connor in the Winnipeg end and collided with Murray near his right knee at 7:26 of the period.

Linesman Jonny Murray was helped off the ice in the second period after taking a hit to the right leg from Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews, and he missed most of the remainder of the game.

Linesman Jonny Murray returned at the start of the third period after a second-period collision with Colorado defenseman Devon Toews in the Avalanche game against Winnipeg on Wednesday night

Jonathan Toews has recently hinted that he is considering an NHL comeback, and now rumors have begun swirling linking the Winnipeg Jets to the forward.

Jonathan Toews issued a statement last month that he may try to return to the NHL, and his hometown team, the Winnipeg Jets, hopes to be a destination for the veteran.