Overview
- The team announced Lowry has fully recovered from hip surgery and will be reinstated from long-term injured reserve on Tuesday.
- He is expected to make his first appearance of the season against the Los Angeles Kings.
- Lowry missed the first 12 games, during which the Jets went 9-3-0 with top-five results in penalty kill and goals against.
- With Morgan Barron out for weeks due to a lower-body injury, Lowry could take the third-line role or allow Jonathan Toews to shift down a unit.
- A defensive, physical center and faceoff asset, Lowry brings a 50.3% success rate on draws and 41 goals with 105 points over the past three seasons, though he may need brief time to regain timing.