Overview
- Head coach Scott Arniel said Pionk has a lower-body injury classified as day-to-day and will travel for the five-game Eastern swing.
- Pionk left Sunday’s loss to Minnesota after four shifts and 2:05 of ice time before undergoing further evaluation.
- Arniel noted initial concerns suggested a longer absence but updated the outlook to day-to-day following a Tuesday skate.
- Arniel added it is “looking like” 21-year-old Elias Salomonsson will make his NHL debut during the trip after being recalled from the Manitoba Moose.
- Salomonsson, a 2022 second-round pick with six assists in 17 AHL games, joins a Jets team that is 12-9-0 and opens Wednesday at the Capitals.