CBJ's Werenski likely out rest of regular season

An already challenging play was further amplified Friday erstwhile the Columbus Blue Jackets announced prima defenseman Zach Werenski is expected to miss the remainder of the regular play due to the fact that of a separated enarthrosis and torn labrum.

Werenski played Thursday successful the Blue Jackets' 5-2 win implicit the Philadelphia Flyers. It was lone the Blue Jackets' 4th triumph of the season, but it was a effect that snapped a five-game losing streak. Werenski suffered what was past classified arsenic an upper-body wounded successful the archetypal play and did not return.

The 25-year-old Werenski had 3 goals and 8 points done 13 games.

Werenski, who had 48 points successful 68 games past season, was successful the aboriginal stages of what could person been his astir productive campaign. He was projected to decorativeness this play with what would person been a career-high 50 points. He is tied for 2nd connected the Blue Jackets successful points, portion his 23 minutes, 25 seconds successful mean crystal clip led the team. Losing Werenski besides means the Blue Jackets volition beryllium without 1 of their superior power-play facilitators. Werenski was 2nd connected the squad successful power-play crystal clip and was 4th among defensemen successful penalty-kill minutes.

Werenski, however, is not the lone subordinate the Jackets volition beryllium without for an extended period. They besides said defenseman Nick Blankenburg, halfway Sean Kuraly and winger Jakub Voracek person been moved to injured reserve.

The Blue Jackets, who are past successful the Metropolitan Division, entered Friday with a 4-9 grounds and 8 points, which is tied with the St. Louis Blues for the lowest constituent full successful the NHL.