Winnipeg Jets head coach Scott Arniel told reporters that defenceman Haydn Fleury was able to return home from the hospital last night after getting stretchered off in Tuesday’s game against Vegas.
Arniel added that Fleury suffered a broken nose and bruised back and will continue to be evaluated for any concussion symptoms. He was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, with the Jets recalling forward Danny Zhilkin in his place.
Fleury crashed into the end boards head-first on Tuesday night after he lost his balance skating backwards and taking a hit from Golden Knights forward Keegan Kolesar.
He was unable to get up off the ice and needed to be stretchered off. He went to the hospital with the Jets announcing Fleury was fully alert and able to move all extremities when leaving the arena.
Some positive news for #NHLJets defenceman Haydn Fleury. Head Coach Scott Arniel says he was able to come home from the hospital last night. Broken nose and bruised back… will continue to be evaluated in terms of any concussion symptoms.
— danielle bain (@danielleBain) January 7, 2026
The 29-year-old is in his second season with the Jets. He has yet to record a point in 17 games this season.
The seventh-overall pick in 2014 by Carolina, Fleury has appeared in 324 career NHL games, scoring 10 goals with 44 points, split between the Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks, Seattle Kraken, Tampa Bay Lightning and Jets.
Zhilkin, a third-round pick of the Jets in 2022, has yet to make his NHL debut. He has seven goals and 14 points in 30 AHL games.