Jujhar Khaira News

Minnesota Wild
Jujhar Khaira
Age: 29Position: Left Wing
TOI Ovr
19%
Fantasy Ovr
17%
Fantasy Positional Rank
Goals
31%
Assists
18%
Power-Play
33%
SOG
17%
Plus/Minus
30%
Hits
75%
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Jujhar Khaira has been reassigned to Iowa (AHL).

Khaira appeared in one game for Minnesota during his short call-up and has been reassigned to Iowa (AHL) on Monday. The 29-year-old is in his ninth NHL season and had one SOG during 8:05 TOI in his only appearance this year. He heads back to Iowa, where he had no goals, four assists and a +3 plus/minus in four games prior to his call-up to Minnesota.

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Jujhar Khaira will be a healthy scratch on Friday vs. Washington.

Khaira made his Wild debut Thursday and had one SOG across 10 shifts and 8:05 TOI but will be the odd man out of Minnesota's lineup as they take on Washington Friday. With the Wild opting for an 11F/7D lineup Friday, he will be replaced by Daemon Hunt, who is making his NHL debut.

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Jujhar Khaira has been recalled from Iowa (AHL).

Khaira had four assists, and a +3 plus/minus through four games with Iowa (AHL) to start the 2023-24 and has been called up to Minnesota for the first time this season. The 29-year-old veteran winger is in his ninth NHL season and has 33 goals and 80 points in 336 games between Edmonton and Chicago. He is expected to replace Frederick Gaudreau (upper body) who did not travel with the team to Philadelphia.

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Minnesota has signed Jujhar Khaira to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000.

Khaira had six goals, eight assists, 31 PIMs, 59 SOG, and a -11 plus/minus through 51 games played in 2022-23 with the Chicago Blackhawks and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 with Minnesota. The 29-year-old left-winger is joining his third team (EDM, CHI) in his ninth NHL season and has 33 goals, 80 points and 229 PIMs across 336 career games played.

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Jujhar Khaira will be out Tuesday vs. Pittsburgh (undisclosed).

Khaira has five goals, eight assists, 54 SOG, 31 PIMs and a -11 plus/minus through 50 games this season but will miss Tuesday vs. Pittsburgh due to an undisclosed injury. The 28-year-old is considered day-to-day as we round the end of the regular season and will be replaced by Ian Mitchell in the Blackhawks lineup.

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Khaira (illness) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.

Khaira has four goals, eight assists, 45 SOG, 29 PIMs and a -8 plus/minus through 44 games this season but will be a game-time decision Tuesday vs. Dallas as he deals with an illness. The 28-year-old has found his way in and out of the Blackhawks' lineup consistently this season due to healthy scratches and injuries.

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Jujhar Khaira has been placed on the injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 27th (lower back).

Khaira last played Dec. 23rd due to a lower-body injury taking him out of the Blackhawks' lineup and has been placed on the injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 27th. The 28-year-old has three goals, three assists, 29 SOG and 18 PIMs through 29 games in a bottom-six role prior to the injury.

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Khaira underwent surgery on his lower back on Tuesday and is expected to miss 10-to-12 weeks.

The surgery effectively ends Khaira's season in Chicago, unless they plan on suiting him up for the final few games of the season. Khaira had been out since January 17th and they elected to go with surgery, likely ending his season with three goals and no assists in 27 games.

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Khaira (upper-body) will return to the Oilers lineup on Monday.

Khaira has been out for the last five games but will be back on the fourth line on Monday. Khaira will skate with James Neal and Alex Chiasson, a line that was pretty effective for them in the bubble in 2020. Overall, he has three goals and eight assists (11 points) in 33 games this season.

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