Winnipeg Jets Nino Niederreiter required eight stitches to close a cut near his Achilles tendon.

Winnipeg Jets forward Nino Niederreiter says he suffered a 2mm tear in his Achilles tendon that required eight stitches to close. He described the cut as being very close to his Achilles, but his tendon was not damaged.

At the time of the injury, Niederreiter described feeling warm in his ankle as the wound oozed blood.

He suffered an injury on April 1 against the Los Angeles Kings that was initially described as a torn leg. He attended the Jets practice skate on Monday morning.

Head coach Rick Bowness said Niederreiter will play Tuesday against the Seattle Kraken if he feels as good tomorrow as he did today.

The 31-year-old football player scored 18 goals and provided 15 assists in 75 games this season.