Florida Panthers defenseman Seth Jones has been ruled out for the remainder of the season after suffering a fractured foot during Tuesday night’s 4-3 shootout defeat against Montreal.
Head coach Paul Maurice announced Thursday that Jones sustained the foot fracture in the second period of the game but continued playing through the pain.
“He gutted it out (to finish the game),” Maurice said. “We’ll get it looked at when we get back.”
Despite the injury, Jones completed 31 shifts and recorded a team-leading 29 minutes and 27 seconds of ice time in the loss to the Canadiens.
The defending back-to-back Stanley Cup champions now sit at 37-37-4 with 78 points and have already been mathematically eliminated from postseason contention.
The 31-year-old veteran had previously been sidelined for 26 contests earlier this campaign due to an upper-body ailment suffered on January 2nd. Jones concludes the season with 32 points, including seven goals and 25 assists, across 52 appearances.
Throughout his career, the four-time All-Star and 2025 Stanley Cup champion has accumulated 473 points on 106 goals and 367 assists over 912 NHL games with four different franchises since Nashville selected him fourth overall in the 2013 draft.
