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After one false alarm, centre Bryan Little will make his return to the Winnipeg Jets lineup when they welcome the resurgent Edmonton Oilers to BellMTS Place on Sunday.

Little, who was on schedule to play in Winnipeg’s 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday, was ultimately held out as head coach Paul Maurice was being “extra cautious.”

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Little hasn’t played since the first period of Winnipeg’s final preseason game against the Minnesota Wild after he was hit up high by Wild centre Luke Kunin. He was eventually diagnosed with a concussion and missed Winnipeg’s first nine games.

“For me, it’s just keeping things simple,” Little said. “I don’t think I’m going to be short on adrenaline or energy tonight, so pretty excited to be back.

“It’s a good challenge, probably facing the hottest team in the league right now. It’s going to be a fun one.”

Little slides back into his familiar second-line centre role, where he will be flanked by Kyle Connor to his left and Nikolaj Ehlers to his right.