Winnipeg Jets forward Bryan Little won't play again this season due to a compression fracture in his vertebrae, head coach Paul Maurice revealed Thursday.

Little hasn't played since being leveled by Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Anton Stralman last Thursday.

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Little notched 17 goals and 25 assists in 57 games.

The Jets recalled forward Matt Halischuk from the AHL's Manitoba Moose, and also placed defenseman Mark Stuart on injured reserve, retroactive to Feb. 13.