Blue Jackets’ Jenner out for the season after finger surgery

<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio &mdash; Columbus Blue Jackets center Boone Jenner had surgery Wednesday for a broken finger and is expected to miss the rest of the season.</p>
<p>Jenner was hit in the hand with a hard shot from teammate Patrik Laine in the third period of Tuesday night’s win over Tampa Bay. He’ll be sidelined about six weeks, the team said.</p>
<p>The 27-year-old veteran has eight goals and nine assists, while playing in all 41 games for the Blue Jackets this season.</p>
<p>Coach John Tortorella said Tuesday night that losing Jenner for any length of time would be “huge," noting that he leads the club in faceoff percentage (55%) and gets as much ice time as some of the team’s defensemen. He’s third on the team in blocked shots.</p>
<p>“There’s no one on this team that plays harder than him,” Tortorella said. </p>
<p>At 15-18-8, the Blue Jackets are in sixth place in the Central Division, but only five points out of the fourth playoff spot with 15 left to play. They finish the two-game series with the Lightning on Thursday.</p>
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