Wheeler will miss the remainder of the regular season, resulting in him being designated for long-term injured reserve, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports Friday.

Wheeler scored a goal and added an assist in Friday's 5-2 loss to Vegas.

Wheeler scored two goals, one the game-winner, in Tuesday's 5-2 victory over the Kraken.

Wheeler logged a pair of assists in Tuesday's 5-2 victory over the Maple Leafs.

Wheeler scored two goals on five shots on net in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Maple Leafs.

Wheeler scored a power-play goal in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Wild.

Wheeler had two shots on goal and a minus-1 rating in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Sabres.

Wheeler agreed to terms on a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Rangers on Saturday.

Wheeler was placed on unconditional waivers for the purposes of buying out his contract Friday, Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun reports.

Wheeler will be a healthy scratch Thursday in Colorado, Jeff Hamilton of the Winnipeg Free Press reports.