Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine: Skipping World Championship
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Laine (triceps) won't play in the 2023 IIHF World Championship because he hasn't fully recovered yet.
Laine won't get the chance to play for Finland in the tournament after sitting out Columbus' final 12 games of the season. He will look to be ready for training camp in the fall. The 25-year-old forward registered 22 goals, 52 points and 184 shots on net in 55 appearances during the 2022-23 campaign.
Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine: Suffers triceps injury
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Laine suffered a triceps strain at practice Thursday and is expected to miss 2-4 weeks, as reports.
Laine could be finished for the season as there are only three weeks left before the start of the playoffs. Laine has 22 goals and 52 points with 184 shots on goal in only 55 games this season. Laine has been having trouble staying healthy in his last four seasons, missing varying lengths of time due to injuries.
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Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine: Logs two more helpers in win
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Laine picked up two assists in Tuesday's 7-6 overtime win over the Capitals.
Both of Laine's assists came in the third period, setting up Emil Bemstrom and later Boone Jenner. Laine has recorded six points (one goal, five assists) in his last three games and 14 (five goals, nine assists) in his previous 10 contests. The 24-year-old winger is up to 22 goals and 30 assists through 55 games this season on Columbus' top line.
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Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine: Two helpers in Sunday's loss
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Laine picked up two assists in Sunday's 7-2 loss to the Golden Knights.
While the Blue Jackets organization has their sights set on Connor Bedard and the draft lottery, Laine has quietly been flashing some elite production. The 24-year-old has six multi-point performances in the last 15 games, racking up eight goals and 18 points over that stretch. On the season, Laine has 22 goals and 50 points in 54 contests, and if Columbus can find a true No. 1 center for him and Johnny Gaudreau this offseason -- via the draft or elsewhere -- he might yet regain the 44-goal form he put on display as a teenager in Winnipeg.
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Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine: Records two points in defeat
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Laine scored a goal and recorded an assist in a 7-4 loss to Anaheim on Friday.
Laine saw his six-game scoring streak end Thursday, but he bounced right back, giving him five goals and 10 points over his last eight outings. You'd have to go back to Feb. 10-11 to find the last time Laine was held off the scoresheet for two straight contests. The 24-year-old has provided 22 goals and 48 points in 53 appearances this season.
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Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine: Riding six-game point streak
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Laine provided a pair of assists and added six shots on goal in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime win over the Sharks.
Laine linked up with Johnny Gaudreau for the Blue Jackets' first and last goals of the contest. The 24-year-old winger is on a six-game point streak, providing four goals and four assists in that span. Laine's up to 21 tallies, 25 helpers, 168 shots on net, 15 power-play points and a minus-13 rating through 51 appearances.
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Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine: Scores power-play goal
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Laine scored a goal on four shots in the Blue Jackets' 5-2 loss to the Senators on Saturday.
Laine scored a power-play goal off a nice pass from Kirill Marchenko with just over nine minutes to play in the second period. This goal gives Laine points in three straight games and goals in back-to-back games. On the season, Laine has 19 goals and 42 points in 48 games.
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Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine: Two points against Seattle
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Laine scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Kraken.
He opened the scoring midway through the second period, snapping a shot from the faceoff circle into the top corner past Philipp Grubauer, but Laine didn't get much help from his teammates the rest of the way. The 24-year-old has heated up recently, collecting four goals and 10 points over the last nine games, with half of that production (three goals, two helpers) coming on the power play. Laine is talented enough to be a fantasy asset down the stretch despite the patchwork roster around him.
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Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine: Three points in win over Oilers
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Laine scored a goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 6-5 win over Edmonton.
The 24-year-old once again teased his significant upside. Laine has four three-point performances this season, but he hasn't been able to string together any lengthy hot streaks, and through 44 games he's totaled 17 goals and 38 points. Those are still solid numbers, particularly given the overall struggles of the Blue Jackets, but it might take the addition of a true No. 1 center to the roster to fully unlock Laine's potential.
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Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine: First snipe in eight games
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Laine scored a goal and added an assist in a 3-1 win over the Jets on Thursday.
Laine's shot precision was a thing of beauty. He fired a laser shelf off David Rittich's shoulder and over the netminder's glove from the left dot. Laine has 34 points (15 goals, 19 assists) in 40 games, but this was his first snipe in eight games (one goal, four assists).
Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine: Point streak at five games
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Laine notched a power-play assist and went minus-2 in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Canucks.
During his five-game point streak, Laine has a pair of goals and six assists. Four of his points in that span have come with the man advantage. The 24-year-old winger is up to 14 tallies, 16 helpers, eight power-play points, 124 shots on net and a minus-9 rating through 34 appearances.
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Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine: Generates helper Wednesday
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Laine logged an assist and seven shots on goal in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Oilers.
Laine helped out on Boone Jenner's first-period marker. During his four-game point streak, Laine has two goals and five assists while putting 16 shots on net. The 24-year-old winger has been dynamic when healthy, racking up 14 goals, 15 helpers, 123 shots on net and a minus-7 rating through 33 appearances this season.
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Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine: Racks up three points in OT loss
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Laine scored a power-play goal on four shots, added two assists and blocked two shots in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Flames.
Laine was involved in all three goals, including both power-play markers in a span of 49 seconds in the second period. Since Jan. 10, the winger's offense has come alive to the tune of five goals and seven helpers in eight contests. He's up to 14 tallies, 14 helpers, seven power-play points, 116 shots on net and a minus-8 rating while filling a top-six role through 32 appearances.
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Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine: Two points in win
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Laine scored a goal and added an assist in a 5-3 victory over the Sharks on Saturday.
Laine has 13 goals in 25 games; he's tied with Johnny Gaudreau for the team lead. He has nine points, including four goals, in his last seven games. Laine is poised for a solid second half, but don't overrate him. The Jackets aren't a good team and they don't have many scorers. That's a lot of pressure to put on a 24-year-old sniper.
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Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine: Hat trick against Wings
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Laine scored three goals, the last of which proved to be the game-winner, in Saturday's 4-3 win over Detroit.
He came into Saturday stuck in a nine-game goal drought, but Laine smashed it apart by scoring twice in less than three minutes midway through the first period before completing his 10th career hat trick early in the second. The 24-year-old sniper is up to 12 goals and 22 points through 27 games on the season, and if he can stay healthy he could put together a big second half for Columbus.
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Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine: Two helpers against Tampa
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Laine picked up two assists in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Lightning.
The 24-year-old snapped a five-game point drought with the performance, but it wasn't enough against a Tampa Bay onslaught that included three power-play tallies. Laine had seven goals and 12 points through the first 11 games in December before a stint in the COVID-19 protocols derailed his momentum, but Tuesday's showing could be a hint he's about to heat up again.
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Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine: Back at practice Monday
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Laine returned to the ice for Monday's practice after clearing COVID-19 protocols, Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda reports.
Laine skated on a line with Johnny Gaudreau and Kent Johnson during the session. It appears as though he will be ready to play Tuesday versus Ottawa after sitting out the past two games. Laine has accounted for nine goals and 16 points in 20 appearances this season.
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Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine: Will not play Saturday
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Laine (COVID-19) will not play Saturday against Chicago, Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda reports.
Coach Brad Larsen made the announcement Friday that Laine would be unable to play Saturday. Laine missed Wednesday's tilt against the Islanders and had been hot of late with seven goals and 12 points in 12 games since returning from an ankle injury.
