WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- With the Winnipeg Jets and Vancouver Canucks all but eliminated from the playoff race, Sunday night's game at the MTS Centre looks to be devoid of all suspense except for one thing: Will Patrik Laine score?
The Finnish phenom is tied for the rookie scoring lead at 34 goals and 61 points with Toronto's Auston Matthews. But unless he puts some distance between himself and Matthews, who played seven more games because Laine sustained a concussion earlier this season, it's widely expected that the Maple Leafs center will get the nod for the Calder Trophy when the NHL hands out its year-end awards in June.