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Winnipeg Jets' Blake Wheeler (26) and Mark Scheifele (55) celebrate Scheifele's game winning goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during overtime NHL action in Winnipeg on Thursday, October 13, 2016.
Was it Auston Matthews-like? Not quite. But Patrik Laine’s NHL debut Thursday was, indeed, a night to remember for the 18-year-old winger from Tampere, Finland, the Winnipeg Jets and their fans.
Laine, the second-overall pick — after the Toronto Maple Leafs snapped up Matthews — in this summer’s NHL Draft scored his first career goal and added an assist as the Jets stormed back from three goals down in the third period to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in overtime at the MTS Centre.