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Laine playing on another level but rest of team having trouble finding net

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WASHINGTON — It's a marquee match-up made in hockey heaven: Patrik Laine versus Alexander Ovechkin. 40-goal scorer versus 40-goal scorer. Sophomore sniper versus the greatest shooter of his era. Finnish teen versus his childhood idol.

Yes, the eyes of the hockey world will no doubt be on the nation's capital tonight as Winnipeg and Washington face-off in a game just dripping with juicy storylines.

Well, let us add one more to the mix: Is anybody on the Jets other than their teenage star going to start filling the net anytime soon?