PHILADELPHIA — He's not exactly clicking on ‘start over’ but Patrik Laine has definitely adopted a fresh outlook as he prepares for Game 49 of the NHL season.
The Winnipeg winger and self-proclaimed video-game junkie is hoping to get back into goal-scoring mode — without cheating defensively — as the Jets come off an eight-day league-imposed respite.
Laine has 25 goals, tied for the team lead with centre Mark Scheifele. Only 15 NHLers have fired more pucks in more nets than the 20-year-old Finnish product during the 2018-19 campaign. But he has just one goal in his last 10 games and two over the past 16 contests dating back to Dec.