JNGD.S8.G23 Flight Plan: Laine On The Cusp Of History
For all of his accomplishments, there is one thing Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby was never able to achieve that Patrik Laine will likely do as early as tonight when he and the Winnipeg Jets take on Crosby’s Penguins… Score 100 goals before his 21st birthday.
Laine stands one away from the century mark and is still months away from his birthday in April so his place in a very exclusive list of players who have hit such an accomplishment is all but assured.
Scor | Scor | Scor | Goal | Goal | |||||||||
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Rk | Date | Tm | Opp | G | A | PTS | EV | PP | S | S% | TOI | ||
1 | 2018-11-24 | WPG | @ | STL | W | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 100.0 | 18:43 |
2 | 2018-11-23 | WPG | @ | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 15:11 |
3 | 2018-11-21 | WPG | @ | CGY | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 33.3 | 21:00 |
4 | 2018-11-19 | WPG | @ | VAN | W | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 50.0 | 17:25 |
5 | 2018-11-16 | WPG | BUF | L-SO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 19:36 |
Provided by Hockey-Reference.com: View Original Table
Of course, this isn’t to say that with this one feat, Laine puts himself on equal footing with Crosby. At the age of 31, Crosby’s hockey resume is as lengthy and impressive a distinguished record as some of the all-time greats in hockey. Three Stanley Cups, seven time all-star, two time MVP, two time scoring champion, two time playoff MVP, two time gold medal winner, etcetera, etcetera. Had it not been an ankle injury that robbed him of 28 games in the 2007-08 season, Crosby as well likely would have been on the list of players to score 100 before turning legal age to drink in the United States.
The list of players who have hit 100 goals before the age of 21 is a short one. Six have only pulled off such a feat. Wayne Gretzky (of course), Jimmy Carson, Dale Hawerchuk, Steven Stamkos, Ilya Kovalchuk and Brian Bellows. Two Hockey Hall of Famers, with a third (Bellows) who should be in the Hall, and a fourth who could be a lock (Stamkos) depending how his career finishes out. And Laine has a chance to place himself quite high on that list over the next four months.
And the 100 goal mark is not the only history that Laine eyes going into tonight’s game.
Laine’s 16 goals for the month of November is four short of the all-time NHL record for most in a month. That record is co-owned by Teemu Selanne and Joe Malone with 20.
At the rate he’s been going this past week, would you bet against him hitting the mark?
Pittsburgh Penguins (9-8-5 / 7th Metro)
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Winnipeg Jets (13-7-2 / 4th Central)
November 27, 2018 – Puck drop: 6:00 PM CST
Bell MTS Place – Winnipeg, MB
TV: TSN 3– Radio: TSN 1290
vs CBJ: 4-2 Win | Last Game | @ STL: 8-4 Win |
2-1-2 (1 W) | Last 5 Games | 2-2-1 (2 W) |
Jake Guentzel – 11 | Goal Leader | Patrik Laine – 19 |
Evgeni Malkin – 21 | Assist Leader | Blake Wheeler – 23 |
Evgeni Malkin – 30 | Points Leader | Blake Wheeler – 27 |
25.00% (7th) | The Power Play | 30.43% (1st) |
81.82% (9th) | The Penalty Kill | 81.58% (10th) |
Casey DeSmith (5-3-3) / .927 Sv%) | Starting Goalie | Connor Hellebuyck (9-6-1 / .912Sv%) |
W vs CBJ (37-39/ .949 Sv%) | Last Goalie Start | L @ MIN (35-38/ .921 Sv%) |
4-3-3 On Road | Road v Home Record | 8-2-2 @ Home |
Penguins Lineup
LW | C | RW | Forwards |
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JAKE GUENTZEL Rating: 78.2#18 LW | SIDNEY CROSBY Rating: 88.1#2 C | DOMINIK SIMON Rating: 70.7#153 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 79.03#13 FL1 |
TANNER PEARSON Rating: 73.1#53 LW | EVGENI MALKIN Rating: 83.7#7 C | PHIL KESSEL Rating: 77.6#17 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 78.13#3 FL2 |
ZACH ASTON-REESE Rating: 72.9#56 LW | DERICK BRASSARD Rating: 73.3#74 C | BRYAN RUST Rating: 73.0#58 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 73.06#5 FL3 |
GARRETT WILSON Rating: 73.3#52 LW | RILEY SHEAHAN Rating: 69.0#183 C | DANIEL SPRONG Rating: 73.8#47 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 72.00#4 FL4 |
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
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BRIAN DUMOULIN Rating: 74.1#39 LD | KRIS LETANG Rating: 81.5#3 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 77.81#6 DL1 |
OLLI MAATTA Rating: 73.2#50 LD | JUUSO RIIKOLA Rating: 72.2#52 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 72.72#19 DL2 |
JACK JOHNSON Rating: 70.9#103 LD | JAMIE OLEKSIAK Rating: 72.2#72 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 71.52#19 DL3 |
GOALIES | |
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CASEY DESMITH Rating: 73.9#23 G1 | TRISTAN JARRY Rating: 70.6#42 G2 |
Last Penguins Game
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Jets Lineup
LW | C | RW | Forwards |
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NIKOLAJ EHLERS Rating: 75.4#32 LW | MARK SCHEIFELE Rating: 83.9#6 C | BLAKE WHEELER Rating: 80.4#6 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 79.91#8 FL1 |
KYLE CONNOR Rating: 78.9#13 LW | BRYAN LITTLE Rating: 73.9#62 C | PATRIK LAINE Rating: 82.8#2 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 78.52#2 FL2 |
MATHIEU PERREAULT Rating: 73.2#75 LW | ADAM LOWRY Rating: 72.5#99 C | BRANDON TANEV Rating: 70.4#96 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 72.05#13 FL3 |
BRENDAN LEMIEUX Rating: 71.2#93 LW | JACK ROSLOVIC Rating: 70.6#156 C | NICOLAS PETAN Rating: 68.7#115 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 70.18#21 FL4 |
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
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JOSH MORRISSEY Rating: 74.3#36 LD | JACOB TROUBA Rating: 76.8#20 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 75.57#14 DL1 |
BEN CHIAROT Rating: 71.8#80 LD | DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN Rating: 81.2#5 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 76.52#4 DL2 |
JOE MORROW Rating: 71.1#98 LD | TYLER MYERS Rating: 74.6#30 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 72.86#7 DL3 |
GOALIES | |
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CONNOR HELLEBUYCK Rating: 75.6#16 G1 | LAURENT BROSSOIT Rating: 66.7#63 G2 |
Last Jets Game
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