Patrik Laine has not disappeared from the Winnipeg Jets’ radar this season.
On Saturday night, Laine potted a hat trick and the Jets defeated the Ottawa Senators on home ice, 5-2.
“It’s always fun to play power play, but obviously more fun when you’re scoring,” Laine said. “[I] had a good day today. We were getting some friendly bounces and we were able to bury (them), so hopefully this is good for our power play and gives us some confidence for the future.”
Laurent Brossoit made 25 saves in the win.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Mikkel Boedker were the Ottawa strikers.
“I really liked our game 5-on-5, to be honest,” Senators coach D.J. Smith said. “I thought the first period was a good road period. Even the second period, we had our chances. Special teams tonight let us down (0-for-4 on power play; 1-for-4 on penalty kill. Certainly our penalty kill, that’s been great all year, gave up three.”
Kyle Connor and Neal Pionk also scored for the Jets.
“We’re a pretty focused group right now,” Connor said. “We know what’s at stake and we know what it’s going to take. We need every point that we can get right now. We’re in a battle. Everybody is really focused. We’re grinding and we’re winning games the right way.”
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Craig Anderson got the start for the Sens but was given the hook in the second intermission; he made 18 saves and surrendered four goals.
“Their power play tonight really took the game away from us,” Pageau said. “We’ve got to respond. We need to be able to bounce back and be better. Our [penalty kill] has been pretty good all year. And we got to be able to correct it here.”
Marcus Hogberg ice the third period for the Sens and made 11 saves.
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