Laine, 24, scored the team’s only goal in Columbus’ season opener, but soon left the ice. Kapanen participated in Pittsburgh’s wild scoring spree.
Ice hockey Columbus Blue Jackets goalie in the NHL Patrick Laine may have to be out of the rink for 3–4 weeks, the club’s Finnish general manager Jarmo Kekäläinen tells of nhl.com by.
Laine, 24, scored the team’s only goal in Columbus’ season opener yesterday, but soon left the ice.
The Finn, who injured his elbow in the side hustle, played less than eight minutes and left a big dent in his team’s offensive equipment.
Laine scored his goal when only 11 seconds had been played in the second period. Despite the skill of the Columbus star, the host team Carolina Hurricanes took the victory with goals 4–1.
Columbus is scheduled to play the first of its two games against the reigning league champion Colorado Avalanche in Tampere three weeks from now.
“Tough timing for Lainee, hopefully she can play those games in her hometown,” Columbus spokesman Jeff Svoboda writes on Twitter.
The next time Columbus will be seen in the rink is early Saturday, Finnish time, when the Ohio club hosts the Tampa Bay Lightning in its first home game of the season.
Pittsburgh The Penguins started their season by beating the Arizona Coyotes at home. Having already scored three goals in the first period, the hosts took the victory with a score of 6–2.
The goal taps were opened by the star striker of the home team Sidney Crosbywhen the match was just under a minute and a half behind.
In addition to his goal, Crosby recorded two assists and accumulated the highest score of the match. However, Arizona scored the most goals Nick Ritchiewho completed both of his team’s hits.
The last goal of the match was scored by Pittsburgh’s Finnish forward Kasperi Kapanen.
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