Rookie Connor scores both goals to lead Jets to 2-1 overtime win over Kings
Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice used a joke to ease any panic regarding an injury to Patrik Laine.
Rookie Kyle Connor scored twice as Winnipeg defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in overtime Tuesday night, but it came with a scare. Laine was helped to the dressing room early in the second period with a lower-body injury after blocking shot by defenceman Alec Martinez with his left leg.
“We think he’s going to be fine,” Maurice said. “We don’t think it’s anything longterm.”
When asked if the sophomore sniper took the shot above his skate, Maurice’s response drew chuckles.