Blue Jackets’ Patrik Laine sidelined multiple weeks 

The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced that ahead Patrik Laine suffered a clavicle fracture in Thursday’s 6-5 time beyond regulation win towards the Toronto Maple Leafs. The fracture occurred within the second interval when Laine fell to the ice and crashed into the boards to the left of the Maple Leafs internet. He skated off the ice holding his left shoulder and exited the sport.

This 12 months has been one to overlook for the 25-year-old as he has simply six objectives and three assists in 18 video games to date this season and is a -10. Laine hasn’t been as dynamic in Columbus as he was throughout his time with the Winnipeg Jets, however he has been near a point-a-game participant the final two seasons.

Regardless of placing up good numbers earlier than this 12 months, this isn’t the primary time Laine has missed important time. Laine was out of the lineup for 9 video games earlier this season after he suffered an upper-body harm. He additionally missed an extra three video games this month on account of an sickness. Final season, Laine missed 24 video games on account of quite a lot of accidents in addition to an extra two video games when he had COVID-19.

Furthermore, Laine was a wholesome scratch a few month in the past in what he known as, “probably the most embarrassing factor to occur to me.”