The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Chicago Blackhawks.
Patrik Laine was setting up Boone Jenner’s yv goal in the opening set. AOP / USA TODAY Sports
– It seems that the airfryer boys are in the same chain today.
That’s what the Columbus Blue Jackets website editor said Jeff Svoboda On his X account before Wednesday’s match.
The “Airfryer boys” are Patrick Laine and a young super promise staying with him Adam Fantilli.
– I’m really excited, Fantilli commented according to his club’s X-account.
– We are quite close. Playing in the same thread with him will be fun.
“We need him”
Laine returned to the lineup after one match in the stands.
– It was most definitely the most humiliating moment of my career, he summed up after the previous day’s training on the NHL’s website.
– Of course, I’m not very happy, but it is what it is. Now I’m back (in the lineup) and just trying to focus on playing.
Coach Pascal Vincent emphasized in his speech that it was not a matter of humiliation but a small breather.
– We need him. We really need him, Vincent stated.
– We need his presence and skills. We need his ability to be a solver.
Work gloves
Laine skated to the Chicago Blackhawks game with work gloves on, and at least the self-confidence didn’t seem like a battered popcorn flick. Vincent, on the other hand, underlined his words by offering credit in a familiar place in the number one supremacy.
The entire Blue Jackets nation knew that Laine needed success, in other words, a goal or an assist, but it didn’t want to happen. It wasn’t until the very end of the second period, in a 6-1 situation, that the airfryer boys struck.
Laine cut and served to Fantill. Fantilli spun back. Laine tapped the bouncing puck from his knuckles into the front corner.
– He shoots. He paints. It’s hit number seven, the Blue Jackets gloated on their X account – and already forgot to use normal letters.
Cut the pipe
The Blue Jackets ended up winning 7–3, snapping a nine-game losing streak. However, the playoff line is still very far away.
Number one chain Johnny Gaudreau–Boone Jenner–Kirill Marchenko played a leading role in the disciplinary efforts of the weak Blackhawks. Skipper Jenner scored two goals, and the first pack Zach Werenski Rohimsu scored a club-record four assists.
Laine cleared 16 minutes of ice time, shot twice and scored the second hook in the third period. The balance of the entire season shows four (3+1) power points after ten matches.
The Blue Jackets’ season continues as the New Jersey Devils visit Finland time on Friday evening.
Connor Bedard scored his tenth hit of the season on the trip to Columbus. AOP / USA TODAY Sports