Laine named NHL’s rookie of the month for February, Toews first star
NEW YORK — Winnipeg Jets right-wing Patrik Laine has been named the NHL’s rookie of the month for February.
The league also named Winnipeg native and Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews as the month’s first star, with Nashville forward Filip Forsberg and Washington goaltender Braden Holtby taking second- and third-star honours respectively.
Laine recorded 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) in 11 games last month, giving him 56 points in 56 games overall. He leads Toronto’s Auston Matthews by one point in the rookie scoring race.
The Finnish teen closed February with a six-game point streak and registered his third career hat trick in a Feb. 14 game against Dallas. He became the first player in NHL history to post three hat tricks prior to his 19th birthday, and the first rookie with three in one season since 1992-93.