Laine turns 20, happy with goal total as teenager for Jets

WINNIPEG -- Patrik Laine's days as a teenager are over, but the Winnipeg Jets forward said his 20th birthday Thursday should change nothing.

The native of Tampere, Finland, has scored 80 goals, the third-most by an NHL teenager; Jimmy Carson scored 92 for the Los Angeles Kings (1986-88), and Dale Hawerchuk of the original Jets scored 85 (1981-83). His 134 points (54 assists) in 155 NHL regular-season games are the ninth-most in NHL history among teenagers.
Laine set an NHL record this season with a 15-game point streak as a teenager; he had 26 points (18 goals, eight assists) in the streak from Feb. 16-March 18.
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"I'm happy with my numbers as a teenager," Laine said after practice Thursday. "Now I'm disappointed that it's over but I'm happy what I was able to do before my 20th birthday. It's nice to be here."

He finished second in the League in goals this season with 44, behind Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals (49).
Laine said he had no special plans for his birthday.
"Just hanging around home," Laine said. "That's my plan.
Will there be a special family dinner? Probably not. Just chicken [and] pasta for lunch."

His family is in Winnipeg, where the Jets and Minnesota Wild will play Game 5 of the Western Conference First Round at Bell MTS Place on Friday (7:30 p.m. ET; USA, SN, TVAS2, FS-N). Winnipeg leads the best-of-7 series 3-1, and Laine has scored his first two Stanley Cup Playoff goals in the series.
He said his first goal as a 20-year-old isn't likely to feel any different. "I think it feels the same," he said, "hopefully."
The No. 2 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft was asked if he feels wiser.
"Not at all," Laine said. "I don't think so. I've always been wise. It's not going to just change for the day. I'm still wise. I like it this way."