Laine won't change approach for Jets in series against Golden Knights

LAS VEGAS -- Patrik Laine has found goals hard to come by in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Winnipeg Jets forward scored in Games 1 and 2 against the Minnesota Wild in the Western Conference First Round but has two goals in the 13 games since.

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"Obviously, when the team's down and you're down in the game and you have a power play and you're hitting post after post, it's frustrating," Laine said. "But you've just got to work a little harder to get that one goal.
"[I'll] try to score from the chances I get. I've had a lot of chance in these games, but just couldn't score. Try to create some [offensive]-zone time with my linemates and hopefully create some scoring chances and maybe score a couple more."
Laine has one goal (in Game 1) in the Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights, who lead the Jets 2-1 in the best-of-7 series with Game 4 here Friday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, SN1, TVAS).
"He's hit the post a couple of times. He's getting chances," Jets forward Paul Stastny said. "You know a game like yesterday (a 4-2 loss in Game 3), if he plays like that, they're going to go in for him eventually. He's getting his looks.
"I think when he's not getting his looks, when he's not setting up other guys, then that's when as a line we start to worry. At the end of the (regular) season, everything was going in for him. Then he went through a rough patch for a little bit. You realize nothing is easy around here. Like I said yesterday, he comes half an inch from scoring. If he scores, nobody talks about it. If he keeps getting those looks, we know they'll go in.''

During the regular season, Laine led the NHL with 20 power-play goals, and his 44 goals were second to Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin (49).
"Just trying to work hard every day, just try to get some rest," Laine said. "The playoffs are tough. It's hard to play on the ice. Just try to be ready every day, try to get some rest during the off days and not do anything that you wouldn't normally do. Just try to always be the best player you can when there's a game going."