Winnipeg Jets forward Patrik Laine will play against his childhood idol, Alex Ovechkin, for the first time in the NHL. Laine, who took cues from Ovechkin as a kid when he was developing his shot, said he won't be star-struck. "It's always nice to play against good players," Laine said. "You have to be careful all of the time when he's on the ice. He's dangerous with the puck and can score from a lot of angles. It's just a normal game. We're going to play a couple times against their team." Laine has six goals and two assists in nine games this season, including four power-play goals. The Jets play 16 games in 29 days in November, including 10 road games. They will be without defenseman Mark Stuart because of a lower-body injury. Defenseman Julian Melchiori was recalled from Manitboa of the American Hockey League and will be in the lineup Tuesday. "We'll have people who wouldn't have played together play together tonight," coach Paul Maurice said. "There's some chemistry that you have got to try and work through."
