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Patrik Laine

#92 · Left wing · Free agent, last with the Montréal Canadiens

Born Apr 19, 1998 in Tampere, FIN · 6'4", 208 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 2nd overall in 2016 by WPG (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Cole Sillinger CBJ · 33 P in 66 GP Max Domi TOR · 33 P in 74 GP Jesperi Kotkaniemi CAR · 33 P in 78 GP Vladimir Tarasenko DET · 33 P in 80 GP Christian Dvorak MTL · 33 P in 82 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602016-17: 64 points6416-172017-18: 70 points7017-182018-19: 50 points5018-192019-20: 63 points6319-202020-21: 24 points2420-212021-22: 56 points5621-222022-23: 52 points5222-232023-24: 9 points923-242024-25: 33 points3324-252025-26: 1 points125-26

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2016-17 WPG 73 36 28 64 7 26 204 80 0.88 $925K
2017-18 WPG 82 44 26 70 8 24 241 74 0.85 $925K
2018-19 WPG 82 30 20 50 -24 42 245 70 0.61 $925K
2019-20 WPG 68 28 35 63 8 22 226 97 0.93 $6.75M
2020-21 WPG 1 2 1 3 1 4 3 3 3.00 $6.75M
2020-21 CBJ 45 10 11 21 -29 21 79 33 0.47
2021-22 CBJ 56 26 30 56 -7 24 167 34 1.00 $7.5M
2022-23 CBJ 55 22 30 52 -12 16 184 27 0.95 $8.7M
2023-24 CBJ 18 6 3 9 -10 6 41 5 0.50 $8.7M
2024-25 MTL 52 20 13 33 -14 14 116 26 0.63 $8.7M
2025-26 MTL 5 0 1 1 -3 2 6 2 0.20 $8.7M
10 seasons Career 537 224 198 422 -75 201 1512 451 0.79

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2017-18 WPG 17 5 7 12 2 4 56 27 0.71
2018-19 WPG 6 3 1 4 2 0 18 14 0.67
2019-20 WPG 1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0.00
2024-25 MTL 2 0 1 1 -2 2 6 4 0.50
4 seasons Playoffs 26 8 9 17 1 6 83 47 0.65

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
52 20 13 33 -14 14 116 26 0.63 17.2 14:18

Contract

$8.7MCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$264KCap dollars per point33 points in 52 games
$105.173MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.1 goals above replacement
$831KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$7.9MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 698 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets on Jul 22, 2022, as a new contract: 4 years and $34.8M, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2025-26, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2022-23 $8.7M $5.5M $2M $7.5M
2023-24 $8.7M $7.1M $2M $9.1M M-NTC
2024-25 $8.7M $7.1M $2M $9.1M M-NTC
2025-26 $8.7M $7.1M $2M $9.1M M-NTC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 22, 2022 Columbus Blue Jackets New contract 2022-23 to 2025-26 4 $34.8M $8.7M
Jul 28, 2021 Columbus Blue Jackets New contract 2021-22 to 2021-22 1 $7.5M $7.5M
Sep 27, 2019 Winnipeg Jets New contract 2019-20 to 2020-21 2 $13.5M $6.75M
Jul 3, 2016 Winnipeg Jets Entry-level 2016-17 to 2018-19 3 $10.725M $925K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2024-25 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2024-25 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.5Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.3Even-strength defence-0.4Power play+0.2Penalty kill0.0Penalties+0.0

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on.

-4-202462016-172018-192020-212022-232024-25Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

40.5Corsi for %15 attempts for, 22 against
-17.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
13.5Expected goals for %0.3 expected for, 1.7 against
-34.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
34.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
0.0Goals for %0 for, 2 against
77.8PDO0.0% shooting + 77.8% saves
8Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Patrik Laine · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov18:5634.86.80-2
Joel Armia · Patrik Laine · Alex Newhook14:1033.311.70-0
Brendan Gallagher · Patrik Laine · Alex Newhook11:310.00.00-0
Joel Armia · Jake Evans · Patrik Laine11:01100.0100.00-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.5Expected goalsfrom 9 unblocked attempts
-0.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.26 expected goals per 60 minutes96th
Shot quality 5.5% chance per attempt10th
Finishing -0.5 goals above expected46thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 83 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.5Goals 0

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 16, 2025 vs CAR W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:56
Apr 14, 2025 vs CHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 15:17
Apr 12, 2025 @ TOR L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:13
Apr 11, 2025 @ OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 13:18
Apr 8, 2025 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:53
Apr 6, 2025 @ NSH W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 11:28
Apr 5, 2025 vs PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:55
Apr 3, 2025 vs BOS W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:17
Apr 1, 2025 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 14:35
Mar 30, 2025 @ FLA W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 13:32
Mar 28, 2025 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 11:53
Mar 27, 2025 @ PHI L 4-6 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 16:54
Mar 25, 2025 @ STL L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 16:19
Mar 22, 2025 vs COL L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 17:30
Mar 20, 2025 @ NYI L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 0 4 0 15:52
Mar 18, 2025 vs OTT W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:23
Mar 15, 2025 vs FLA W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 16:45
Mar 12, 2025 @ SEA L 4-5 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 10:08
Mar 6, 2025 @ EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 10:18
Mar 3, 2025 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:03
Mar 1, 2025 @ BUF W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 11:25
Feb 27, 2025 vs SJS W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 12:58
Feb 25, 2025 vs CAR W 4-0 1 2 3 1 0 3 0 15:15
Feb 22, 2025 @ OTT W 5-2 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 13:04
Feb 9, 2025 vs TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 11:13
Feb 8, 2025 vs NJD L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 12:44
Feb 5, 2025 @ LAK L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:33
Feb 4, 2025 @ SJS W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:45
Feb 2, 2025 @ ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:33
Jan 30, 2025 vs MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:55
Jan 28, 2025 vs WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:47
Jan 25, 2025 vs NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 16:58
Jan 23, 2025 @ DET L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16:57
Jan 21, 2025 vs TBL W 3-2 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 14:38
Jan 19, 2025 vs NYR W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 20:41
Jan 18, 2025 vs TOR L 3-7 1 1 2 -2 0 2 0 15:35
Jan 16, 2025 @ DAL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:13
Jan 14, 2025 @ UTA W 5-3 1 0 1 3 2 3 1 14:19
Jan 11, 2025 vs DAL L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 17:00
Dec 31, 2024 @ VGK W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:03
Dec 29, 2024 @ TBL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 15:29
Dec 28, 2024 @ FLA W 4-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 16:35
Dec 23, 2024 @ CBJ L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:15
Dec 21, 2024 vs DET W 5-1 1 0 1 -1 0 6 0 16:03
Dec 20, 2024 @ DET W 4-3 1 0 1 -1 2 3 2 13:37
Dec 17, 2024 vs BUF W 6-1 3 0 3 -1 0 5 0 13:12
Dec 14, 2024 @ WPG L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 7 1 16:13
Dec 12, 2024 vs PIT L 2-9 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 16:14
Dec 9, 2024 vs ANA W 3-2 (SO) 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 13:50
Dec 7, 2024 vs WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:54
Dec 5, 2024 vs NSH W 3-0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 17:05
Dec 3, 2024 vs NYI W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 17:27