These guys sure know how to 'Finnish.' (MikeyJ_MMA)
are tied for top spot among forwards from Finland with 29 goals, so it had us wondering which of those players has the best chance to complete the season on top?
Laine went ice cold after that stellar month, though, scoring just four times in the next 36 games. He has gotten back on track with four goals and eight points in the past seven games. It’ll be a stretch for him to match the 44 he scored one year ago but Laine is more than capable of going on a hot streak, especially considering he skates on a line with elite playmakers Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler.
The 23-year-old Barkov is the elder statesman of this quartet. The Florida Panthers centre set a new career high when he registered his 29th in Thursday’s heartbreaking loss to the Bruins and is on a serious heater with 10 goals in his past 11 outings, one of which was a legitimate goal of the year candidate.
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