No. 2 pick Patrik Laine netted a hat trick in his first game vs. No. 1 pick Auston Matthews

Laine got the leg up on Matthews this time. You honestly couldn’t have scripted it better than this. A meeting between Auston Matthews, the 2016 first overall draft pick, and Patrik Laine, his runner-up, could really have only ended the way it did on Wednesday. For starters, let’s put you...

By Mary Clarke