Patrik Laine was the most dangerous player on the ice Sunday, and that was not a good thing for the Carolina Hurricanes.
Laine, the Finnish sharpshooter, had a pair of goals and could have had more as the Winnipeg Jets held off the Canes 3-2 at PNC Arena.
The Canes (29-25-11) needed to win Sunday to stay in playoff position in the NHL Eastern Conference. Before their game began, the Florida Panthers had beaten the Philadelphia Flyers to move past the Canes and into the second wild-card spot with 70 points.
But the Jets, coached by former Hurricanes coach Paul Maurice, have one of the strongest teams in the Western Conference.