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Patrik Laine out tonight and Arber Xhekaj in the line-up, according to JiC
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Patrik Laine out tonight and Arber Xhekaj in the line-up, according to JiC

Originally posted on Dose.ca  |  Last updated Apr 25, 2025 2:26 PM ET

This morning, at today’s training session, there was only one absentee: Patrik Laine.

Why was he absent? Is it because he won’t be playing tonight (whether because of a knee/wrist injury or for some other reason) in game #3 of the series? According to Jean-Charles Lajoie, it’s possible, yes.

He “would” be left out, according to his information. Big move on his part, if he’s right.

According to what the TVA Sports host is reporting, it would be likely to see Laine left out. We can expect to see Oliver Kapanen play tonight at the Bell Centre.

And it seems certain that Arber Xhekaj will play tonight, at the expense of Jayden Struble.

Details to come…

This article first appeared on Dose.ca and was syndicated with permission.

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