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Laine moves past Crosby for 7th-most goals before age 22

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Patrik Laine is scoring goals at a historic rate.

With a hat trick on Saturday against the Ottawa Senators, the Winnipeg Jets forward now has 133 career goals. At 21 years old, Laine is tied with Brian Bellows for the seventh-most goals all time before turning 22.

Rank Player GP G
1 Wayne Gretzky 239 198
2 Steven Stamkos 325 179
3 Dale Hawerchuk 319 175
4 Jimmy Carson 288 162
5 Bob Carpenter 320 145
6 Mario Lemieux 215 145
T7 Brian Bellows 311 133
T7 Patrik Laine 291 133
9 Sidney Crosby 290 132

Laine, who will turn 22 on April 19, has a chance to enter the top five, as he trails both Lemieux and Carpenter by just 12 goals.

The former second overall pick entered the NHL as an 18-year-old in 2016 and scored 36 goals in his rookie season before adding an impressive 44 in his sophomore year.

Laine is up to 23 goals and 51 points this season, already eclipsing his point total of 50 from 2018-19. Saturday's hat trick was the eighth of his career, according to the Winnipeg Sun's Scott Billeck.

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