Montreal Canadiens acquire star winger Patrik Laine and 2026 draft pick – Montreal [Video]

The Montreal Canadiens have acquired star forward Patrik Laine and a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL draft in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets for defenceman Jordan Harris.

Laine had six goals and three assists in 18 games with Columbus last season.

The six-foot-five, 215-pound winger has appeared in 480 regular season games over eight NHL seasons with the Winnipeg Jets and the Blue Jackets, scoring 204 goals and adding 184 assists.

Laine, from Tampere, Finland, was drafted second overall by the Jets in 2016.

He helped Finland win the 2016 world junior championship in Helsinki with seven goals and six assists in seven games, in addition to being named to the tournament’s …