Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine will be a healthy scratch Sunday against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Laine has only one goal and is a minus-4 in five games since returning from an upper-body injury.
The 25-year-old from Tampere, Finland, has recorded two goals and one assist in nine games total this season.
Columbus (4-10-4) is last in the Eastern Conference with 12 points and mired in an eight-game losing streak.
Laine was drafted second overall by the Winnipeg Jets in 2016 and was traded to the Blue Jackets in a blockbuster trade in January 2021.
He has 382 points (200 goals and 182 assists) in 471 games over eight seasons with the Jets and Blue Jackets.
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