Lauko had two blocks, one hit and two PIM over a season-high 15:01 in Thursday's 3-0 win over Montreal.
Lauko and the rest of the forwards took extra shifts after Joel Eriksson Ek and Mats Zuccarello left the game with lower-body injuries. Lauko, normally a fourth liner, entered the game averaging just 10:15 of ice time per game. For the season, he has two goals, two assists, 16 shots, 28 hits, 13 blocks, nine PIM and is minus-3 through 16 outings.
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Wild's Jakub Lauko: Slides assist in Friday's win
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Lauko notched an assist, five PIM and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 5-3 win over the Lightning.
Lauko dropped the mitts with Michael Eyssimont in the first period, giving the Wild forward his first PIM of the season. The 24-year-old Lauko then helped out on a Brock Faber tally in the third period. Through 10 appearances, Lauko has chipped in four points, 14 hits, 13 shots on net and an even plus-minus rating. He was limited to 10 points in 60 regular-season outings with the Bruins last year, so he's on pace to have a career year in 2024-25.
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Wild's Jakub Lauko: Tallies in win
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Lauko scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Penguins.
The Wild started this game poorly, but Lauko helped them turn it a around with a goal at 17:03 of the first period. The 24-year-old forward has earned three points over nine contests this season, which is decent production given he's averaging 10:13 of ice time. He's added 13 shots on net, 13 hits and nine blocked shots while seeing fourth-line usage. Outside of deep formats, Lauko doesn't make enough of an impact to help in fantasy.
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Wild's Jakub Lauko: Chips in with helper
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Lauko managed an assist, four hits and two blocked shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Lightning.
Lauko set up Kirill Kaprizov's empty-net goal with 34 seconds left in the game. That's not a scoring play that will pop up often, as Lauko is firmly in a fourth-line role in 2024-25. The 24-year-old forward has two points, 11 shots on net, 13 hits, seven blocked shots and a minus-1 rating across seven appearances.
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Wild's Jakub Lauko: Tallies shorthanded goal
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Lauko scored a shorthanded goal on four shots, added five hits and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Blues.
The goal was Lauko's first point in four games with the Wild after he was traded from the Bruins back in June. The 24-year-old forward saw a season-low 9:20 of ice time Tuesday even with the Wild missing Joel Eriksson Ek (nose) and Marcus Johansson (undisclosed), leaving them with just 11 healthy forwards. Lauko can chip in with hits, but he had just 10 points in 60 regular-season outings last year, so he offers little in the way of scoring upside.
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Wild's Jakub Lauko: Becomes Wild man in Draft Day trade
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Lauko has been traded to Minnesota from Boston in exchange for Vinni Lettieri, reports TSN.ca. The teams also exchanged 2024 fourth round picks.
The 24-year-old Lauko spent 60 regular-season games with Boston in 2023-24, delivering two goals and eight assists along with 32 PIM. He got into two fights last season, both against the Wild. Lauko will vie for a bottom-six role in the land of lakes.
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Bruins' Jakub Lauko: Finds helper Saturday
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Lauko notched an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Penguins.
Lauko set up Morgan Geekie's goal in the third period, which was the game-winner. After a 14-game pointless drought, Lauko has earned a helper in each of the last two games. The 24-year-old forward is up to 10 points, 39 shots on net, 169 hits, 32 PIM and a minus-3 rating through 58 outings in a fourth-line role.
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Bruins' Jakub Lauko: Returns from injury
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Lauko recorded three shots on net in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Flames.
After missing the last two games with an upper-body injury, Lauko returned to his regular spot on the wing on the fourth line. Lauko finished with three shots and two hits in 9:18 of ice time. Lauko is a talented young player with exciting upside, but his short NHL career has been plagued by injuries.
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Bruins' Jakub Lauko: Set to return Thursday
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Lauko (upper body) is good to play Thursday versus Calgary, per Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic.
Lauko has two goals, seven points, 28 PIM and 111 hits in 40 contests this season. After missing two straight games, he's likely to serve on the fourth line against the Flames.
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Bruins' Jakub Lauko: Questionable Monday
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Lauko is questionable for Monday's game versus the Stars with an upper-body injury, Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald reports.
Lauko appears to have sustained the injury during Saturday's loss to the Kings, in which he recorded an assist in 8:16 of ice time. If the 23-year-old center can't suit up Monday, Oskar Steen would likely re-enter the lineup against Dallas. Lauko has two goals and seven points in 40 games this season.
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Bruins' Jakub Lauko: Two shots in win
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Lauko recorded two shots and four hits in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Sharks.
Since coming off the injured list Nov. 9, Lauko has registered three assists and seven shots through nine contests. The 23-year-old has been playing on the fourth line with John Beecher and Morgan Geekie. He has provided solid production on the defensive end with 16 hits and three blocked shots in his past nine games.
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Bruins' Jakub Lauko: Off injured reserve
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Lauko (face) was activated off the injured reserve list Thursday.
That makes Lauko eligible to play Thursday versus the Islanders, but he might be scratched regardless. He wasn't on any of the Bruins' four forward lines during the morning skate, per Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic. Lauko has no points, a minus-4 rating and six shots in six contests while averaging just 9:25 of ice time this season, so even when he's available, the 23-year-old won't necessarily play in every game.
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Bruins' Jakub Lauko: Put on IR
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Lauko (face) was placed on the injured reserve list Wednesday.
This move can be made retroactive to when Lauko last played Oct. 24, which means he could be eligible to be activated at any time. Still, it seems unlikely the Bruins would put him on IR unless they anticipated him missing at least one more contest, so Lauko probably won't play Thursday versus Toronto. He has no points, six PIM, six shots and five hits in six contests this year.
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Bruins' Jakub Lauko: Out at least one week
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Lauko, who was slashed by a skate near his eye Tuesday, will be unavailable for at least a week, coach Jim Montgomery told Joe Haggerty of Bruins' Substack on Thursday.
Lauko has no points, a minus-4 rating, six PIM and six shots in six contests while averaging 9:25 of ice time. When he's healthy, the 23-year-old should resume his fourth-line duties.
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Bruins' Jakub Lauko: Avoids severe injury
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Lauko took a skate to the face near his eye Tuesday, but Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports the forward did not suffer an eye injury.
Lauko came off the ice bleeding heavily from his face, but he appears to have avoided a worst-case scenario. The 23-year-old can be considered day-to-day ahead of Thursday's game versus the Ducks.
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Bruins' Jakub Lauko: Sticking with Boston
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Lauko signed a two-year, $1.575 million contract with Boston on Wednesday.
Lauko's new deal is two-way for 2023-24, but it turns into a one-way contract for its second season. He had four goals, seven points and 44 hits in 23 contests with the Bruins in 2022-23. He also recorded 10 goals and 17 points in 35 AHL games with Providence.
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Bruins' Jakub Lauko: Earns assist Sunday
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Lauko recorded an assist in a 6-2 win in Game 4 against the Panthers on Sunday.
Lauko was a healthy scratch for the first two contests of the series but found himself in a fourth-line role for Games 3 and 4. The 23-year-old winger is averaging a mere 6:30 of ice time in those two outings, so fantasy players shouldn't be expecting him to produce with any sort of consistency moving forward.
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Bruins' Jakub Lauko: Back in lineup
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Lauko (upper body) will be in action against the Blue Jackets on Thursday, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.
Lauko will retake his place on the Bruins' fourth line, relegating A.J. Greer to a spot in the press box. The duo has been rotating back and forth of late, a trend the figures to continue looking ahead to the final games of the 2022-23 regular season.
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Bruins' Jakub Lauko: Questionable against Columbus
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Lauko (upper body) may be available versus the Blue Jackets on Thursday, Matt Porter of The Boston Globe reports.
Coach Jim Montgomery wouldn't confirm that Lauko would be ready to play but it appears the winger is trending in the right direction. Even once given the green light, the Czech native is far from a lock for the lineup and may have to serve as a healthy scratch periodically in favor of A.J. Greer.
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Bruins' Jakub Lauko: Out with upper-body problem
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Lauko won't play versus the Predators on Tuesday due to an upper-body injury, Conor Ryan of Boston.com reports.
Lauko scored his fourth goal of the season against Carolina on Sunday but now will be out of action for at least one game after being labeled day-to-day by coach Jim Montgomery. Even once cleared to play, the 23-year-old center will likely still have to serve as a periodic healthy scratch, limiting him to low-end fantasy value.
