Patrik Laine's fiancee Jordan pens 5-word reaction after Canadiens clinch playoff berth

Modified Apr 17, 2025 11:44 GMT

The Montreal Canadiens secured the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Wednesday night. Habs forward Patrik Laine’s fiancée Jordan Leigh was in attendance at Bell Centre during the game.

Jordan took to Instagram right after the team’s victory and shared a clip featuring the Habs celebrating on the ice as the full arena cheered.

“We made it thank god,” she wrote.

Fans at Bell Centre gave a loud standing ovation to the team in the final minute. After the game, the players took part in the “Jerseys Off Our Backs” ceremony and handed their game-worn jerseys to fans.

This will be the Habs’ first Stanley Cup Playoff appearance since 2021. They will face the Washington Capitals in the first round.

Patrik Laine’s fiancee shares the toughest decision he has ever had to make

In January 2024, Patrik Laine announced that he was entering the NHL's player assistance program and taking a break from hockey. During the 4 Nations Face-off earlier this year, Jordan Leigh shared more details in an interview with ESPN’s Kat Ellis.

She mentioned that stepping away from hockey was one of the hardest decisions Laine ever made. Still, she believed it sent a strong message about the importance of putting health first.

“He's, like, living his dream, you know? And to recognize that you need to take some time for yourself and put, like, your health first, I think that it's such a really great example.”

Jordan also spoke about the mental health initiative she and Laine started called “From Us to You”. The project began after Laine went public with his struggles. In response, many people reached out to them, sharing similar stories.

This motivated the couple to keep the conversation going and create a space where others could do the same. Jordan said they had launched a website and planned to host events in Montreal this summer.

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Anjum is an NHL reporter at Sportskeeda with over five years of professional experience in the industry. Having an educational background in Media Studies, she strives to present information in a clear and unbiased manner, so that all perspectives are considered and represented fairly.

Anjum prioritizes thorough research, fact-checking and verification of sources when reporting, and has worked for the Nation of Blaugrana, Barca International Cules, FromTheBend, Last Word On Sports and NASA.

She got interested in ice hockey after watching the “MVP” trilogy as a second grader and has not gotten over the sport yet. Her favorite player is Alex Ovechkin, whose legendary one-timers live rent free in her heart. The iconic moment when Ovechkin reached 800 career goals with a hat trick in Chicago as the away crowd chanted “Ovi, Ovi” is probably her happiest memory from an ice-rink.

She is a self-taught musician, loves silversmithing and can be found at her workbench if she’s not watching or writing about sports.

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