Alexis Lafreniere delivers what Rangers have been waiting for
NY Post
This was the type of dynamic performance Rangers fans and coach Mike Sullivan have wanted to see from Alexis Lafrenière, even if it ultimately went for naught.
The former No. 1 overall draft pick had what Sullivan thought was “one of his better games he’s had all season,” registering a goal and an assist in Sunday’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.
“That’s what he’s capable of,” Sullivan said after the game. “I thought he was strong on pucks. He was hanging on pucks in the offensive zone. The goal he got was a goal-scorer’s goal. But it was more than just that.
“I thought he was around the net. He was winning puck battles. He was in the battle areas,” Sullivan said. “He was challenging people by hanging onto pucks, and that’s what he’s capable of. He’s a really good one-on-one player, and we’ve been trying to encourage him to challenge people down under the hash marks and try to force people to take the puck away from him. He’s big and strong with really good puck skills, and I thought tonight was one of his better games with respect to that.”
The 24-year-old Lafrenière entered with just two goals and one assist in his previous 12 games, but he factored in both Rangers goals in the second period.
He set up Mika Zibanejad’s game-tying score with a redirection in front of the net before firing in his seventh goal of the season four minutes later for a 2-1 lead.
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