Noah Laba delivers in ‘special’ Michigan homecoming as Rangers get feel-good win over Red Wings
NY Post
DETROIT — Growing up in a western suburb of Detroit, Noah Laba frequented Red Wings games at the old Joe Louis Arena.
On Friday night against that very team, the rookie scored the game-winning goal to help secure a 4-1 win for the Rangers in front of a Little Caesars Arena crowd that included 30-plus members of his friends and family.
“It’s hard to really explain,” Laba said of his emotions after the game. “To be able to score in this building in the National Hockey League is pretty special.”
This was a feel-good win for more reasons than just Laba’s dream homecoming.
The Rangers posted four goals or more for the sixth time this season, scoring twice in the third period to run away with a game they controlled for a majority of the 60 minutes.
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