Rangers score much-needed win over Capitals with third-period eruption
NY Post
WASHINGTON — It was a merry night for the Rangers in our nation’s capital.
Bearing down in the third period with five goals, the Blueshirts overcame their second one-goal deficit of the night and snagged a 7-3 win over the Capitals on Tuesday night to go into the three-day holiday break with some much-needed Christmas cheer.
Ending an otherwise tumultuous month on a high note was imperative for this Rangers team.
Coming off of laying an egg in Nashville, a response was necessary.
It was far from a sure-thing victory, but the visitors pulled through when they needed to.
“Big win,” said Alexis Lafrenière, whose 100th career goal counted as the game-winner after he sat at No. 99 since Dec. 7. “Down after two, and we come back and play a really big third like that. It’s really good for us right before break, just to have a big win like that.”
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Dylan Garand knew the number off the top of his head. He knew that, between the regular season and playoffs, he’d logged over 160 games with AHL Hartford, and he was right. Before the Rangers recalled him Friday, Garand had served as the Wolf Pack’s goaltender 165 times.
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