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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