NHL Player News
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Alexis Lafreniere LW | NYR
Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Pots power-play winner Monday
Lafreniere scored the game-winning goal on the power play and added an even-strength assist in Monday's 6-2 victory over the Flyers.
Both points came in the first period as New York surged to a 3-0 lead before intermission. The game-winner was Lafreniere's fourth of the season, one shy of his career high, while the power-play goal was his career-high fourth of the campaign. The first overall pick in the 2020 draft has taken full advantage of the larger role handed to him since Artemi Panarin played his last game for the Rangers -- over the last 11 games, Lafreniere has five goals and 11 points.
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Tye Kartye LW | NYR
Rangers' Tye Kartye: Two points in Philly
Kartye produced a goal and an assist in Monday's 6-2 win over the Flyers.
After helping to set up Noah Laba for the game's opening tally early in the first period, Kartye wrapped up the scoring for the Rangers himself late in the second. Kartye has a goal and three points in the last two games, but offense isn't his primary role -- over five contests since joining the Rangers, he's dished out 18 hits.
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Vincent Trocheck C | NYR
Rangers' Vincent Trocheck: Big night on power play
Trocheck notched three power-play assists in Monday's 6-2 win over the Flyers.
The veteran center sat out last Thursday's game in case the Rangers had been able to work out a trade for him, but that hiccup hasn't interrupted Trocheck's momentum. He's gotten onto the scoresheet in five straight appearances, and over his last 14 games, Trocheck has piled up a goal and 16 points, with seven of his helpers coming on the power play.
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Mika Zibanejad C | NYR
Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Three-point outburst Monday
Zibanejad scored two goals, one on the power play, and he added a power-play assist in Monday's 6-2 win over the Flyers.
The Rangers' power play struck three times in the victory, and Zibanejad's second tally late in the second period gave the visitors a 5-1 lead. It was the veteran center's second three-point performance in the last three games, and on the season, he's piled up 27 goals and 59 points in 62 contests.
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Igor Shesterkin G | NYR
Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Plenty of support in Monday's win
Shesterkin turned aside 32 shots in Monday's 6-2 win over the Flyers.
The Rangers actually got outshot 34-27 on the night, including 13-3 in the third period, but the outcome was never in doubt, thanks in large part to Shesterkin. The veteran netminder hasn't taken a regulation loss since returning after the Olympic break from a lower-body injury, going 3-0-2 in five starts with a 2.73 GAA and .908 save percentage.
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Denton Mateychuk D | CLB
Blue Jackets' Denton Mateychuk: Two-point effort Monday
Mateychuk scored a goal and added an assist in Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Kings.
Both points came in the second period as the Blue Jackets briefly grabbed their only lead of the game at 3-2. Mateychuk is having a strong start to March, producing a goal and four points in five games, but as long as Zach Werenski is healthy and dominating power-play time from the blue line, the younger defenseman's upside is capped. Through 56 games this season, Mateychuk has 10 goals and 26 points.
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Conor Garland RW | CLB
Blue Jackets' Conor Garland: Strikes twice in OT loss
Garland scored two goals in Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Kings.
After going without a point in his Blue Jackets debut Saturday, Garland made a better impression on his new squad with tallies in the first and second periods. The 29-year-old winger snapped a 24-game goal drought with the performance, and a spot in the top six and on the second power-play unit could allow Garland to get to more consistent offense than he'd been able to deliver in Vancouver. On the season, he's managed nine goals and 28 points in 52 contests.
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Jet Greaves G | CLB
Blue Jackets' Jet Greaves: Comes up short in OT
Greaves stopped 26 shots in Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Kings.
The 24-year-old netminder dealt with a lot of traffic in front of him, but he was able to battle enough to earn a point for the Blue Jackets. Greaves hasn't taken a regulation loss since Jan. 8, going 8-0-2 over his last 11 outings with a 2.55 GAA and .908 save percentage as Columbus makes a push for a playoff spot.
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Yegor Sharangovich C | CGY
Flames' Yegor Sharangovich: Nets second shortie of game
Sharangovich tallied a shorthanded goal and fired three shots on net in Monday's 7-3 loss to Washington.
Sharangovich converted the second shorthanded goal for the Flames in 76 seconds, scoring on the same penalty kill as Blake Coleman's goal. With the twine finder, Sharangovich is up to 13 goals, 23 points, 113 shots on net and 25 blocked shots across 59 games this season. Since the beginning of March, the 27-year-old winger has been heating up with two goals and three points over five games. If his string of solid performances offensively continues, he could provide sneaky value as a temporary streaming option in deep leagues.
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Artemi Panarin LW | LA
Kings' Artemi Panarin: Shines against former club
Panarin scored a goal and added an assist in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.
Facing the team he spent two seasons with prior to signing with the Rangers, Panarin scored his own tally late in the first period before finding a wide-open Adrian Kempe coming over the boards on a change in OT to set up the game-winner. Panarin has racked up two goals and eight points in seven games since being traded to the Kings, and he'll likely need to stay hot if his new club is going to climb back into a playoff spot.