Lafreniere scored a power-play goal and added an assist in Friday's 2-1 win over the Senators.
Lafreniere earned his second multi-point effort of the season, which included the game-winning goal at 2:56 of the third period. The winger has displayed consistency in a second-line role, getting on the scoresheet in eight of 10 contests so far without going more than two games without a goal. The 23-year-old has five tallies, five assists, 20 shots on net, nine hits and a minus-1 rating, and his goal Friday was his first power-play point of the campaign.
Lafreniere signed a seven-year, $52.15 million contract extension with the Rangers on Friday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today reports.
Lafreniere's $7.45 million annual cap hit, which will begin with the 2025-26 campaign, has the potential to look like a steal for the Rangers in the years to come. Although Lafreniere was taken with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, he had a quiet start to his NHL career, failing to reach the 40-point milestone in any of his first three campaigns. However, Lafreniere took a major step forward in the 2023-24 regular season with 28 goals and 57 points in 82 outings and excelled further in the 2024 playoffs, providing eight goals and 14 points across 16 appearances. Lafreniere has followed up that breakout campaign with a strong start to 2024-25, collecting four goals and seven points through seven outings. Still just 23 years old, Lafreniere seems to be starting to live up to the high standard of being a No. 1 overall selection.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Good to go
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Lafreniere (upper body) will play against Montreal on Tuesday, according to Mollie Walker of the New York Post.
Lafreniere won't miss any playing time despite sitting out Monday's practice. He has generated three goals, three assists and 12 shots on net in five appearances this season.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Considered day-to-day
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Lafreniere is considered day-to-day due to an upper-body injury, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports Monday.
Lafreniere has been productive early in the 2024-25 campaign, logging three goals and three assists while averaging 17:45 of ice time over his first five appearances of the season. However, it's not yet clear whether he'll be available for Tuesday's game against Montreal due to his upper-body injury. If he's unable to dress, Kaapo Kakko, Jonny Brodzinski and Matt Rempe are candidates to see increased roles.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Season-opening streak at five games
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Lafreniere scored a goal Saturday in a 4-1 win over Toronto.
The goal extended his season-opening point streak to five games and six points (three goals, three assists). Lafreniere grabbed a rebound at the top of the crease, took a few quick steps across the slot and shot glove side past Anthony Stolarz. Lafreniere is proving that the growth in his game last season was no fluke. He's tied for third in team scoring with Adam Fox, behind Artemi Panarin (12) and Vincent Trocheck (7).
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Two points against Pens
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Lafreniere notched a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Penguins.
The 22-year-old scored the Rangers second goal late in the first period before helping to set up Vincent Trocheck for the team's final tally in the third. Lafreniere is coming off a breakout campaign that saw him collect 28 goals and 57 points in 82 games, but with Trocheck and Artemi Panarin as his usual linemates, the first overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft likely hasn't found his ceiling yet.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Extends goal streak in loss
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Lafreniere scored a goal in the final minute of Thursday's 3-2 loss versus Florida in Game 5.
Lafreniere gave the Rangers life in the final minute of the third period to cut Florida's lead to one, but it wasn't enough to fuel a late comeback. Lafreniere moved into a three-way tie for the team lead in playoff goals with Chris Kreider and Vincent Trocheck. Lafreniere's eighth marker of the postseason Thursday also extended his goal streak to three games, and he has four tallies in that span. Lafreniere has come to develop a prowess for goal scoring during the postseason, but he hasn't registered an assist in seven consecutive contests. The 22-year-old is up to eight goals and 14 points with a plus-1 rating in 15 postseason appearances.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Scores twice in overtime win
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Lafreniere scored two goals on six shots and added three hits in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Panthers in Game 3.
Lafreniere scored a goal in each of the first two periods. He entered Sunday on a four-game point drought, though he added eight shots on net and 12 hits over that span before breaking through with a strong game on the scoresheet. Prior to his slump, Lafreniere was playing a key supporting role for the Rangers. He's at six goals, six helpers, 36 shots, 27 hits and a plus-1 rating over 13 playoff appearances.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Minus-3 in loss
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Lafreniere was held off the scoresheet in Wednesday's 3-0 loss to Florida in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Lafreniere has failed to find the scoresheet in three straight outings after registering 10 points over his first eight games of the postseason. The 2020 No. 1 overall pick had three shots on goal, four hits, two blocks and two PIM in 17:23 of ice time Wednesday. The 22-year-old winger has four goals and six assists with a minus-2 rating in 11 contests so far this postseason. Lafreniere and the Rangers will attempt to even up the series in Game 2 on Friday night.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Banks in goal
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Lafreniere scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Hurricanes in Game 4.
Lafreniere has scored in three straight contests, and he's earned four goals and three assists during a five-game point streak. His tally Saturday tied the game at 3-3 early in the third period with a backhand shot that banked in off Frederik Andersen. Lafreniere is up to 10 points, 22 shots on net, 12 hits and a plus-1 rating through eight playoff outings.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Two more points Thursday
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Lafreniere tallied a goal and an assist in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over Carolina.
Lafreniere put New York ahead 2-1 early in the first period, beating Pyotr Kochetkov with a wrister from the slot, before adding an assist on Artemi Panarin's overtime winner. Lafreniere now has three goals and four points over his last two contests. The 22-year-old winger has had a strong postseason overall, recording points in six of his seven games, totaling three goals and six assists.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Sets up game-winner
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Lafreniere notched an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Hurricanes in Game 1.
Lafreniere helped out on an Artemi Panarin goal in the third period, which stood as the game-winner. This was Lafreniere's fifth helper in as many postseason contests, though only two of them have come at even strength. Lafreniere has added nine shots on net, 10 hits and an even plus-minus rating while filling a middle-six role for the Rangers during the playoffs.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Bags helper in win
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Lafreniere notched a power-play assist in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Capitals in Game 4.
Lafreniere set up a Jack Roslovic empty-netter to help the Rangers secure the 4-0 sweep over the Capitals. During the first round, Lafreniere produced four assists, seven shots on net, eight hits and a plus-1 rating over four contests. The winger had a career-high 57 points, including six on the power play, and 217 shots on net over 82 regular-season appearances this year.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Adds insurance tally
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Lafreniere scored a goal on five shots and went plus-2 in Monday's 4-0 win over the Senators.
Lafreniere made sure to end his three-game point drought prior to the playoffs, scoring the Rangers' fourth goal in this contest. The winger has been near a point-per-game pace over the last six weeks, racking up 11 goals and 10 assists over 22 contests since the start of March. He's at 28 goals, 57 points, 217 shots on net, 73 hits, 40 PIM and a plus-2 rating through 82 outings overall. Lafreniere should open the playoffs in the second-line role he's made his own during the regular season.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Two points in Tuesday's loss
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Lafreniere scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Jets.
The 22-year-old winger extended his point streak to four games -- he's been putting together a big finish to his breakout campaign. Over the last 15 games, Lafreniere has produced six goals and 13 points, and Tuesday's tally gave him his first career 20-goal season.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Big three-point effort in loss
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Lafreniere scored a goal and added two assists in a 4-3 shootout loss to Toronto on Saturday.
Lafreniere put the Rangers up 1-0 midway through the first period when he wired a shot blocker side from the slot that beat Ilya Samsonov. He also had the primary assists on both of Vincent Trocheck's goals. It was Lafreniere's second three-point game this season. He has 39 points in 61 games, which ties his career mark set last season in 81 games. Lafreniere hasn't taken off offensively like fans thought the first overall pick from 2020 would, but his game continues to grow, and he's keeping pace with star linemates Artemi Panarin and Trocheck.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Two helpers against Isles
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Lafreniere notched two assists, one on the power play, in Sunday's 6-5 overtime win over the Islanders.
It's the second multi-point effort in the last seven games for Lafreniere, who's collected three goals and six points over that stretch. The 22-year-old winger is still struggling to deliver consistent production -- he managed just one goal and two points in the nine games prior to his recent surge -- but he's on track for a career-best campaign with 33 points (14 goals, 19 helpers) through 55 contests.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Nets OT winner
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Lafreniere scored a goal on three shots in Monday's 2-1 overtime victory over Colorado.
After Artemi Panarin tied the game 1-1 in the third period, Lafreniere notched the game-winner 1:53 into overtime, giving the Rangers a 2-1 win. The 22-year-old winger now has two goals and four points in his last four games after he was held to just one point over his previous seven contests. Overall, Lafreniere is up to 13 goals and 30 points through 50 games this season.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Hands out helper
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Lafreniere notched an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Sharks.
The helper snapped a four-game point drought for Lafreniere. While he's generally been more consistent this year, the 22-year-old winger has also endured a few slumps. He's up to 27 points, 120 shots on net, 31 hits and a minus-10 rating through 47 outings. Lafreniere continues to see time mainly on the second line and second power-play unit.
Lafreniere scored the game-winning goal in Sunday's 2-1 victory over the Capitals.
The 22-year-old winger was left all alone in the Washington zone on a clearing attempt by the Caps that didn't quite make it, and while Lafreniere's initial shot attempt was denied by Charlie Lindgren, he coolly slotted home his own rebound. Lafreniere has been productive over the last month, collecting three goals and 10 points in the last 13 games, and while he still has yet to live up to his billing as the first overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, he is on pace for his first career 20-goal, 50-point campaign.
