Alexis Lafrenière

DEPTH CHARGE: NY Rangers Stay Hot With 4-1 Win Over Wild Behind Third-String Goalie Domingue.

The NY Rangers extended their streak of games with at least a point to nine (8-0-1) as they used a strong third period to overcome the Minnesota Wild 4-1. Many factors went into a game that was closer than the score indicates. So let’s look at the good (Louuuuuuu), the bad (that 2nd period), and […]

Quick Change: Laviolette’s Move To Start Backup Quick Spurs NY Rangers’ 3-0 Shutout Of Oilers

The NY Rangers dispatched of a struggling Edmonton Oilers team behind a 3-0 shutout by surprise starter Jonathan Quick. Yes, the Oilers are without the best player in the world, but their issues run much deeper than that, and the Rangers exposed most of them with a stellar 2nd period and stout goaltending. As usual, […]

Net Front Presence: NY Rangers Ride Igor, Three Goals In Second Period To Douse Flames 3-1

The NY Rangers overcame a choppy first period to score three goals in the second period en route to a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames; in doing so, they won back-to-back games for the first time this season. While this was not a work of art, there were a lot of continuing positives to […]

NY Rangers Rage Against The Dying Of The Light With A Commanding 4-1 Win Over Kraken

First of all, let me apologize. The game went super late due to a lengthy delay, so I had plenty of time to think of terrible puns involving lights. The Rangers overcame a slow start and an issue with a bank of lights that kept one side of the rink darker than the other throughout, […]

Good Omens: NY Rangers Play Almost-Perfect Game, Beat Sabres 5-1 In Laviolette’s Debut

Well, that was fun! It’s a good thing, too, as Rangers fans were already in mid-season form with concern based on a lackluster preseason. This is just another reminder not to make any definitive judgments on games that don’t count because the Blueshirts couldn’t have played a more complete and sound game for their first […]

Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad fist pump after a goal

Has the Rangers’ power play gone stale?

While the Rangers have certainly been imperfect, this team is built for the playoffs; and when they are at their best, they play like it. While the Rangers have been spectacular as of late, defying underlying stats like their expected goals percentage (which has steadily declined despite the team winning), their power play has been […]