NYR News

The NHL Has announced that Alexis Lafreniere has been named Third Star of the week:

Lafrenière paced the NHL with five goals in three contests (5-2—7) to propel the Rangers (5-2-0, 10 points) to a pair of victories. He notched 3-1—4, his third career hat trick and second career four-point performance (also March 30, 2024 at ARI: 3-2—5), in a 5-2 win versus the New York Islanders Oct. 6. Lafrenière then scored New York’s lone goal in a 3-1 loss to the Washington Capitals Oct. 9. He added 1‑1—2, including a helper on Tye Kartye’s goal 27 seconds after the opening face-off, in a 6-2 triumph over the Vancouver Canucks Oct. 11. The 25-year-old Lafrenière leads the Rangers with five goals and eight points through seven total games this season (5-3—8). He has totaled 121-137—258 in 469 career NHL contests (all w/ NYR) since being taken with the No. 1 overall selection in the 2020 NHL Draft.

First Period: 

• Tye Kartye (1) Assists: J.T. Miller (3), Alexis Lafreniere (3)
• Jake DeBrusk (3) Assists: Jonathan Lekkerimaki (3)

Second Period:

• Will Cuylle (1) Assists: Noah Laba (2)
• Elias N. Pettersson (2) (Shorthanded) Assists: Brendan Gallagher (1), Drew O’Connor (2)
• Tye Kartye (2) Assists: J.T. Miller (4), Vladislav Gavrikov (4)

Third Period: 

• Alexis Lafreniere (5) (Power Play) Assists: Gabe Perreault (3), Mika Zibanejad (5)
• Gabe Perreault (3) Assists: Adam Fox (6), Mika Zibanejad (6)
• Will Cuylle (2) Assists: Eeli Tolvanen (1), Braden Schneider (1)

Three Stars:

• 3: Gabe Perreault
• 2: Alexis Lafreniere
• 1: Tye Kartye

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The Rangers have announced that Igor Shesterkin will miss the rest of the season following his injury last night.

The Rangers also announced that Joonas Korpisalo will be out for four weeks and that center Joe Veleno is out for three months.

The Rangers are likely to place Shesterkin on LTIR.

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10:05PM: Mike Sullivan had no update on Shesterkin after the game.

First Period: 

• Alexis Lafreniere (4) (Power Play) Assists: J.T. Miller (2), Pavel Dorofeyev (2)

Second Period: 

• Timothy Liljegren (1) Assists: Dylan Strome (4), Ryan Leonard (1)
• Boone Jenner (1) Unassisted

Third Period: 

• Tom Wilson (2) (Empty Net) Unassisted

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First Period: 

• Oliver Bjorkstrand (1) Assists: Alexis Lafreniere (2)

Second Period:

• Alexis Lafreniere (1) Assists: Mika Zibanejad (3), Vladislav Gavrikov (2)
• Bo Horvat (2) (Power Play) Assists: Matias Maccelli (1), Brayden Schenn (2)
• Calum Ritchie (1) Assists: Brayden Schenn (3)
• Oliver Bjorkstrand (2) (Power Play) Assists: Gabe Perreault (2), Will Cuylle (3)

Third Period: 

• Alexis Lafreniere (2) Assists: J.T. Miller (1), Mika Zibanejad (4)
• Alexis Lafreniere (3) Assists: Adam Fox (5), Mika Zibanejad (5)

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