Lafreniere signed a two-year, $4.65 million contract with the Rangers on Wednesday, per Larry Brooks of the New York Post.
Lafreniere had 16 goals and 39 points in 81 contests last season. While the 21-year-old has largely served in a middle-six role over his first three campaigns with New York, the Rangers took him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, and he still has considerable upside. Lafreniere has a lot to prove and should have plenty of motivation heading into the upcoming campaign given his next payday will be heavily influenced by how he produces during the two years of this contract.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Two helpers in win
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Lafreniere recorded two assists in Tuesday's 6-2 victory over Columbus.
Lafreniere picked up an assist on Filip Chytil's opening tally in the first period before setting up Vincent Trocheck's empty-netter in the third. The 21-year-old Lafreniere now has four points (one goal, three assists) in his last two games after failing to record a point in his previous eight contests. Lafreniere is up to 15 goals and 36 points through 73 games this season.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Snaps major droughts
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Lafreniere had a goal and an assist in Saturday's 4-3 win over Florida.
Lafreniere took a cross-ice pass from defender Jacob Trouba and fooled Radko Gudas forehand-backhand before beating Sergei Bobrovsky late in the second. He had gone eight games without any points, dating back to March 9 in Montreal. And it was Lafreniere's first assist since Feb. 11, a span of 20 games. He has 15 goals and 19 assists in 72 games, which is a slight bump from last season's 31 points, including 19 goals. Lafreniere's growth has been slow, but don't give up on him in dynasty formats.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Opens scoring in win
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Lafreniere scored a goal on his lone shot in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Kings.
Lafreniere's shot deflected off the leg of a sprawling Jonathan Quick and into the back of the net, giving the Rangers a 1-0 lead in the first period. The goal snaps a three-game pointless skid for Lafreniere. The 21-year-old winger has 11 goals, 18 assists, and 114 hits through 59 games this season.
Lafreniere provided a goal in the Rangers' 3-2 overtime loss to Calgary on Saturday.
Lafreniere scored on the power play at 12:48 of the third period to tie the game at 2-2. He has 10 goals and 28 points in 55 contests this season, including two points with the man advantage. Lafreniere has been held off the scoresheet just once over his last seven outings.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Makes impact in win
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Lafreniere scored a goal on two shots, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Friday's 5-4 shootout win over the Oilers.
Lafreniere got the Rangers within a tally when he scored in the third period. Mika Zibanejad then tied the game, and it was Lafreniere who delivered the winning shootout tally. The 21-year-old winger has found a groove lately with four goals and five helpers over his last 10 contests. He's up to 10 goals, 28 points, 99 shots on net, 104 hits, 22 PIM and a plus-8 rating through 55 outings overall.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Nets winner Monday
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Lafreniere scored a goal on four shots in Monday's 5-4 overtime victory over the Flames.
Lafreniere tallied the overtime winner, starting an odd-man rush before finishing a rebound opportunity on a Mika Zibanejad shot. Lafreniere has been quietly productive of late, with points in four of his last five games. The 21-year-old winger has two goals and three assists in those five contests after he was held to just one point in his previous nine games. Lafreniere is up to seven goals and 16 assists through 49 appearances this season.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Two points against Florida
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Lafreniere scored a goal and an assist in Monday's 6-2 win over the Panthers.
The Rangers' kid line of Lafreniere (first overall pick in 2020), Kaapo Kakko (second overall in 2019) and Filip Chytil (21st overall in 2017) showed a real spark, accounting for two goals and six points in the third period alone. All three have been relative disappointments to this point in their careers, but perhaps they can begin to reach their ceilings together. For his part, the 21-year-old Lafreniere ended a 17-game goal drought Monday, and on the season he has six goals and 21 points through 46 contests.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Practicing on third line
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Lafreniere is practicing on the third line Saturday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today reports.
Lafreniere was a healthy scratch Thursday for the first time this season as Sammy Blais took his spot in the lineup. He lined up with Filip Chytil and Jimmy Vesey at practice and is expected to be in the lineup Sunday against the Capitals. Lafreniere has five goals and 17 points in 36 games this season.
Lafreniere will be a healthy scratch against Tampa Bay on Thursday, Colin Stephenson of Newsday reports.
Lafreniere will be replaced in the lineup by Sammy Blais. Lafreniere has been a bit of a bust since being drafted first overall in 2020, scoring 36 goals and adding 33 assists in 171 games, including five goals and 17 points in 36 games this season. He was dropped to the fourth line from the first unit and will now watch Thursday's tilt from the press box.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Assertive in win
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Lafreniere collected an assist and logged four hits in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Islanders.
Lafreniere isn't seeing the ice much, as he hasn't topped the 15-minute mark since Dec. 9 against the Avalanche. However, with five goals and 12 helpers through 35 contests, the first overall pick from the 2020 Draft is on track to establish a new career high in points by season's end. In addition to staying healthy, he'll need to improve upon a weak shooting percentage (8.1) to set the bar higher for himself offensively.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Tallies again Wednesday
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Lafreniere scored a goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Golden Knights.
Lafreniere stretched the Rangers' lead to 4-1 in the third period. The 21-year-old has spent much of the season in a middle-six role, but he was up on the top line after head coach Gerard Gallant mixed up his forward combinations. Lafreniere now has three points in his last two games, and he's up to five goals, 13 points, 56 shots, 54 hits and a plus-4 rating through 28 contests overall.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Goal, assist in win
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Lafreniere tallied a goal and an assist in Monday's 6-4 win over St. Louis.
Lafreniere picked up an assist on K'Andre Miller's game-tying goal in the third period. The 21-year-old winger would log the game-winning marker later in the frame, deflecting a Mika Zibanejad shot past Jordan Binnington to give the Rangers a 5-4 lead. The two-point performance snapped a four-game scoring drought for Lafreniere. He's up to four goals and eight assists through 27 games this season.
Lafreniere scored a first-period goal during Saturday's 4-3 loss to the slow-starting Oilers.
Taking advantage of an AHL call-up Philip Broberg in front of the net, Lafreniere, connecting for the first time in 12 outings, redirected a shot by Adam Fox from the right face-off circle to give the host Rangers an early lead Saturday. The 21-year-old left winger scored on his lone shot on goal. Lafreniere, who has 10 points in 22 appearances this season, has collected a goal and two assists during his past three games.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Collects pair of assists
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Lafreniere notched two assists, three hits and two PIM in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Kings.
Lafreniere helped out on goals by Braden Schneider and Kaapo Kakko in the second period. Through 10 games in November, Lafreniere has a pair of two-assist efforts and eight scoreless outings. The lack of consistency has seen head coach Gerard Gallant reunite the "Kid" line with Lafreniere alongside Filip Chytil and Kakko to get the Rangers' younger forwards going. Lafreniere is at two goals, seven helpers, 38 shots on net, 41 hits, four PIM and an even plus-minus rating through 20 contests overall.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Two helpers in blowout win
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Lafreniere had two assists in Thursday's 8-2 win over Detroit.
Lafreniere assisted on the first of New York's six unanswered third-period goals, which was scored by Adam Fox. Later in the final frame, the 2020 first overall pick added a helper on Libor Hajek's first goal of the season. Lafreniere had gone nearly a month without a multi-point performance, as his previous one came Oct. 13 against the Wild.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Scores in Sunday's win
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Lafreniere scored a goal in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Coyotes.
Lafreniere tallied the opening goal 1:31 into the second period. The winger's offense showed up again this weekend with a goal and an assist in two games to snap his four-game slump. The 21-year-old is up to five points, 28 shots on net, 16 hits and a plus-1 rating through 10 contests while mainly seeing second-line minutes.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Nets first goal of season
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Lafreniere scored a goal Monday as the Rangers handled the Ducks a 6-4 loss.
Lafreniere, the 2020 No. 1 overall draft pick, is attempting to find his footing at the NHL level. Entering Monday, Lafreniere had 31 goals in 138 games, including 19 goals in 79 appearances last season. In four outings this season, the 21-year-old left winger has three points. Lafreniere also added two shots on goal and a minus-1 rating Monday for the second straight game.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Waiting to break through
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Lafreniere displayed an offensive touch Thursday, helping the Rangers to a 7-3 victory over the Wild.
Lafreniere, who was credited with two first-period assists, is working to develop offensive consistency. The 2020 No. 1 overall draft choice, Lafreniere mostly struggled during his opening two seasons, collecting 31 goals and 21 assists during his opening 135 outings. If he stays on a line with Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck, the former top prospect could add value to fantasy managers in the near future.
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Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere: Adds two more helpers
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Lafreniere logged two assists in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Lightning.
Lafreniere assisted on both of Filip Chytil's second-period goals, giving him four helpers in his last three games. The 20-year-old winger hasn't scored a goal since the opening round against Pittsburgh, though he's demonstrated some playmaking ability of late. Lafreniere now has nine points in the playoffs (two goals, seven assists) while adding 39 hits. He'll continue to play on the Rangers' resurgent third line alongside Chytil and Kaapo Kakko.
