Lafrenière scores twice as Rangers beat Lightning 4-1
Tye Kartye set up both Lafrenière goals, and Dylan Garand made 25 saves as New York improved to 5-0-0 at home.
Alexis Lafrenière scored both of New York's first-period goals as the Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, Oct. 13. New York improved to 6-2-0 overall and 5-0-0 at home, while Tampa Bay's four-game winning streak ended.
Tye Kartye assisted on each of Lafrenière's goals. His forecheck and pass into the slot produced the opening goal at 1:02 of the first period. At 12:47, Kartye sent the puck ahead to Lafrenière, who broke clear and finished on his forehand for a 2-0 lead.
Zemgus Girgensons brought Tampa Bay within one at 17:26 of the first, scoring on a two-on-one rush. Will Cuylle then redirected a shot at 18:26 of the second to restore New York's two-goal advantage.
Mika Zibanejad completed the scoring at 17:16 of the third with a short-handed shot into an empty net after taking the puck from Brayden Point.
Dylan Garand stopped 25 of Tampa Bay's 26 shots. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves for the Lightning, who fell to 4-2-0. Lafrenière has scored in four consecutive games, with seven goals during that run, according to NHL.com.
