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Alexis Lafreniere scores twice as Rangers beat Lightning 4-1

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Kreda, A. (2026, October 14). Alexis Lafreniere scores twice as Rangers beat Lightning 4-1. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/alexis-lafreniere-scores-twice-as-rangers-beat-lightning-4-1/article_8c00850f-fb34-5170-9052-4ee96af597bd.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-14 · by Allan Kreda

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Alexis Lafreniere scored two goals as the New York Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday night, extending their home winning streak to five games. The victory ended Tampa Bay’s four-game win streak; Will Cuylle and Mika Zibanejad also contributed goals for the Rangers, while Dylan Garand recorded 25 saves in goal. This marked Lafreniere’s seventh goal of the season, part of a scoring streak that includes goals in his last four games.
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On Tuesday night, Alexis Lafreniere scored twice as the New York Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Madison Square Garden. This victory marked the Rangers' fifth consecutive home win and snapped Tampa Bay's four-game winning streak. Lafreniere’s goals came early in the first period, with assists from Ty Kartye. Will Cuylle and Mika Zibanejad also contributed to the score, making it 4-1 by the end of the game. Dylan Garand made 25 saves for the Rangers, securing their undefeated home record through five games this season.

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Alexis Lafreniere scored twice and Dylan Garand made 25 saves as the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight home win.
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🔮 Will Cuylle and Mika Zibanejad also scored for the Rangers, who snapped Tampa Bay’s four-game winning streak.
2026-10-14 · Toronto Star
Alexis Lafreniere scores twice as Rangers beat Lightning 4-1 · assertive framing

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Alexis Lafreniere scored twice and Dylan Garand made 25 saves as the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight home win. asserted
Rangers → score → win
Will Cuylle and Mika Zibanejad also scored for the Rangers, who snapped Tampa Bay’s four-game winning streak. asserted
who → score → streak
The Lightning hadn’t lost since falling to the Rangers 5-1 in New York’s home opener on Oct. 1. asserted
Lightning → lose → Oct.
Lafreniere scored 62 seconds into the game, beating Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy from in close. asserted
Lafreniere → score → Vasilevskiy
The 25-year-old Lafreniere, the first pick in the 2020 NHL draft, scored again at 12:47 of the first, his team-leading seventh goal. asserted
Lafreniere → score → goal
Ty Kartye assisted on both of Lafreniere’s goals. asserted
Kartye → assist → goals
Kartye also scored twice in New York’s previous game, a 6-2 home win over Vancouver. asserted
Kartye → score → Vancouver
Tampa Bay’s Zemgus Girgensons narrowed the deficit to 2-1 with his first goal of the season late in the first. asserted
Girgensons → narrow → first
Cuylle made it 3-1 late in the second, redirecting a shot by Sean Durzi from the point past Vasilevskiy for his third goal. asserted
it → make → goal
Zibanejad had an empty-netter at 17:16 of the third. asserted
Zibanejad → have → third
Lafreniere, who had a hat trick in a 5-2 home win over the Islanders on Oct. 6, has goals in four straight games. asserted
who → have → games
It’s just the third time the Rangers have won five straight home games to start a season. asserted
Rangers → ’ → season
They won six straight in 1983-84 and eight in a row to begin the 1990-91 campaign. asserted
They → win → campaign
Garand won his second straight since starting goaltender Igor Shesterkin was injured last Friday at Washington and declared out for the season the next day. asserted
Shesterkin → win → season
The 24-year-old was serenaded with chants of “Dylan, Dylan,” after he made several key saves in the third period. Vasilevskiy made 19 saves. asserted
Vasilevskiy → serenade → saves
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